This great photo is shared by Rory Lyle who suspects it may be a Miners Outing by Blantyre miners and their families. Rory added it may be associated with the McCartney family in Blantyre and may also possibly have associations with Uddingston. We’ll probably never know all the people in this photo, but it’s a […]
Macauley Versey contacted me recently saying, “I was on the beach at North Berwick today and found what appears to be a bottle top or wine stopper with Robertson Blantyre on the top, very good condition and even has a ring of rubber around it. Was wondering if there’s anything you could tell me about […]
A family photo next from 1931. On the left is my grandfather John Duncan with his mother Maggie and two sisters Chrissie and Margaret. Pictured also on this day trip to the beach, along with the Duncans is Mary Danskin, on the front, the girlfriend of John and later to become my grandmother. John died […]