The reverse of this old family photo says “Blantyre Park”. I believe this is Stonefield Park in Low Blantyre. It shows a beautiful clockface made out of flowers. Sometimes other emblems or floral displays would be planted, e.g. for remembrance or St Andrews Day and I know this was maintained even into the 1970s. In […]
Blantyre man Gordon Cook has a very interesting hobby (amongst others). His wonderful collection of old Robertsons ginger and beer bottles will form a display in a glass cabinet in Hamilton Reference Library next month (April 2015). The whole display is about food and drink. The cabinet is now ready and I’m sure you’ll agree, […]