The photo shared by MaryRose McGranaghan, taken in 1932, features her father in front. It doesn’t resemble a school photo, showing boys in overalls and some with baskets. The children exhibit a range of circumstances, with visible hardship for some and more polished appearances for others. Identification of the location or purpose is sought.
I just love this photo of Blantyre kids at Broompark Avenue. When Alex Bowie shared it with me, I recognised right away Croftpark House in the background, which is now demolished and now Saint John Ogilvie Church. The house once belonging to the Jope Doctors. This is photographed from Broompark Avenue, I believe in 1905, […]
During the late 1890’s, many Italians arrived in Blantyre. Numerous individuals had enterprising spirit keen on creating their own businesses and a name for themselves. On Friday 22nd July 1898, a little Blantyre girl named McGuire, the daughter of Patrick McGuire was queuing up with a number of friends at an Italian barrow or stall […]
Pictured in this previously unseen photo from between 1900 – 1905 are High Blantyre children. Photographed by David Ritchie, perhaps near his home at School Lane, 4 of the 10 children in this picture have no shoes, treading the streets of Blantyre in their tough, bare feet. The photo illustrates the following narrative very well. […]
This photo is from the collection by early Blantyre photographer, David Ritchie. These three little children’s names are unknown but are within a collection of Blantyre photos and so are most likely from Blantyre. The boys are perhaps twins, looking and dressing the same. This collection of photos is between 1895 to 1905 and the […]
Let’s go to the late 1890’s next and back to the remarkable series of photographs taken by early photographer David Ritchie. Queen Victoria was still on the throne when these two Blantyre lassies were photographed, a held up bedspread providing a more pleasing backdrop. That may just be a hand at the top left! These […]
In September 1916, Mr David Gilmour of the Lanarkshire Miner’s Union spoke at meetings of the poor accommodation miners had throughout Scotland and the lack of sanitary conveniences. Families of 7 or 8 people still shared the one apartment and a shocking statistic showed that many births and deaths happened in that one, same room. […]