Mr G. F.B Hill is pictured here in the back row at Stonefield Parish Manse house in 1941. During the first half of the 20t Century, he had a great interest in Scouting and started the 2nd Blantyre Boy Scouts which met at Auchinraith school. Because of World War II, Mr George .F.B. Hill retired to live at his […]
Today, I have some more Blantyre “modern” weddings from 1967. Three couples all with Blantyre connections. As you may be aware, I’m creating a large archive of Blantyre Wedding photos on Blantyre Project main website, so these posts may become frequent in the short term. Feel free to comment if you recognise these people. Mr Daniel Crawford and Miss […]
Alison Walker Hill shared this photo commenting, “Down by the Clyde on the new section of path below the David Livingstone centre, a freshly fallen tree has taken all the years of debris off the sandstone wall and revealed this inscription…..I wonder who these people were?” Interesting graffiti, but unfortunately I can’t tie it […]
I’ve uncovered on this old 1859 document, a long forgotten account of Buildings that once sat on top of Dechmont Hill. The account was written in 1859 and in that context states “On the summit of Dechmont Hill there are still some faint trace of Ancient Buildings. The ruins of these buildings were considerable about […]