On 4th October 1860, James Clark of Crossbasket, High Blantyre was one of the subscribers donating heavily to the construction of the Wallace Monument in Stirling. The Stirling Observer Newspaper thanked everybody who subscribed. The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig […]
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Blantyre Vics – Part 2 1900-1920
Continued from Blantyre Vics Part 1 The current and present club that arose from the ashes was formed in 1900, but again as juniors. The team were reconstructed that year as a professional football team. The story is that the team was formed from a crowd of boys who hung around the corner of Rosendale, […]
Crossbasket Snippets 1860 and 1861
An extract from my book “The History of Crossbasket Castle” by Paul Veverka On 4th October 1860, Crossbasket Estate owner, James Clark was one of the subscribers donating heavily to the construction of the Wallace Monument in Stirling. The Stirling Observer Newspaper thanked everybody who subscribed. The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the […]
John Cabbell of Crossbasket
John Cabbell was born about 1810 and was noted later in life primarily as a businessman, an insurance agent of Glasgow. Later to become Justice of the Peace. He was amongst a handful of owners of Crossbasket who owned the Castle for an incredibly short period of time. In John’s case, only 44 months. His […]
Mavis Mill Weir & Lade Ruins
1935 Changing face of motoring
How motoring has changed. This newspaper article from June 1935 was in the Dundee Evening Telegraph. Whilst it records a series of motoring offences by a Blantyre man, the interesting part, is certainly how much times have changed. The article reads, “A fine of £3 was imposed on James Clark miner, 155 Stonefield Road, Blantyre […]
1870 – The Ghost of Agnes Clark
I’m fortunate enough to own a couple of excellent quality prints of Crossbasket Castle. One of these is particularly interesting and in such incredible resolution, that it permits good zooming in on features that may have previously been missed. This 1870 photo shows Crossbasket Castle at the time James Clark, merchant of Glasgow owned it. […]