117 years ago, on Saturday 9th June 1905, the Blantyre Co-Operative held their annual gala day. The weather was beautiful, but without a public park in Blantyre, the gala had to be held on private ground. The donated venue for that day was the farm field in front of Croftfoot (my own home) in High […]
What about this for a crystal clear, corker of a photo! From around 1905, this is Blantyre Silver Band. The photo is already over 115 years old and was taken by David Ritchie. Previously unseen online, I’ve been able to identify the location as being the former back stairway of Douglas Castle, near Douglas, Lanarkshire. […]
This is Blantyre Silver Band pictured around 1900. This previously unseen photo is from the collection of David Ritchie, who features in the photograph at the back as one of the cornet players. David was a joiner of High Blantyre and keen amateur photographer, the collection of photos now passed over to Blantyre Project for […]