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Burleigh Church, Blantyre

November 5, 2017

Blantyre Buildings, Blantyre Glasgow Road

From the book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Burleigh Church (United East Free Church) The Burleigh Church was a former church also known as the East Free Church or East United Free Church at Herbertson Street corner of Glasgow Road, Low Blantyre. Before the church was […]

The Herbertson Tragedy

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November 16, 2013

Blantyre People, Blantyre Streets

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Janet Herbertson was born in Blantyre in 1818. As she entered her twenties, she married local man Andrew Jackson and they settled down at their family home at Spittal, on the outskirts of Bardykes, Blantyre. Like others of the time, they planned a large family. So, in 1846, at the age of 28, Janet fell […]