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This photo dating from the 1910’s shows a barman outside the former Auchentibber Inn. Taken in the Auchentibber Quoiting Ground ‘Italian Gardens’ this is close to where the Auchentibber War Memorial is today. The foliage suggests 1910’s, perhaps within the first decade of the gardens being established. I know of three barmen at the Auchentibber […]
Continuing our look at new ‘old photos’. This time Auchentibber formal Gardens, from the 1910’s around the former Quoiting Green. White, picket fences around the sports ground, the tearoom and inn at the background. This was a popular place for sports for miners after their work and a nice place for any family to visit. […]
Norma Marr in Canada emailed me these wonderful photos of Springpark, taken in the 1950’s in Auchentibber, High Blantyre. She told me, “I am attaching two images of Springpark — my auntie Gina (Georgina Patrick) was born in this house. I also have the same image of the Auchentibber Inn that you have, it is a […]
This is Mr. James Green – or Jimmy as he was known. James Struthers Green ran the Auchentibber Inn during the mid to late 1920’s. He was the nephew of Mr JBH Struthers who owned the Inn. Born in 1900, Jimmy was the second son of Helena Harrison Struthers (the sister of JBH Struthers b1873) and Mr. […]
This photo is one of the last ever to be taken of the beautiful Italian Gardens surrounding the Auchentibber Quoiting Green. When J.B.H Struthers, owner of the nearby Auchentibber Inn died in January 1938, he was single and had no children. It is thought the Inn was demolished very shortly after his death, for it […]
This is the former Beautiful gardens at Auchentibber. The scene is immediately behind the old Auchentibber Inn, and rustic wooden stairs lead up to the Rooftop Terrace overlooking the quoiting pitch. (Surely a great place to stand outside in Summer with a drink!) The arch underneath the stair is made of wood, clad in small […]
Referring to a little souvenir booklet from 1909 written by the workers who created the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and surrounding gardens, these words describe how the old quarry at Auchentibber was turned into something useful. It also sets out to describe how Village Inns in general were losing character and a yearning for something more […]
I’ve recently been passed by Gordon Cook, my very own copy of a little Souvenir booklet from 1909 which featured Auchentibber Quoiting Green. The small pamphlet was written exclusively that year by the workers who formed the Quoiting Green. Its purpose was to let visitors know how the green and the famous Italian Gardens […]
This lovely painting was commissioned by myself as a possible contender for the front cover of my latest book. It was pipped at the post when I chose Pathfoot cottages instead, but the painting is worth sharing here and very beautiful in its own right. The scene is the Auchentibber Inn during 1908. Landlord JBH […]