Things have been difficult for Churches, Ministers and their congregations in 2020. The global health pandemic has prevented the usual close, face to face contact that is so important in communities all over Scotland. But like so many others this year, Churches have adapted and tried different things like broadcasting live services to ensure communities […]
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Blantyre Old Parish Church, 1975
Photographed from the direction of Douglas Street at Loanfoot, is a view over to Blantyre Old Parish Church at High Blantyre. Taken around 1975 by Drew Semple, this was an area fast changing in the mid 1970’s, with the construction of EK Expressway nearby, which would shortly after sever Craigmuir Road, which ran by the […]
Rev Archibald McKenzie
Rev. Archibald McKenzie – Former minister of Blantyre Old Parish Church between 1934 and 1951. A native of Morven, Argyllshire, he was educated at Oban High School and served in the 1st Battalion, 9th Durham Light Infantry in the First World War. In 1925, he graduated a Master of Arts at Glasgow University and in […]
1978 Old Parish Festival Group
The Ladies of the Blantyre Old Parish Church Festival Group met in late 1978 to hold a very International evening. The purpose was to raise funds for the Church Festival to be held the following year, 1979. They held a programme of food, flowers and music from various countries. Here, ladies represent countries Italy, […]
1967 Women’s Guild Outing
1930s High Blantyre Railway Station
Pictured here in the 1930’s is a high quality photograph of a deserted High Blantyre Station. Robert Brownlie shared this with Blantyre Project, along with his note on the photo showing where the railway bridge was, that used to cross Main Street near the entrance of Craigmuir Road. In the background on the far left, […]
Opening HIgh Blantyre Parish Church
Blantyre Old Parish Church replaced the previous stone church at Kirkton and was opened on Sunday 19th July 1863. According to the Hamilton Advertiser edition 11th July 1863: “The Seats in this (new) Church were on Thursday 2nd July allocated to the heritors and subscribers. The church and stone spire have been erected by subscription […]