Jim Cochrane shared this photo adding, “This is the Wilsons at Auchintibber Farm circa 1900.” I decided to dig deeper into Blantyre history to see if I could identify the people in the photo, confirm the date or add some details. I believe the Wilsons came from South Craighall in East Kilbride, moving to […]
Norma Marr has emailed me from across the Atlantic, enclosing some fantastic old Blantyre photos commenting, “I am attaching some images that we have of Auchentibber Farm and of the Wilson family that lived there. I hope they will be of interest and perhaps of some use if these wonderful buildings are ever restored. I’m […]
This post serves simply to record that Auchentibber Farm, once a beautiful building, has tumbled into dilapidation and a haven for fly tipping in the 9 short months since it went on fire. Pictured here in Summer 2016 by Alex Rochead, is the current status of the farm showing it as a dumping ground […]
There are no other words for it. Auchentibber Farm continues its sad decline by becoming a haven for fly tipping of the worst possible kind. Tyres now fill the buildings to the rafters and are spilling out of them into the yard. With the derelict fire damaged building sitting remotely and with the gates removed, […]
Some more photos of the 8th December 2015 fire at Auchentibber Farm. Shared here the following day are photos from Alex Rochead. The farm building picture showing it intact was taken a few summers ago by Gordon Cook. The cause of the fire was unknown. The fate of the building unknown. On social media: Anne […]
It’s with the utmost sadness I have to report this morning, Tuesday 8th December 2015, that another old Blantyre building was lost. Auchentibber Farm caught alight and was attended by the Fire Brigade at around 9.30am this morning. The blaze is under control, but the roof and internal features of the farm are gone for […]
Seaplane – also known as a Screen Plane. From the 1960’s until the late 1980’s, some people may remember seeing the strangest thing in Auchentibber. A sea plane, sitting at the back of one of the old, derelict buildings (Brown’s Land) on the left hand side of Sydes Brae at the start of Parkneuk Road. […]