With thanks to Jim Cochrane for sharing these photos, mostly from the 1980’s of the farm equipment at Calderside. Jim added, “Here are some photos of Calderside Farm Steading in the 1980s” This is the 1980’s tractor and machinery shed but was also used for bagged barley storage for part of the year. It was […]
Jim Cochrane shared a few more photos of Calderside Farm in the 1980s. He added, “We built these pole barn sheds ourselves. The poles were ex GPO or SSEB and all the wood was supplied by Robert Reid in Hamilton . It was all top class pine from tenaments in Hamilton. Single lengths at 40 […]
Jim Cochrane has shared some more photos of Calderside Farm Steading in the 1980s. He told me, “The rear of the farm between the red hayshed. This was the oldest part and dated from before 1700 . It was possibly the original house and small byre . The gable end was the end of […]
With thanks to Jim Cochrane for sharing these. Jim told us, “Here’s some photos of Calderside Farm Steading in the 1980s. Silage and turnips for feeding the dairy Cattle in the 3 Byres. Only 70 dairy cattle in the days before these super herds. This is in the main yard or close only partly concreted […]
This aerial photo from Summer 2016 was taken at Calderside, High Blantyre. Beyond Auchentibber in Blantyre’s uppermost fields are 2 relatively new wind turbines. These 2 turbines are particularly hidden from view from most people in Blantyre and according to my notes were erected in July and August 2015 behind Calderside Farm, not far […]
In March 2016, I was contacted by Warwick Adams, who messaged, “Hi Paul, Attached are the photographs of Calderside Farm I promised you. I have included the back of the postcard to verify the date as can be clearly seen from the post mark. The message is from my newly wed Grandmother to her new mother in law […]
In June 2015, Blantyre man Jim Cochrane sent me 2 intriguing photos of a coin which his grandfather had found whilst ploughing fields at Calderside Farm. Given Jim’s interesting association with Calderside, it is assumed the coin was found several decades ago. It is 32mm in diameter, around 3mm thick and made of copper. It […]