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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. […]
The first meeting of the reconstituted committee of the Hamilton Combination Poorhouse took place on 22nd December 1916 at the former poorhouse on Bothwell Road. With representatives from each town, Mr Alexander Millar was there on behalf of Blantyre interests. After voting on a tender for repainting the building, the committee got to business of […]
A wonderful photo from nearly 100 years ago. Shared here by Gordon Frew this was taken at the end of Clark Street, just off Glasgow Road. The tall fence may be Blantyre Vics? Gordon told me, “My gran is 2nd from right back row she looks around 6 to 8 years old so that’d place […]
The children of Blantyre in 1980, could hardly believe it when they saw Santas Grotto set up in ASDA Carpark in December that year! This Christmas magic had been conjured up Blantyre Round Table who converted a caravan into a mobile grotto to give the kids a treat. I’m not sure who the kids are […]
In October 1922, such was the demand for Maternity space in the Hospital in Bellshill, that the sick children there were moved all over to Blantyre, to the cottage hospital on Bardykes Road. It is noted in local news reports, this filled the hospital in Blantyre to capacity, but eased the Bellshill situation hugely. Pictured […]
This picture is from 1978 and these are just some of the many Blantyre kids who enjoyed a summer of fun at the Blantyre Community Centre at Glasgow Road. It marked the start of 4 weeks of summer school holiday fun which got off to a great start, despite earlier fears that the events […]