I recently posted this photo taken in 1905 by David Ritchie of High Blantyre Primary School. This prompted some online debate. In particular, Blantyre man Alan Baird queried the picture as being High Blantyre Primary School, quoting that it was not the school he remembers going to. Looking at the picture closely, I have to […]
Jim Cochrane shared this photo from 1947. Pictured is High Blantyre Primary School. Jim told me, “High Blantyre Primary 1947 or 48 ,my Dads not sure . My Dad is 4th from the right in the 3rd row back. William Douglas Cochrane.“ Kids most likely born during wartime. These children would now be in their […]
Thanks to Robert Stewart for providing another excellent school photo, taken in 1929 at High Blantyre Primary School, Hunthill Road. Incredibly, the names of the children are also attached.
A photo of Primary 2 or 3 at High Blantyre Primary School. It’s my understanding this is 1977. I recognise many people who were in the same year as me, although this wasn’t my class. Shared by email from Robert Brownlie on 6th November 2014.
A school photo now, this time from 1981 or 1982. The School is definitely High Blantyre Primary and my cousin Lorraine Duncan is pictured in the back row (perhaps the reason my mother kept this photo). Do you know anybody else and who the teacher is? Note: Once posted on social media, I will update […]
A selection of various Blantyre School Photos. So many people sending these in. I’ll get the rest uploaded soon. A great discussion now opened up on facebook in trying to work out who everybody is. See The Blantyre Project on Facebook. Do you know anybody? I’ve saved these images also into our Galleries.