Photographed here in the mid 1930’s are Blantyreferme Pits 1 and 2. Captured from the Clyde Bridges looking back to Blantyrefereme Bing, Fin Me Oot would be behind the horizon. Around the time of this picture, a few safety incidents occurred, a couple proving fatal. Five men were affected a serious, gassing accident in the Blantyre […]
The third headmaster at Auchinraith Primary School at the start of the 20th Century succeeding Mr. John Welsh. In 1909 as a Lieutenant, James was President of the Boy Scouts in Blantyre. His time as a teacher though was short lived for he was called to active service during the First World War. He enlisted […]
Hastie’s Farm was a former farm and hub of entertainment, which is no longer there today. Originally called Stonefield Farm. In the immediate pre WW2 years with the build up of commerce and homes around it, Stonefield Farm ceased operating as a working farm and passed to a new owner. During the 1940’s, Mr Arthur […]
The Daisy Brown Dance School, was run by Mrs Brown of Glasgow Road in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950’s. Mrs Brown was part of an enterprising couple who also owned the Dookit Cinema next door to the east side of their dance school. Daisy and her husband Jack Brown, who was the manager […]
As I write this, it’s Halloween and it got me thinking of a time in 1982 when we (as a family) left it until the last moment. I decided that at 11, I was too old to get dressed up, but the BB’s were practicing for an event that night, so I ended up going […]
Until August 2015, I thought this building was named Peasweep, but recently found out that Peasweep was the row across the road from it, when in fact, this ruin was actually called Brown’s Land. Located just beyond the Auchentibber Road junction, actually on Parkneuk Road, going up Sydes Brae on the left hand side was […]
Pictured here in 1870, is the River Clyde with Blantyre on the left and looking across to Bothwell Castle on the right. Whilst a lovely early photograph in itself, it is the little river boat and crossing I found more interesting. I’ve seen a few early photos of a river boat in this location. On […]