A terrible fire in Blantyre’s Calder Street on 28th December 1937, left eight families shattered and homeless. This was to be a Christmas they would never forget. The fire raged through ten former houses known as Leggat’s building directly opposite the Blantyre Miner’s Welfare Institute. (in what is now the site of the bottle banks […]
A nicely preserved, crisp and clear photo from around 1961. Pictured are pupils at Calder Street school. Sent in by Robert Stewart, he told me, “My late brother Peter, centre of the back row, John Blyth, second left, front row.” The date of the photo may be out slightly, so if you know anybody, please […]
A street no longer in Blantyre. Netherfield Place. I’ve marked up this 1897 map showing 4 buildings that formed “Netherfield Place”. This was a street that is now part of Calder Street. The four green dots represent the extent of the houses on Netherfield Street. Four, two story tenement buildings dating from the early 1890’s, […]
On 12th November 14, Ian Dobson sent in this photo of 1960 , Calder Street School. Ian told me, “My dad is the one with the cup between his legs. William Dobson. I know the keeper is William Barwood. It’s Calder street school. The photo was taken by prophets. 487 shields road Glasgow. Tried to […]
Gerry Kelly sent in this photo in early November saying, “Outdoor Bowling. I believe its 1958. Both my Grandas are in it that’s the only ones I know. They are both far right, one standing, one kneeling.” Pictured is the Bowling Club at the back of the Miners Welfare with Calder Street Secondary School in […]
Thank you to Mary Falco who sent in this photo of the first Women’s Committee to be established at Blantyre Miner’s Welfare at Calder Street, Blantyre. Her gran Mary Muir, is the last person on the right. The Welfare Institute was established in Blantyre just a few years before in 1928 with the social club […]
Know anybody in this 1972 or possibly 1973 photo of Calder Street? Click to enlarge.