On the July Fair Monday in 1892, the annual excursion under the auspices of Blantyre Salvation Army took place to Ardrossan. As early as 5.30 a.m. the leaders were astir in Blantyre and, headed by the band, paraded the village, rousing the intending excursionists. The procession continued to patrol the district till 7 a.m., when […]
I have to admit being quite shocked by this next story, hearing something that I didn’t previously quite fully appreciate. I perhaps naively thought that workers, especially miners who were so used to working in the dark depths, would look forward to the Glasgow Fair holiday, which started out as a long weekend. A time […]
Robert Stewart recently shared this family photograph which features himself taken in August 1959 when he was 9 years old. (The photo was only about 1″ X 1 1/2″ but Robert managed to scan it quite successfully.) Pictured in August 1959, is a small residential building site at 289 Glasgow Road which is the rebuilding of […]