Here’s a list courtesy of Jenny Day, of all the different fruit including types of each grown at Boathouse in the late 19th Century. The former orchards operated as a business, a florists and a market garden and were owned and worked on by Archibald Brown between 1874 and 1912. We may more commonly […]
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Archie Brown’s Diary 1875 Part 10
Archie Brown was a market gardener and florist at Boathouse (Boat Jocks) from 1874 until 1912. Thanks to his great, granddaughter, Jenny Day, we’ve been looking last week and this at his remarkable diary from 1874 and 1875. Pictured in 1908 is Archie and his fellow Boathouse workers. His son in law Geordie Frame is perhaps […]
Orchard House, Crossford
Whilst we’ve been looking at the diary of Archibald Brown this week, you may have seen references walking “to Orchard”. This was Orchard at Crossford and Archibald, prior to coming to Blantyre lived in the little gardener’s house seen here on the left. It looked like a small tower, but has since been added to […]
Archibald Brown’s Diary 1874 Part 3
Continuing our look at Archibald Brown’s amazing diary from 1874. Archie was a market gardener and florist at Boathouse (Boat Jocks) although was travelling between several farms at the time with his services. It is transcribed exactly as it was written and tells of a hard working life and much walking between farms. Pictured […]
Archibald Brown’s Diary 1874 Part 2
Continuing our look at Archibald Brown’s amazing diary from 1874. Archie was a market gardener and florist at Boathouse (Boat Jocks) although was travelling between several farms at the time with his services. It is transcribed exactly as it was written with added comments from myself in brackets. Pictured is a nice painting of the […]