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Back inside the Co-op now on Glasgow Road and to the 1960’s. These chaps all working within the business. Pictured is David Dixon, Alec Crawford and David McIntosh. In the other photo where the gents are sitting, pictured is Alec Crawford, David Mackie and David Dixon. Whats your memories of the Co-op and its workers? […]
George Crawford shared some fantastic social history with me recently. Born in 1930, in this extract he recalls some childhood memories of Blantyre. Pictured is George and all his classmates in 1937 at Calder Street School. “I do remember from the bathroom of our house at the Stonefield Parish Halls on Glasgow Road, the […]
Mr George Crawford was born in 1930 and from 1936 lived in the Stonefield Parish Halls Building, otherwise known as the Caldwell Halls. He told me, “Our home was at ground floor level and consisted of a large room with sink, bed and furniture and a small attached bedroom. The rooms were approached from a […]
George Crawford was born in 1930. He recently told me, “Following living at the Dales from 1932, my parents moved to Stonefield Church Halls (61, Glasgow Road, Blantyre ) during the year 1936. My father was Beadle at Stonefield Church which was situated about 200 yards away. The minister was Rev. James Gibb. There was […]
Mr George Crawford messaged me in May, “I was born on the 18th of March 1930 at Beckford Lodge, Hamilton to Alexander (Alex.) Crawford and Mary (Polly) McKinnon. We stayed with my grandparents John McKinnon and Martha Skeldon Wightman at May Cottage Ferniegair before flitting to the Dales on Main Street, High Blantyre in the […]
Today, I have some more Blantyre “modern” weddings from 1967. Three couples all with Blantyre connections. As you may be aware, I’m creating a large archive of Blantyre Wedding photos on Blantyre Project main website, so these posts may become frequent in the short term. Feel free to comment if you recognise these people. Mr Daniel Crawford and Miss […]
Alexander Crawford was born in Blantyre on 24th July 1837 at his grandparents home at Blantyre Works. His parents were Alexander Crawford Snr from Blantyre b1819 and his mother was Lucy Chalmers of Bothwell b1815. Younger Alexander was the eldest child of 7 siblings. Alexander (or Sandy as he allegedly liked to be known) is […]
This photo of High Blantyre Primary School is from 1955. Sent in by Jim Cochrane. Pictured with Mr Crawford are three sets of twins, something indeed special enough to prompt this photo. High Blantyre Primary School used to be on Hunthill Road and was formerly also called “The Annexe”.