How’s this for a fantastic Blantyre buggy! Kevin Cairns recently shared this to the page. A home made buggy with his dad pictured. Thats a cracker. They don’t make them like that anymore! Did YOU have a buggy as a child? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our […]
In mid June 2018, a welcome new feature appeared on High Blantyre Main Street. A planter, in the shape of a mining it cart or bogey. Environmental group, “Bonnie Blantyre” and “Blantyre Community Council” arranged for flowers and a beautiful display to be put into the cart, for all to enjoy. How fitting it […]
On Saturday 21st June 1817 an open air stage coach travelling between Glasgow to Hamilton was involved in a fatal accident on top of the Priory Bridge at Blantyre. As the coach approached the bridge, an oncoming horse and cart startled the horses pulling the coach, and the passengers on top of the coach were alarmed […]
This colourised picture of Bardykes Road at Barnhill dates from between 1905 – 1910. I don’t think I have seen this particular photo before (although there are several very similar). A horse and cart sits outside Barnhill Farm, with a wee boy sitting on the back. Two wee girls, not much older than toddlers wander […]
An excited family move in to their new home in Shuttle Row, Blantyre in 1903. Unfortunately, we don’t know the name of the family, but the census of 1911 does narrow it down to 24 possible surnames. (I will try to reconcile the names against the 1901 survey to show which surnames are new. When […]