These three men were among over a thousand people who came to High Blantyre Cross on Sunday 23rdOctober 1977 to pay tribute to over 200 miners who died in the Blantyre Pit Disaster 100 years earlier. They were there to take part in the unveiling of the monument behind them, built in memory of the […]
Continuing a look at how Shuttle Row became the Museum for David Livingstone. An account written in 1940s remembers back to the efforts of the 1920s and how the transformation came about. “Preliminary matters having been this happily settled, our next action was to appoint an Organising Secretary, under whose guidance our formidable financial task […]
On Thursday 8th February 1900 the members of the United Enginekeepers’ Association held their annual supper and dance in the Masonic Hall, Main Street, High Blantyre. According to Google, the Association was a collective group of engineering or mechanically minded enthusiasts which set out their own investment programme though the expanded parent company throughout […]
I’ve recently been in contact with a kind gentlemen by the name of Tom Eadie, who is a real font of knowledge when it comes to all things Caldervale / Fin Me Oot. On 3rd November 2014, Tom emailed me with some background information and gave me permission to share some pictures here on Blantyre […]