Alan Scullion reached out about inherited photos from his late relatives, including one of a man named John Barr, possibly linked to Blantyre. Scullion explored connections via William McClelland’s family but couldn’t find a relative. He seeks help from the public to identify Barr, with potential links to the area around WW2.
At 12.30 on the morning of Tuesday 17th September 1909, flames were observed coming through the roof of a double cottage in Blantyre. The fire broke out at a house called, “Redburn” which consisted of 5 rooms and a kitchen in each, situated in a residential area just off the Blantyre Ferme Road. The tenants […]
June Hislop contacted me recently after she found her father’s old Dux Medals. Shown here from 1934 into 1935, the medal recognises academic achievement at school, in particular High Blantyre Primary School. The medals belonged to James Hislop better known as Jimmy Hislop, the popular Blantyre entertainer. I’ve been writing about Jimmy recently in the […]
“Calderview”, was a building which once stood on Hunthill Road at the corner of Stonefield Crescent. It had the address of 55, 56, 58, 60 and 62 Hunthill Road. There are no entries for Calderview on the 1905 Valuation roll, but the building is on the 1898 map, indicating that it may have been called […]
You may be forgiven for not knowing where this property is. It’s very secluded in it’s High Blantyre setting, and entirely hidden from sight by a beautiful walled garden. Pictured here in 1952 is Shott House, a property that still stands proudly today. The old Farm house is just off the Main Street leading up […]