I’m sure many readers will remember or be aware that the gardeners in Stonefield Public Park used to annually lay out a specific floral display on a grass slope near the pond. It was always a substantially sized bed featuring a theme for that particular year. For example in 1952 the theme was the opening […]
A big sorrowful sigh when I see this beautiful photo of Stonefield Park. The grand, isolation and focal point of the COWAN WILSON Arch, the well kept cut grass and beautiful flower beds. Even the wooden trellis, adorned with sweet peas is a sight to behold. The trees in this 1960’s photo are a LOT […]
Going back 71 years now to 1950 and a photo taken in Stonefield Public Park, Blantyre. Following the success of winning the Scottish Junior Cup that year, Blantyre Vics sadly found themselves with very little money left to even go and properly enjoy a celebration. The Fifth District Council, still recovering from war years, similarly […]
Here’s a list courtesy of Jenny Day, of all the different fruit including types of each grown at Boathouse in the late 19th Century. The former orchards operated as a business, a florists and a market garden and were owned and worked on by Archibald Brown between 1874 and 1912. We may more commonly […]
My good friend and history colleague Robert Stewart shared these 3 interesting photos with me recently. Robert added, 1) The aerial photo is from July 1965. Points of interest, the scar on the ground, bottom right, the start of the ground works for the EK Expressway, and top centre, the railway embankment next to […]
Matthew McGuigan kindly shared these photos adding, “This is me and my then best friend John Haliburton in Blantyre public park in summer 1959 when we both lived on Craig Street. We moved to Millands Avenue the year after. Looks like I’m definitely wearing my big brother’s trousers though eh? I remember Mum telling me how […]
Andy Bain is known to have taken many a great picture shared on Blantyre Project, and this is certainly another! Pictured here are Spring flowers at Greenhall in early 2015 Carpets of white snowdrops and purple crocus flowers adorn the grass. A beautiful scene. Andy was perhaps a little more enthusiastic in his report, but […]