At Halloween 1903, a huge Fancy Dress Ball was held for Central Scotland’s gentlewomen in St Andrew’s Hall in Glasgow. Amongst the 600 guests and their partners was Miss Scott Nelson of Blantyre Farm. Now, this was a grand ball, with costumes to “out do” others. Great expense was entered into to ensure the best […]
It was “go slow” on Blantyreferme Road at Priory Bridge and Coatshill this morning, as 2 cows were on the loose. Traffic was held up today, Tuesday 2nd August as the 2 animals travelled up Blantyreferme Road, into Coatshill and Priory Bridge Housing estates. Thanks to everybody who shared photos and to Sam who shared […]
William Daye, miner, Caldervale Rows, Blantyre, was sentenced to 21 days imprisonment at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Wednesday 16th March 1927 for assaulting the manager of Blantyre Ferme Colliery, near Uddingston. The manager in evidence said that there had been some difficulties in the district owing to the late that there was not work […]
Thank you to Australian lady, Marg Broadley for sending me these photos back in June. Apologies, only getting round to uploading them now. Pictured is a wedding in Blantyre in 1917. The wedding is that of Marg’s great aunt Helen Smail Sommerville, who married Thomas Campbell Hunter. The wedding party are pictures on the grass […]