Out on the River Clyde, in May 1962, is little Anthony Smith playing out on a home made raft. His father took the picture, so was nearby in case anything happened, but it didn’t just get me thinking of innocent childhood youth spending warm summers making their own entertainment. In these days of health and […]
Anthony Smith was recently kind enough to share these wonderful childhood photos with me recently. Ever tried some parachuting at Coatshill or Priory? Anthony told me, “The parachute is actually a time xpired sport use reserve parachute that was given to me by the Scottish Parachute Club.The parachute is an Irvin I 24.Means made […]
A fabulous picture of the construction on the former David Livingstone Memorial Bridge. Taken by the father of Anthony Smith in July 1952, Anthony is pictured here with his brother and mother at the River Clyde. The bridge is being built in the background, spanning Blantyre to Bothwell. The bridge was roughly in the […]
Although this family photo was taken at Ardgarten, not far from Arrochar, it does feature 2 Blantyre people. Shared by Anthony Smith, this is little Anthony in August 1952 along with his grandfather Nickodemus Kakta who lived at Baird’s Rows. Anthony told me, “I never knew my grandmother and hardly knew my grandfather.” The […]