With Auchinraith School opening in 1900, a year later the Blantyre School Board were still finding snags to do with the construction and not being happy convened a meeting to discuss remedial. The Committee discussed the proposal to protect the windows, after the large panes of glass proved a suitable target for boys and stones. […]
At a Blantyre School Board meeting in June 1903, Mr Menzies raised the subject of the very poor condition of the stone wall around Auchinraith School. In particular, the pointing had fallen out, leaving the wall starting to become dangerous. To his mind, it was greatly disappointing that the wall had given away to deterioration […]
Throughout the Winter of 1902 and into Springtime 1903, Dr William Grant of Blantyre had been conducting Ambulance classes in Auchinraith Public School. We would today know such a course, as being in First Aid. To mark the success of the course and noting the many people who had benefited from this learning, a social […]
One of the most successful functions in Blantyre in early 1905, was a teachers dance, which had been promoted by the Blantyre School Board. On the evening of Friday 3rd March 1905, teachers and their partners gathered together in the large hall at Auchinraith School (then only 5 years old). Invites were extended to members […]
In June 1905 at the new Parish Chambers in High Blantyre, the monthly meeting of Blantyre School Board took place and on the agenda were matters relating to Auchinraith School. First on the agenda was the sanctioning of £850 borrowed to make alterations to the school. Plans had already been drawn up and contractors sought […]
In early November 1909, Mr McCall raised the topic of the condition of Craig Street at a Blantyre Parish Council meeting. In particular he wanted the street to be properly “made”, rather than left as a rough track. By 1909, houses on either side the northern end of Craig Street had been built near its […]
Here’s another previously unseen, but remarkably clear photo. Taken between 1905 and 1910, this is the former Auchinraith School. Look how new it is and before any mining subsidence took hold! Both boys and girls entrances clearly visible, the sign saying “Blantyre School Board”. Built in 1900, the school was demolished in 1980. According to […]