The final cine film from Sanny McVicar. This one was filmed in 1966 again in Blantyre. This time in the upper fields, up at the former Basket Farm. Farmer, Jimmy Shields (or one of his farmhands) milks the cows. Thank you sincerely to Sanny McVicar for giving us all an insight into his life in […]
A charming Edwardian photo next, a first for this one appearing online. This is a Sunday outing from High Blantyre Baptist Church around 1910. Edwardian ladies and gents from Blantyre are dressed in their Sunday finery and are visiting the high fields at Basket Farm, High Blantyre. There are several babies and young toddlers in this […]
Basket Farm had the largest arable Farm area in the Parish but had nowhere near the same size steading as say nearby Calderside. The farm had a thrashing mill installed after 1750, which existed right up until the 1990’s. The mill was powered by horsepower. Today, Basket Farm is owned by the Raeburn family, who […]
In early November 1928, authorities in this region were looking for a site for a new Maternity Hospital. Sites at Cambuslang, Larkhall and Bothwell Castle had been considered, but of interest to Blantyre residents at the time was the possible use of the fields around Basket Farm, High Blantyre and grounds of Calderwood Castle. It […]