An interesting letter sent in by ‘Old Pat‘ to the Hamilton Herald Newspaper and published on 6th May 1895. I’ve transcribed it here and suitably illustrated by AI to give an indication how this may have looked. “Sir – with the advent of Summer, the concert entertainment season should now cease. This is at least […]
Love little snippets like this. Blantyre man Tam, writing under the name Tam Turnip in 1913 shared a few memories of Blantyre from his own childhood in the 1850’s. He wrote: “The gravedigger, Neil McNaught, was a great character, very fond of a dram, which seldom took his head but affected his legs badly. I […]
Seen here for the first time online, an exclusive close up look at some of the detail on the former Cochrane Chapel building. These photos are from between 110-120 years ago, whilst the chapel sat in isolation in the Calderglen fields, long before any homes or woodland. Beautifully carved stone lintols, with decorated figureheads are […]
The 23rd May 2016 saw the Hoolets Pub door receive a makeover. Not a particularly noteworthy subject, you may say, but this does deserve a mention. A graphic of old Barnhill now appears on that public house door, remembering Barnhill as it was and noting that the Hoolets is still one of Blantyre’s oldest pubs. […]