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In April 1914, four Blantyre teenage boys met up in the middle of the night to go on a rampage through a local business. James Ryan (15) of Semple’s Buildings, William Docherty (15) of Allison Place, William Johnstone Jnr (14) of Glasgow Road and Robert Sim (13) of Glasgow Road, all Springwell boys met up […]
Alice McConachie shared this brilliant photo of children enjoying the Queen’s Coronation at a part in 1953. It was taken at the bottom of Priory Street, Blantyre. Alice told me, “My mum Alice Wright (nee Maxwell) is the lady on the right hand side. My brother James Wright is in the second back row on the right […]
At the end of April 1914, a well known Blantyre resident was set to say farewell before heading off to a more salubrious residence and life in Strathaven. Before she left though, Mrs Janet MacGregor wanted to say thanks to some friends who she knew she would miss. On Thursday evening, 23rd April 1914, Mrs […]
On Saturday 25th April 1914, two Blantyre men, not particularly fond of one another decided to settle their difference in a Burnbank Pub. Differences that were to be settled with gunpowder! Shortly after six o’clock, when the bar in Burnbank was filled with customers, a loud explosion attracted the attention of everybody there to some […]
Stephen Boyle shared this fantastic family photo with Blantyre Project this week. Previously unseen online, he writes, “Here’s a photo of my great grandfather James Reynolds, pictured at the controls of the the tram on the Blantyre route. He later became an inspector on the trams. I’m uncertain of the exact date or year but […]
When Alex Bowie shared this great photo with Blantyre Project, he suggested it was Blackwood Bowling Club, as it was mixed in with photos of both Blantyre and Blackwood Bowling Clubs. However, I’d like to suggest this is actually Blantyre. Not only are some of the men recognised by me as Blantyre men from other […]
I was looking back on my previous new year’s message which was how 2020 was going to “be the best year ever.” So, this year, I’m simply going to say, I hope you’re all well and after the year its been, that things improve for us all. Wishing all Blantyre Project readers all over the […]
In 1773, a map of the shire of Lanark was produced, taken from an actual survey and laid down from a scale of an inch to a mile / by Charles Ross (b1722-d1806) The Blantyre portion is rather interesting with some well known names, but still very rural and without many of the roads we’re […]
Credit has to go to late historian, Jimmy Cornfield for the words in this article. Jimmy wrote much of this in February 2000 assisted by Helen McIntosh Gordon, David McIntosh and Arthur Grant (Snr and Jnr). Ian McIntosh was born in Blantyre in 1915 and was the eldest of 6 brothers who lived with his […]
