Going back now almost 70 years. In early 1953, eight elderly couples received the keys of specially designed ‘Darby and Joan’ two apartment houses in Blantyre, the first of their kind to be completed in Lanarkshire. Mr John Mann C.B.E, County Convenor handed over the keys at a pleasant ceremony one Monday morning. In handing […]
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, […]
In August 2015, I was contacted by Lesley Dawson from New Zealand who said, ” Hi Paul. I have contacted you before and was delighted to get your book. We are visiting (from NZ) Blantyre on Monday 24 Aug 2015. My ancestors Coats and Scott sailed to NZ in 1857. Could you recommend places we should […]