Blantyre Project reader, Deirdre MacKinnon shared this photo of an object she recently found. She had been walking by the River Gryffe between Bridge of Weir and Houston. While exploring a small shingle beach by the river, she found an old oval engraved metal plate, 9 inches long and 6 inches wide. It is engraved […]
With thanks to Sheena Thomson who shared a DVD with her family memories from the 1960s. I’ve extracted some Blantyre snippets and put music to it and with permission show it here today. Amongst the scenes is playing in the garden at Coatshill and some indoor scenes of Hastie’s Farm, at Sheena’s own wedding, though […]
Anthony Smith recently shared these two excellent photos from the 1960s. Taken at Coatshill, one is from the former Priory Colliery Bing looking south back towards Blantyre with the Coatshill houses near the front. I have a firm belief that the Priory Bing was to this date the highest ever man made object in Blantyre, […]
Who remembers this? Remember when fire destroyed the shops at Coatshill? Early 80s? How improved that whole area is now compared to those days. Thanks to Marion Brownlie for sharing this picture. What year was this?
New Shop Open Today, Wednesday 21st November 2018 sees SPAR back at Coatshill with the opening of the new, renovated shop. Congratulations are offered to the Razzaq family and their association with SPAR, which we’re sure will be a winning combination. The shop is located between DM Hair and the ATM on Coatshill Avenue, not […]
TACT Healthy Park – The TACT Group, established in 1978, set up this initiative provides the local community with the opportunity to use the park to learn how to grow their own vegetables, plants and trees as well as making use of the training facilities. Based at Carlowie Avenue, Coatshill. The project grew in direct […]
** Warning this story contains upsetting content ** Tragedy occurred on Saturday 5th October 1867 at Coatshill, Blantyre. That morning, over 150 years ago, a 6 year old little boy named John Thomson had been playing at Coatshill Farm House. The area was at that time unbuilt upon, with surrounding fields, except for the farm […]