Pictured here in 1946 is Blantyreferme Colliery. Former Blantyreferme colliery was based not far from Newton but within Blantyre Parish and was owned by Ayrshire Company, A.G Moore & Co, (coalmasters). This scene is captured from the Clyde Bridges looking back over westwards to Blantyreferme colliery with the brickworks on the far right. The bings […]
I’ve compiled a list of all the house numbers and families that lived at Fin Me Oot (Caldervale) during 1930. Many of the family heads were miners, for the houses were tied to AG Moore & Co Ltd (coalmasters) who owned nearby Blantyreferme Colliery and Brickworks. The homes were known as Caldervale Terrace and each […]
This is a lovely photo I saw recently on the Facebook page “FinMeOot friends”. Pictured in the late 1940s is Margaret McNeil on her back steps looking down at the camera, as Francis Reynolds walks by in a smart suit. Fin Me Oot or Caldervale was home to many miners families. The last family to […]
Thanks to Alex of Spittal Terrace who contacted me on 7th November 2014 enclosing a photo saying, “Excellent site Paul ! The video of Finmeoot amazed me. I walked my dog through the fields behind my house years ago. I would sometimes meet a Blantyre man with his 2 dogs. He was an encyclopedia of […]
I’ve previously written a few articles about Fin Me Oot, or its official title, Caldervale, the small community on the outskirts of the Parish, housing miners and their families of nearby Blantyreferme Colliery. Most accounts about Caldervale end with “it was abandoned in the 1960s”, which is correct, but until now, been rather vague. This […]
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 […]
An excellent Video has been uploaded on to Youtube showing Fin Me Oot. Thank you to Gord Fortheringham for putting us in contact with Lanarkshire TV. Hope you enjoy this.