Blantyre was known to have a communist party or organisation who met regularly throughout the 1920’s. Blantyre Communist Party owned and occupied a shed at 15 Forrest Street, Low Blantyre. However, in Autumn 1929, an event triggered the start of the demise of communism in Blantyre. On Thursday 5th September 1929, “red” or communist pickets […]
This photo is not the Auchentibber Quoiting Club, but was taken at a similar time. Other quoiting clubs existed in Blantyre, although perhaps were not as well known as the accomplished Auchentibber players. Quoiting greens were located at Broompark Road and at Stonefield Public Park, as well as the famous Italian Gardens near Auchentibber Inn. […]
John J. Fraser residing at Jackson Street, Blantyre was appointed on Saturday, 15th December 1934 as Labour candidate for East Lothian and Berwickshire. A Blantyre man, he was left an orphan before the age 10, and started work in Greenfield Colliery, Burnbank when he reached the age of 10 and a half! At an early […]