I’m still deeply immersed in Blantyre news of 1892. A fascinating year of change, innovation, technological leaps forward and best intentions. Exploring life in Blantyre that year, an interesting story appeared in the Hamilton Herald on 7th October 1892. From 133 years ago…. A lecture, entitled, “Blantyre: Historical and Picturesque,” and illustrated by nearly 200 lime-light lantern […]
At the end of March 1893, Major Allan delivered a captivating lecture titled “My trip to India via the Suez Canal” at Stonefield Parish Church in High Blantyre. Illustrated with lime light views, the lecture offered audiences a vivid glimpse into distant lands, creating a memorable experience in an era before modern visual technologies.
A story now from 128 years ago tonight. On Thursday 26th December, Boxing Day, 1895 High Blantyre’s Parish Church held their sabbath school soiree. (To you and I, that’s their Sunday School Party!) The event took place that evening in the upstairs Masonic Hall on Main Street and in conjunction with the Band of Hope […]
On the evening of Wednesday 25th November 1914, Blantyre children packed into the former Caldwell Hall on Glasgow Road for a magic lantern show treat! Constructed in 1900, the tall building once sat at the corner of Glasgow Road and Auchinraith Road and the spacious hall inside (being used then as a Gospel Hall) was […]