It’s 141 years to the day since High Blantyre (and Low Blantyre Ness’s) Schools opened. This article though seeks to provide a detailed history of the High Blantyre School. The following article has taken some time to research, but I hope you find interesting. High Blantyre Primary School –The school was built from the […]
This photo of High Blantyre Primary School is from 1955. Sent in by Jim Cochrane. Pictured with Mr Crawford are three sets of twins, something indeed special enough to prompt this photo. High Blantyre Primary School used to be on Hunthill Road and was formerly also called “The Annexe”.
On 17th November 1967, the High Blantyre Primary School in Hunthill Road went on fire. It is unknown if it was started deliberately or accidentally. (This school was also later known as “The Annexe”). Pictured here in a brief newspaper article, is a picture of three positively elated boys whom had just been told the […]
In 1975 schools in High Blantyre were in crisis. The new Primary School had been opened in Broompark Road, but was not large enough for the number of children that lived within the capture area. This may have been due to new housing estates constructed around the same time of the Primary School. The old […]