In December 1892, mining in Blantyre faced turmoil as collieries attempted wage cuts of 12.5%, leading to protests from miners. While Merry & Cunningham’s Auchenraith Colliery announced regular hours and Saturday work for lost wages, Dixon’s pits experienced unrest from dismissed long-serving employees, amidst ongoing economic depression concerns.
Dean Reynolds inquired about the BBC filming a documentary at Hasties Farm, specifically featuring women from Glasgow on a night out, including performances by John Healy. He seeks assistance in identifying the program to locate footage for Healy’s family. The post includes a 1975 image of the former Hasties building.
An anonymous reader is seeking information about four small miniature columns, formerly part of the altar in the Craighead House Chapel, which originated from Hamilton Palace. Installed around 1927, these columns, likely made of black granite or marble, were lost after the mansion was demolished following a fire.
Some extra content about the history of nearby places. Long before modern Hamilton rose to prominence, the area was home to the ancient royal settlement of Cadzow—a medieval stronghold nestled in what is now Chatelherault Country Park. The ancient kings of Strathclyde are believed to have used it primarily as a hunting lodge due to […]
Neill Reid shared this photo adding, “Hi, I got this photo from my Dad’s belongings. He was Hugh Reid and is in the front row on the right. I don’t have a date for it, but judging by Dad’s age I would say it was somewhere around 1948-52.” Do you recognise anybody? Is this Calder […]
George Park shares a nostalgic photo of his grand-dad Bob Forrest with his horse, Hector, at a watering point in Ferniegair, Hamilton during the mid-1920s. Bob expertly held a shovel under the tap for Hector to drink, a moment captured by a passing photographer who turned it into a postcard.
With quite a lot of new followers to Blantyre Project, I’ve recently been asked what is Blantyre most famous for? Well, it surely must be David Livingstone. Born in 1813 in a humble one-room home in Blantyre, David Livingstone would become one of the world’s most renowned explorers and missionaries. By day, he worked in the local cotton mill; by […]