The McLean Brothers stand with their workers at Priestfield Street, the large tree instantly recognisable (large even then in 1910). This photo, some 110 years old has had colour added by Scotland Colourised, the service available on facebook which will take any of your submitted black and white photos and colour them within 48 hours […]
Fellow local history enthusiast, Gordon Cook kindly shared these 2 photos, which tie in nicely to the recent articles about McLean Brothers, the aerated water bottlers of Main Street, High Blantyre. Gordon told me, “A few years back Paul, the library at Hamilton gave my details to a man who got this bottle from his […]
It’s with sincere thanks to Colin Gilchrist, for providing some photos attached to this article, which explores a subject close to my home area, i.e. The story of the McLean family and their Aerated Water Business. (Fizzy water). As I write and research this article, I’m looking out on land on Main Street where their […]