On Wednesday 8th August 1934, Mary Brodie Paterson, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr A. Paterson, of 73 Broompark Road, High Blantyre, was fatally injured when the cycle she was riding was involved in a collision with a motor cycle ridden by a young man. I recall quite some time ago being told about this, and […]
Pictured here in 1908, from Broompark Avenue, is Broompark House. Despite being over a Century old, this photo has remarkable clarity and resolution thanks to the photographer David Ritchie, who lived at the time in Broompark Avenue from this vantage point. Two storey Broompark House was detached, built in stone, well built with turret features […]
It gives me great pleasure to be able to give the people of Blantyre an exclusive insight into an exciting project about to commence in Blantyre, which sees perhaps the most significant investment in Blantyre in recent years. Announcing Barry, John and Philomena Carrigan, owners of John Carrigans in Broompark Road, Blantyre, are about […]
Let me take you to 1905. To Broompark Road. Pictured here from the junction of Main Street is a rural scene looking to the North West down Broompark Road. Let’s first get our bearings in a modern context, as the buildings on the right and the wall is now gone. The layout of the road […]
Pictured here in Broompark Avenue is little Robert Ritchie. Photographed by David Ritchie in 1908, Robert stands outside the door of his house in good clothes indicative of Sunday best, or perhaps part of a band or club. Robert’s home looked out over to Broompark House, pictured in the background later to become home of […]
Photo on the left is from 1929 my great aunt Jenny Danskin outside the back of the drapers shop at the corner of Stonefield Crescent and Broompark Road. On the right in 1925 is Mary Danskin (later Mary Duncan) my gran. The location on the right in unknown. Both girls were part of the Danskin […]
At the kind invite of Blantyre business man, Barry Carrigan, I was invited over to John Carrigans Pub and Restaurant in Broompark Road recently to get a glimpse of the exceptional business plans they have for expansion. I was thrilled to get an exclusive look at what’s in store for John Carrigans and very excited […]