The first weekend in July 1977 saw horse lovers from all over Lanarkshire descend on Bardykes Farm, Blantyre. Hundreds of people flocked to the East Kilbride Conservative Association Blantyre Branch Gymkhana and Horse Show. The event attracted people from all over Scotland and there were prizes for different classes and sections for horse and pony […]
On Monday 9th May 1898, the girls at Bardykes Colliery, Blantyre went on strike. Between 30 and 40 young girls, employed by Coalmasters Merry & Cunningham put down tools and refused to work. The youngsters were employed as brass pickers. (Brass pickers were essentially dirt pickers, manually picking out unsuitable coal from moving picking belts. […]
On the 4th July 1872, a dispute arrived in court between the Blantyre estate of Bardykes and the opposing estate over the River Calder, of Caldergrove. The dispute centred around the river itself which formed the boundary between Blantyre and Cambuslang Parishes and clearly the matter couldn’t be resolved by neighbourly discussion. Safe to say […]
With thanks to Sandy Wilkie for sharing this photo. Taken at Bardykes House perhaps in the 70s, it appears this is a garden party for the Ways & Means Committee at Blantyre Old. Recognise anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Anne Irvine Look at […]
Plans for multi sports stadium near Priory Bridge were dramatically halted in Summer 1980 when residents of Priory Bridge formed a petition to obstruct the development. With the speedway at Springwells set to close, a new location had to be found and the private site at Bardykes owned by Francis Doonin, just off the road […]
Jane Wright who lives in Melbourne, Australia has a rather fascinating Blantyre heirloom. An ivory walking stick, once owned by “J Jackson Esq, Barnhill, Blantyre.” Jane messaged me, “My Grandmother was named Janet Manson nee Jackson. Born in Scotland, she came to live in Australia, eventually moving into a nursing home at New Farm in […]
Fresh from their successful house building at High Blantyre, Salvesen Homes wished to expand in the area. However in December 1978, their plans came tumbling down when a £1.5m proposed development of a further 100 homes of different sizes at Bardykes Farm, was refused planning by Hamilton District Council. It was a disappointing blow, […]