John Wardrop Moore Junior owned Greenhall House and Estate from around 1885, by inheriting it from the late doctor, his father of the same name. (Wardrop Moore Senior has a commemorative arch in built into the old Kirkyard in High Blantyre). Young John Wardrop Moore (Jnr) joined the local militia volunteers in 1883 at the […]
Evidence of habitation in Blantyre can be traced back as far as 2000 BC. As well as Campknow, the hillside fort, urns and grave goods have been found not only in Archers Croft, High Blantyre, but also in Coatshill area, as recently as 1939. In April that year a farmer at Coatshill Farm (near where […]
James Banks M’Neill, well known aquatic circles, died on Friday 11th October 1878 at Blantyre, in his 49th year. He was a boatbuilder, a most successful teacher of swimming, and in his youthful days a splendid oarsman. He built boats, hired them out and was the originator and first secretary of the City of Glasgow […]