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Carly Muldoon kindly shared these photos of her school days. They should be interesting especially to those who went to High Blantyre Primary School between 1988-1994. Recognise yourself or anybody? Feel free to tag.
Thomas Ward recently shared these photos with us. He says, “I have just com across some photos of myself and good friend Davy Borden. Two were taken at the school camp near Meigle when the High Blantyre school packed us off for 4 weeks at end of term. The dormitories at the back were our […]
The three classes of High Blantyre Primary School, Primary 1. This was taken in 1980, these kids now likely in their early to mid 40s. Recognise anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Lizzi Mac Me!!! Bottom foto 5th from the left…dodgy boots! Xxx […]
John Watt shared this photo of Primary 7, taken at High Blantyre Primary in 1975. . I’m told that the teacher was Mrs Lithgow. These kids would likely be around 55 years old now. Recognise anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Hazel Aitken […]
The infant pupils of High Blantyre Primary School certainly knew how to put a song in the hearts of one of Lanarkshire’s major charities in 1980. In August that year, over 200 pupils held a “sing in” singing songs for raising money towards the Strathclyde Scanner Campaign. The youngsters ploughed through a whole morning of […]
A school photo next, from High Blantyre Primary. The year is 1988. Do you recognise anybody?
This photo was shared recently by Jack Bethel. It’s an aerial photo of Blantyre taken in the early 1980s. A time before the Technology Park and before housing beside the church. The road snaking through the picture is Hunthill Road, with the old High Blantyre Primary School seen at the bottom left, one of 2 […]
I can remember this like it was yesterday! In June 1980, children at High Blantyre Primary School’s ‘Music and Drama’ Group put on a spectacular show! Their annual stage production was called, “A Touch of Class” and had 118 pupils in the cast! They performed to over 1300 people over that week, the audience comprised […]
Next we go to High Blantyre Primary in the 1960’s. This photo shows a PE or gym class in the main hall at the former school on Hunthill Road. Some of the names of the pupils are known: Boys on the top Left to right is David McKay, Jim Gray, Tom Watson, Ross McLochlan, […]