Blantyre Ferme Camp or Whins Camp was a former Second World War army barracks camp at Blantyreferme. The land was acquired from the Calderglen estate. It was decommissioned and abandoned following the end of the war in 1945, but shortly after in 1948 became the home of many families who were evicted from a more […]
On Saturday 21st September 1935, Peter O’Hara of 27 Forrest Street, Blantyre fell down the moving conveyor belt at Blantyre Ferme Brickworks, sustaining injuries to his legs and his back. Pictured here in a map of the era is the location of Blantyre Ferme Brickworks. Out the picture to the left is Caldervale and Blantyre […]