Mr and Mrs J.R Cochrane of Calderglen Estate were congratulated by their servants and employees at the end of January 1900. The occasion was a happy one when those wealthy owners of Calderglen House put on a lavish supper in the main dining room on Tuesday 30th January for all their staff to recognise […]
Its great when people take time to send in their treasured family photos of places, people and events in Blantyre. I take some delight in being able to share those kind of photos here and whilst there may not be a lot of narrative to such personal memories for people, I’m sure you’ll agree its […]
Lets stop for a second to admire this lovely photo. Blantyre family, the Watsons dressed in all their Edwardian finery and Sunday best. This is a probable day out or celebration, and set in a leafy, fern covered spot in Auchentibber. Shared here by Jim Cochrane, the photo is pre World War One, a time […]
Following text taken from forthcoming book, “Blantyre Explained” by Paul Veverka (c) The Birdsfield Brick and Tile Works (also known later as Birdsfield Tile Works and later again as Birdsfield Wagon Works), were once located where the former Alex Inglis Factory is, beside the EK Expressway. Craig and Wilson It is unknown when the kilns […]
This wedding photo has been shared by Jim Cochrane. He told me, “Donald Marshalls Wedding to his new Bride Nettie. Netties Sister on the Left is the Bridesmaid and Robert Marshall is his best Man. I will need to get an exact date, but I believe it’s not long after WW2. Both my uncle Donny […]
In June 2015, Blantyre man Jim Cochrane sent me 2 intriguing photos of a coin which his grandfather had found whilst ploughing fields at Calderside Farm. Given Jim’s interesting association with Calderside, it is assumed the coin was found several decades ago. It is 32mm in diameter, around 3mm thick and made of copper. It […]
Jim Cochrane sent in these photos, which remarkably show his family Bedford Van in 1967, travelling from Watson Place , Blantyre, over to Australia by ship, for a holiday, then back again! A great part of that holiday must have been spent actually on the ship itself. What an adventure. Pictured is the lockup garage at […]