Here are a series of photos kindly taken by Alex Rochead during a site visit to the Cocksburn Railway Culvert. This is located at the Calder, north of Greenhall. These particular photos capture the culvert from the Greenhall side, at its outlet. The Cocksburn flows down from the fields above Mid Letterick, down into the […]
On Tuesday evening of 12th April 1881, a fatal accident happened to John Urquhart Sillar, age 6. He was the Blantyre son of Mr Sillar, inspector of the poor in Blantyre Parish. With another boy, young John was playing near the bridge in course of erection in connection with the High Blantyre and East Kilbride […]
Jean Mcintosh lives at Stoneymeadow, High Blantyre. She recently emailed me a short story, which gave her heart a flutter. Jean said, “You mentioned in one of your posts about the ghostly stories of the Lady Nancy. As you know my house looks onto it. This Morning about 2 am (Thursday 12th March 2015 – I […]
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 […]
Thanks to Louise Wilson for sharing these snowy Greenhall pictures from a few years ago. How incredible these snowy scenes are and yet another reminder of the beauty that isn’t far from our doorsteps.
Not to be confused with the large grand house at Greenhall Estate, there was also a Greenhall Farmhouse located near the boundary with Crossbasket Estate. Pictured here in 2004 its its final months by Nick Rice, Greenhall Farmhouse. The earliest record I can find of Greenhall Farm House is on the 1747 map, where the […]
Picturesquely situated and beautifully laid out, were the grounds of Milheugh House, High Blantyre admirably suited for the Summer garden fete held on Saturday 28th August 1915. With funds raised on behalf of Blantyre Cottage Hospital, this fete was to lift spirits as the people of Blantyre endured a further year of the first World […]