Nothing like a spot of fishing at the Calder! A photo capturing a simple past-time. Two men stand in their flat caps, at the former Milheugh Bridge (the one before the present bridge). They’ve cast their fishing rods into the Calder, patiently awaiting a bite and posing for the camera. Up above 2 onlookers at […]
Tag: 1940s
“My Childhood Games” by James Graham
James Graham was born in 1938 and recalls the memories of the 1940s as a child. My Childhood Games High Blantyre was my place of birth, At Broompark Road near Rochead’s farm. We played there neath the railway bridge Where we felt safe and free from harm. We played beside the railway line, In farmer’s fields […]


