Biology teachers cutting up unruly pupils and woodwork masters making coffins for the victims. It sounds like a Hollywood horror epic. But no, it is the plot of the Blantyre High School Film Society production, “A Tour of the School” which in December 1977 won the Scottish Association of Amateur Cinematographers Prize at the Scottish […]
Summer 1977 and over 50 first and second year pupils from Blantyre High had a taste of the Costa Brava on a summer school trip. They spent a fortnight soaking up the sun on the beaches of Spain and when they came back, held a slideshow of pictures to show parents what a great time […]
A short video filmed from Blantyre High School in 1977, looking over to Auchinraith, the Crescents, the old bakery and timber town. Then looking over towards Priory Street, then connected for traffic to Glasgow Road. Was this really 47 years ago?! Video Courtesy: B Mathieson.
Remembering back to School Days and Blantyre High. What if you could look back at that welcome ‘hometime‘ moment when the school bell has gone for the day and you’re heading home with friends? Imagine it for a moment. It’s June 1977 and the bells just gone at Blantyre High School. Here’s a short 12 […]
Another photo which is going to bring back a lot of memories for folk, not all of them great! It’s Blantyre High School, at the vehicle entrance on Boswell Drive. To people like myself who went to that school for many years, the building including outbuilding and playground will be familiar. I always thought Blantyre […]
Well, this takes me back! The year is 1985 and pictured is the lower floor corridors inside the former, Blantyre High School. There will be thousands of people who will remember these narrow, brick lined corridors with their large heavy wooden swing doors. This was my secondary school corridor, where friendships formed, pranks were played, […]
This photo is Blantyre High School, pictured in 1998 (was that really almost 22 years ago?) Do you recognise anybody? Feel free to tag. Shared kindly by Carly Muldoon.