From the book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Turner’s Buildings (Central Buildings) One of the most populated buildings ever on Glasgow Road was the former Turner’s Buildings, or as they were also known, Central Buildings. Before we explore this, lets clear up yet ‘ainother incorrectly previously […]
1946 – Following World War 2, the Crossbasket gatehouse, east lodge was sold by James directly to his sister on 14th November 1946. Agnes Little was unmarried, a spinster but a lady with many business interests herself. Amongst them a seamstress and drapers business in Ladybank, as her sisters Margaret and Peggy had too. It […]
World War II followed which must have seen a slow down in local work. Upon the outbreak of war, many of the county’s housing construction projects were shelved indefinitely. Craters to the North of Crossbasket were subject to local rumours that the Nazi German Luftwaffe had tried to bomb the Castle on their route […]
1936 – By this year, the Eastern wooden footbridge at Crossbasket, closest to Greenhall spanning the Rotten Calder River had collapsed entirely, blocking off access to the opposite side of the river at that location. A path had formed leading from the fields near the Castle back to Crossbasket. Further large outbuildings had been built directly […]
1926 – On 22nd September, The Glasgow Herald reported on a story about some suspicious activity by James Little, who would later become owner of Crossbasket. Strange trends had been noticed by the Blantyre rates assessor for Blantyre’s homes, and each of the anomalies involved houses owned and built by James Little. Mr. Andrew […]
“James Little was a Wright (shaper of wood) and Building Contractor, whom at the time of purchasing Crossbasket on 6th April 1932 was residing at 175 Stonefield Road, Blantyre. The first thing that struck me here, is how could a local man, who grafted on the tools each day afford such a property? This […]
During the Summer of 1965 at Crossbasket Castle, the “James Little Training College” was established and became an education centre for various trades and hobbies, operating alongside the day to day business of the Roosevelt Memorial Fund’s work with disadvantaged children. James Little was a former owner of Crossbasket who left his fortune to a […]