Priestfield, located in High Blantyre south of Main St
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1770
Roman Find – at Priestfield 
x1 
1863
Redcroft – near Priestfield x1
1877
Blantyre’s Heroes to the Rescue– Rescue party at Dixon’s pitx1
Disrespectfully robbing the dead – Stealing from corpses x1
The 1877 Pit Explosion Rescuers – The Rescue Partyx1
William Dixon monument to pit explosion – Pit Monumentx2
Recollections of Hugh McPherson – Bravery of Thomas Cook/ John Bowiex1
Survivors of the Blantyre Pit Disaster – Dixons Colliery x1
Sightseers and the morning after – pit disaster x1
Horrific Conditions of the Pit Rescue Attempt – Dixons x1
Robbing the dead – lack of morals x1
The Horror of Identifying bodies – pit disaster x1
List of the dead under 21 – by Robert Stewart x1
Funerals of the Dixons Miners – Pit disaster x1
The story of the pit explosion – by Rev Wright x1
Ejection of Blantyre widows – after pit disaster x1
Dixon’s Widows Fund – Collections x1
Blantyre Disaster Print – plate x1
Dixons – Underground mine maps x3
Deceased mistaken identity – pit disaster x1
Dynamite store for Dixons – near Redburn, Hillhouse x12
Colliery Disaster – illustration x1
Crowds arrive at the disaster – scene x1
1878
English Miners – arrive in Blantyre x1
New Indicator – equipment to save lives x1
Overwinding accident – at Dixons Colliery x1
Overwinding Inquiry – investigation x1
1879
No Smoking 1879 – No smoking in the pits x1
Glebe Cottage – Craigmuir Road x2
Dixons 3rd Pit disaster – commentary x3
Colliery Accident – dixons again x1
1881
Priestfield Terrace Residents – Census information x1
1884
JB Struthers High Blantyre Hall – Concert hall later became Masonicx1
1891
Blantyre Curling team Champions – Priestfield Farm photos x2
1895
Dicksons – The Gunpowder supplier to Dixons x1
Veto Meeting – interrupted by parachutist x2
1898
Access to Hamilton Drive – changing over the years x2
1903
Priestfield Rainwater Collection box – End of an erax1
1927
Recollections by Hugh Brown – of 1877 Pit disaster & rescue x1
Blantyre’s Day of remembrance – pit disaster x1
1930
Priestfield Terrace postcard – colorised view x1
1936
Idle at Dixons Pits 1&2 – Miners Strike x1
Hunger Strike and Hostage – by Miners at Dixons Pits x1
1937
Miners Idle out of respect – for fellow worker x1
1944
Mrs Twaddle Cancels the tea – Jumble sale at Priestfield x1
1947
Andra McAnulty unveils the NCB flag – At Dixons colliery x1
Watching the NCB flag get hoisted – Dixons colliery x1
Unidentified miners – at Dixons Pit 3 x2
NCB Banner Dixon’s– Pit number 3 x3
NCB – plaque at Dixons x1
Raising the NCB flag – at Dixons x5
Blantyre Mining Film – NCB Review 
x1
1953
Dixons Smiddy – High Blantyre Pit 1 x2
Priestfield Washouse – Swinbournes x1
Priestfield Rows – 1953 photo x1
1957
Priestfield Terrace, High Blantyre – photos by J Robertson x3
Priestfield Terrace, from bridge – photo by J Robertson x1
Dixons Explosion – Re-enactment film x2
Dynamite theft – at High Blantyre x1
Demise of Dixon’s Colliery – High Blantyre x1
1958
Explosion at Dixons Pit – demolition x1
1960
Priestfield Tree – Main Street x1
1971
The Construction of Jerusalem homes – Construction site x1
1972
The Larriott – at Hillhouse x1
1977
Priestfield Industrial Estate – picture x1
1978
East Kilbride Expressway – Aerial photo x1
1980
Jerusalem Houses – a photo x1
1982
Priestfield Senior Citizens Hall – opening at Main Street x1
1985
Transforming Priestfield Street – Knocking down cottages x2
1993
Jerusalem Houses – getting new roofs x1
Swiss Cottages – Priestfield St x1
1999
Robert Aitkenhead – and sons at Sydes Brae x1
2003
Hamilton Technology Park – including photos from Andy Bain x2
2007
Last Jerusalem House Roofed – pitched roofs In High Blantyre x3
2014
Cleaning up the BIG H – Remedial work to roundabout x1
Robert Brownlie’s Fond memory – Childhood memories x3
Dixons Pit 3 gets capped – Contractors seal the pit shaft x2
Venting Pipe near Dixons 2 – Pipe for gasses to escape x1
A good place for a plaque – Memorial site x1
Taking away Big H – Technology Park x1
2015
Tyre’s New iconic Roundabout – pictured in January snow x3
Greene King Farmhouse Inn – Blantyre’s newest pub x1
Red Burn Farm – Pub and Restaurant x1
Red Burn Farm Pub – Opening in June x13
Pylons – at Sydes Brae x1
2016
Dixon’s Vent pipe – High Blantyre x3
UWS – University campus comes to Blantyre x1
UWS – Work commences on new campus x4
2018
Coalfields Regeneration Trust – meeting x1
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