Nancy Riise Kvamsdal emailed me in November 2015 saying, “Hi again, I love your FBpage. I would like to ask if you know anything about an address: 3 Govern Street, Blantyre. My greatgrand parents lived on that address from around 1904-1919, their names were Henry Broadley and Bridget Broadley, m.s McManus. I have a […]
This time to the mid 1970’s. This friendly lot are the staff at the Broo, Labour Exchange (Job Centre) at Boswell Drive, next to Blantyre High School. Can you name anybody? Oh, and yes, i DID spot the empty bottle of whiskey on the table. I can only assume this was some sort of celebration […]
Some nostalgia now, as his was the school that had lots of memories for me, where I made loads of friends, laughed and studied. Blantyre High School’s final days were ended in April 2008, when with the building of the new Calderside Academy school, the last part of Blantyre High was demolished. A short video […]