In this wonderful, previously unseen photo is Kirkton Park at High Blantyre. Taken almost 70 years ago in 1953, this scene has changed somewhat, so a little context is needed. The vantage point where the photographer stands is at the School Lane entrance to the park, right next to my current home. The picture looks […]
Need some help with this photo to identify the ten kids pictured. I suspect it’s the 1990’s and taken in High Blantyre. The kids likely part of the nursery there. Do you recognise anybody? Thanks to Cath McInally for this photo. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, […]
Just a little post to remember Blantyre boy, Edward Allan Watson. On the 4th September 1951, about 68 years ago, three year old Allan Edward Watson was playing outside his home in High Blantyre. He lived at 395 Main Street with his family, including Stephen Watson, a brother who I know reads this page. Allan’s […]
Here’s a fantastic previously unseen photo of miners at Dixons Pits, High Blantyre. Believed to be the 1920s, the blue cross marks at least one known person, John ‘Jock’ Deccs. These eleven hard working men pose for the camera, some with the tools of their trade, depicting their particular job within the mining industry. Each […]
Stephen Watson shared this photo. He told me, “I have been told that the building on the left ( looking at it ) is 365 main st, where I was born in 1956. this pic may have been taken before that.” I don’t think I’ve seen this one before. The tenements on the left were […]
A brand new Cafe is coming soon to High Blantyre! The “Greenhall Country Cafe” is currently under construction, an exciting expansion for local business Greenhall Farm Produce. Located just off Hamilton Road, directly across from Greenhall Park, we think the location is fantastic. The spokesperson for Greenhall Farm Produce added, “All work being carried out is […]
Taken from high above Burnbank Hillhouse, this aerial photo from 1961 looks back towards High Blantyre. At a time before the EK Expressway, you can see the relatively new Kirkton Avenue and Waverley Terrace in the Housing Estate in the foreground, which had only been constructed a few years earlier. The fields to the […]