On a bright and crisp Saturday in early February, I took a walk down the Calder with Blantyre men Jim Brown, Alex Rochead and Joey “Peachy” Campbell. We were out exploring the ruined buildings of Milheugh but stopped for a moment to gaze upon how tall the Redwoods are near to the riverbank. These huge trees […]
Shared here by Neil Scott who told me, “Jim Smith And wife Gladys from High Blantyre. It was their wedding day 1941” Being married to a serviceman during the War must have been worrying for any new bride, but this occasion is a happy one and their love for each other is projected from this […]
Jim Cochrane shared this photo from 1932, adding, “This is my mum’s Cousins, Jim and Jean Marshall. Their father was James Marshall (my Grandfathers Older brother) . Jean’s married name later was Willis”