In early July 2018, Susan Lindner Kelly sent me this photo of a strange object she noticed in the grounds of David Livingstone Centre. A stone object with the date of 1818 on it. Sending me over the picture she asked if I knew anything about it. I immediately recognised it from old photos […]
Look at what you could buy in Broompark Road in 1973! Who remembers Smiths Garage ? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said, Bill Graham I remember it well I had a friend who’s brother was an apprentice there also the fuel […]
Back to Barnhill today, to Broompark Road. This remarkably clear photo from 1915 shows a thatched building that is no longer there today. The trees at the back is the Calder at Bardykes Road. The woman on the left with the hat is Aggie Bain, the then owner of Barnhill Cottage which is still […]
This new colourised photo was taken in Broompark Road, at Barnhill. I’ve been told it is 1948, but know that it must be earlier than that. The buildings on the right had all been demolished by the 1930s. A horse and cart come over the crest of the hill and the buildings all appear […]
This rural scene is at Broompark Road, just off Barnhill. The pictures taken in World War One years in 1915 show the old stepped gables and thatched roof of a former cottage, possibly named Saugh Cottage. On the right was a 2 storey tenement building, which you will see from the photo, when I […]
On Tuesday 8th November 2016, just before a Committee meeting, I was lucky enough to be invited along by the Carrigan family for a sneak preview of their new pub in Broompark Road. I’d been keeping a eye on the construction work, as pictured here in the outside photo on 19th October 2016. The […]
Saint John Ogilvie Church is located in Broompark Road, High Blantyre. The congregation of this church was formed in 1977, after the canonisation of St. John Ogilvie (born at Drum Keith in 1580) on 17th October 1976. The church is of modern appearance, single storey and can accommodate 400 people. It has red roof tiles […]