A letter sent into the Hamilton Advertiser in May 1892. “Sir,— Tired of reading on Sunday afternoon last, I, at the advice of my landlady, prepared to go to worship. On the way, a ludicrous scene almost made me forget my sacred errand. “ “On the Blantyre pavement, beside a richly-painted public-house, were nine boys […]
The Burleigh Church, now Blantyre United East Free Church, opened on December 3, 1892, followed by a well-attended first service. Notably, Rev. Mr. Burleigh, Rev. Dr. Wallace, and Rev. T. M. B. Paterson led worship. The week featured nightly evangelistic services, with optimistic prospects for the congregation’s future.
On December 23, 1892, Blantyre celebrated a festive event at the Free Church, attended by children and adults as school holidays commenced. Rev James Campbell presided, and Mr. Hendrie presented captivating views of Blantyre, evoking applause. This raises curiosity about whether some of these historical photos were later featured in the Blantyre Project.
On Sunday 24th November 1895, after having undergone extensive renovations, the Church of St Joseph’s on Glasgow Road Blantyre formally re-opened. This was a time before the current sandstone church, and for the purposes of this article, I’m talking about the older church (pictured in this beautiful photo) which was once on the site of […]
Taken not far from the entrance to Shott at High Blantyre, this is an unusual view of Blantyre Old Parish Church. Taken around 1980, this is before the modern housing estate was built at Craigmuir Road. Indeed, at the time this was taken the derelict High Blantyre Station site was behind those trees at the […]
This sketch was drawn before 1863 and shows the former Kirk at High Blantyre cross. This was the Old Parish church previous to the existing one. This building used to be within the walls of the current kirkyard and was demolished in 1863 the same year as the current Church was built more westwards. Stones […]
It’s a scene which is little changed today. The entrance to Blantyre Old Parish Church at High Blantyre will be familiar to many people. The gate pillars and adornments, and indeed the gates themselves still look like this today, despite this photo being taken 60 years ago in 1962. The two lines of slabs which […]