In early June 2015, I was contacted by George Young, a photographer and ex Blantyre man, known online as “Livvy lad”. George commented, “Really enjoyed looking through your photos Paul. As an ex Blantyre lad there were not many places that I didn’t explore as a boy. Take a look at some photos I have […]
These photos are taken from the Clyde Railway Bridge looking back to Blantyreferme collieries 1 & 2. Away in the distance would be Fin Me Oot (Caldervale). The bings of the collieries are common to both pictures, but several years separate them. The first shows neat fields of crops behind Boatland, in the fields of […]
There is a reference on this photo suggesting it is from 1938. Pictured in some clarity are the Clyde Bridges at the North end of Blantyre Parish. The photographer must surely have been standing on the actual bing in the Blantyreferme colliery itself to capture this scene. The shadow of the bing in the foreground […]
Thank you to Alex Rochead for sending these photos of the Brickworks at East Haughead Farm. They all relate to 1955 and not to be confused with the Brickworks that were also nearby inside Blantyreferme Colliery. The buildings are shown partly constructed, the steel already constructed. The drift mine is shown in the foreground with […]
On 3rd February 2015, I was contacted by Ayrshire man Alistair Hastings who shared this colourful photo. Alistair told me, “Hi Paul. I thought that you might like this photograph, which I think is Blantyre Ferme Colliery. It was taken in by my Grandfather, Joe Hastings in 1962. He lived in Uddingston. I think I can […]
An 18-year-old youth was the victim of a fatality which occurred in No. 3 pit of Blantyre Colliery, belonging to Messrs A. G. Moore & Co., Ltd. on 1st April 1937. He was Alexander Walker, 61 Overton Street, Half Way, Cambuslang. While he was attending the engine in the pan run half a mile from the pit […]
Pictured here in 1962 by the grandfather of Alistair Hastings, is Blantyreferme Collieries 1&2. The vantage point is from the top of the bing and looks towards the North East. In the background is Uddingston and the Clyde Bridges. In the foreground, Blantyreferme Colliery and Brickworks. Just off centre you’ll see a white building, which […]