Continuing the article from yesterday when Blantyre Joiners went on a day trip to Ayrshire on Saturday 18th August 1894. Using actual photos of the event, I’ve been researching some details around what was clearly a great, memorable day out. A good read, continued from yesterday…. “On leaving the hotel [in Ayr] the party proceeded […]
I recently posted that on Wednesday 6th March 1895, Mr William F Hendrie, an early photographer in Blantyre gave a wonderful limelight lantern view showing for the public. Featuring his own photographs on the Homes, Haunts & Lyrics of poet, Rabbie Burns. I’ve now researched this further and pleased to put detail on how he […]
On Wednesday 6th March 1895, Mr William F Hendrie, an early photographer in Blantyre gave a wonderful limelight lantern view showing for the public. Featuring his own photographs, the event combined not just displaying photos, but a lecture on the Homes, Haunts & Lyrics of poet, Rabbie Burns. The event took place in the Stonefield […]
Continued from Part 7 From the period 1958 to 1973 the close contact between Vics and Senior Clubs was also an important part of team building. Having sole responsibility for signing players for the club, an association with Jock Stein and Sean Fallon (Celtic), Tom Fagan (Albion Rovers), Alex Smith (Stenhousemuir & Stirling Albion), Alex […]
Just over a fortnight, after the 1877 Pit disaster in Blantyre, the Edinburgh Evening News on Tuesday 6th November 1877 (pg2) reported on a case of mistaken identity. Of the worst kind. One of the bodies of the men brought up from the pit had been identified as a particular person, but it […]
Some hid Jam and some hid spam, Others they hid poated heid, The only thing you had to choose, Wis, pan or plain breed. Monday to Thursday, Irish mix grill Roasters chips, wae cornbeef hash Homemade soup wae loads of dookers, Friday suppers ’cause yer da hid cash. As ye sit here at this table […]
Pictured here in 1911, is Low Blantyre Station , pictured from the North platform, looking towards Glasgow. Scanned in high resolution, you can make out quite a bit of detail including the iron pedestrian footbridge in the background, and further back beyond it the iron road bridge. Two figures stand on the side and i […]