Mr. Peter Moncrieff – born in Perth in 1928, he grew up in the prison quarters of Perth Prison where his father Alex worked as a prison officer. A keen football fan he started playing for the 12th Perth District BB Company and later was a founder member of Kinnoull Junior Football Club – […]
Pictured here in 1980 is the late Blantyre High Headmaster Peter Moncreiff along with the office staff ladies. I’m not sure what the celebration is , but it looks like they’re having a nice dinner and enjoying some “refreshments”. Thank you to Neil Scott for sending in this photo recently. Do you remember Peter Moncrieff […]
Pictured here in 1980 are Blantyre High Office Staff. Sent in by Christine Gardner via Neil Scott, these five ladies are noted as: From left to right Betty Craig, Margaret MacFarlane, Ruth Sanderson, Christine Scott and Margaret McKenna. Do you recognise or remember these woman at this school?
Some nostalgia now, as his was the school that had lots of memories for me, where I made loads of friends, laughed and studied. Blantyre High School’s final days were ended in April 2008, when with the building of the new Calderside Academy school, the last part of Blantyre High was demolished. A short video […]
A few pictures sent in by Alan Barclay. Summer 1959 Harry Barclay at the back of Morris Crescent, facing on to the old park where later became Blantyre High School. Pictured in his Celtic top. Harry sadly passed away on 5th April 2013 and was the much loved father of Alan Barclay who sent this […]