An alarming accident happened at Main Street, High Blantyre on the evening of Monday 7th May 1906. Motor cars on the roads in that year was something fairly new and rare and when one of the contraptions overturned, it caused quite a stir. The motor car belonged to Mr. William Hamilton, an engineer of Uddingston. […]
Showing previously unseen photos, from my own private collection, this is the Eastern Caldergrove Lodge House. Pictured around 1898, you can see Priory Bridge on the left hand side. Caldergrove Lodge House (East) – is a current sandstone house situated near Low Blantyre. Within the Parish of Cambuslang, it sits just over the boundary of […]
Lets stay with 1978 and see some more Weddings featuring Blantyre folk! Miss Catherine Greenhorn of 7 Jedburgh Street, Blantyre married Alan Ritchie of Knightswood in early 1978. The wedding took place in St Andrews Parish Church in Low Blantyre. Hogmanay 1977, Miss Elizabeth Wotherspoon of 6 Wheatland Avenue and Mr William Allan of […]
Robert Stewart recently commented to me, “Did you know that part of the Dandy (the avenue leading from Glasgow Road), starting from the Glasgow Road, had gas lighting installed, I’m not sure how far it extended, but I remember gas lamp posts as far as Thornhill Cottage.” This made me wonder if it was amongst […]