Gord Fotheringham shared these photos commenting, “These are two special shots…..my mother is the blonde with wee Morley from Wallace Place…..the other is my da and wee Morley can’t remember the other gents name ….he wiz a villager…..think it wiz the village bar…50s” The other photo is the Village Dominoes Team. The photo has been […]
Gord Fotheringham shared this photo, all the more special as it was originally black and white and was recently colourised. Gord, who used to live in the Village, Blantyre now lives abroad. This is 16th November 1963. Gord’s wedding day. He told me, “Our maid of honour is Teresa Patullo and best man Willy Bruins.” […]
Gord Fotheringham has kindly shared these 2 photos from his family collection. From 1955, it features his dad and sister, Anna swimming in the Clyde near Blantyre Weir. You can just about make out the suspension bridge in the background. Do you have family photos you would like to add to the 8,000 Blantyre […]
This Blantyre photo was shared from Gord Fotheringham’s timeline. Gord told me his aunt Elizabeth and Julia McGrorty are featured in the family photo, but the date and boy were unknown. Looking at some notes I had on the McGrorty family, Julia pictured on the right was born during WW1 in Blantyre in 1917, the daughter […]