On the evening of Tuesday 19th September 1967, Matt Boyle, the High Blantyre publican had cashed up at his Main Street pub and was making his way home. He lived at a detached house near Kirkton Cross, which had the name “Parkhurst”, (pictured here in 2007 by Jim Brown) Matt, born in 1899 was 68 […]
Mr Patrick Larkins, was a carter of 11 Carfin Street, Blantyre. He was sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment at Hamilton J.P. Court Monday 24th January 1927. It was said that accused had not been employed for nearly a year, but obtained work a few days before. That Saturday, he went home and handed his mother […]