Gerry Kelly shared this great photo. Some people will recognise the venue as Hastie’s Farm. Gerry told me, “This is my dad and a few friends in Hasties. Maybe mid 70s, I think it may have been a retirement gig.” Jim Kelly is 4th from the right. Recognise anybody else? On Social Media, the following comments […]
Outdoor bowling next behind the Miners Welfare. Gerry Kelly messaged with these photos adding, “My granda Charlie McAlinden top right and (possibly) my granda Kelly below him front right . If I was to hazard a guess I’d say mid to late 50’s . The old Calder Street school in background.” Also pictured is a […]
A good show was put on by Blantyre Boxers in April 1978 at Meadowbank where the Scottish Youth Boxing Championships were being held. Three were among the medals. Sixteen year old Hugh Kelly who boxed with the Blantyre Miner’s Welfare Club lifted the Bantamweight Class B title. Fellow colleague William Johnstone (16), boxing lightweight just […]
Continuing a look at the 1960’s today with several more Blantyre Weddings. I’ve attempted to put more detail to these wedding photos and of course archive them and hundreds of others into a permanent archive of Blantyre Wedding Photos through the ages. Feel free to comment or tag people you know. Each of these 3 […]
Continued from Part 2….. Of course there were other Victoria players who played a noted part before going on to the senior ranks. For instance Mr. James Kelly, the Celtic Director and old time internationalist, had business investments in Blantyre and both his sons, Frank and James played for “Vics” before going on to Celtic […]
Blantyre Lodging House was located at Birdsfield Street in Burnbank. Its identity was often blurry, for whilst it initially carried the name Blantyre Lodging House, it was certainly located over the Parkburn boundary, and into Hamilton Parish, rather than Blantyre. As such, I do still consider this a Hamilton building. It was built by public […]
Moria Hutchings has sent me the following information, “My Grandfather, Patrick Kelly was born in 1882 allegedly at Shuttle Row. He went on to work at or run the Hoolits Nest (Barnhill Tavern) at Barnhill; Certainly it was the family home for sometime. His father was an Edward Kelly, an Iron Works Hand. On his marriage certificate […]