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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. […]