In March 1978, it was announced that £350,000 would be set aside to expand Blantyre High School by building a physical education block and extension of dining facilities. This was part of a 5 year, £60m schools expansion programme rolled out for all Lanarkshire Schools. From “Blantyre Explained” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Featuring […]
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2nd Extension of Crossbasket
Taken from “The History of Crossbasket Castle” by Paul Veverka (c) 2015 James Clark is credited with adding the impressive, Eastern Victorian 3 storey part of the house. This looks certain to have taken place between 1855 – 1859 in the first few years of James moving to Crossbasket. The Blantyre 1859 map has the […]