Looking at the 1936 map of High Blantyre, I see that there were Tennis Courts at Crossbasket. About midway along the estate entrance road between the Lodge and Crossbasket House, was a large flat area which in the 1930’s was used as a tennis court. The playing fields do not appear on the 1910 map, […]
In the immediate post World War Two Years, Blantyre man, Mr Fairley was a gardener at Greenhall Estate, High Blantyre. Residing at the Lodge at the entrance to the estate, he was left without possessions, when thieves broke in during August 1948 and stole his clothing and clothing coupons. The article was reported in The […]
Was a former grand, detached house occupied by the managers of Blantyre works throughout the late 18th Century, the 19th Century and into the early 20th Century. The superior stone dwelling situated in Blantyre Village adjacent to Shuttle Row, sat isolated and detached in the field, with land and the property itself belonging to the […]
Pictured here is the 1884 Masonic Lodge in High Blantyre Main Street. Prior to that, the building was widely used throughout the community, not only as a public house, but was an excellent concert hall too. The building was owned by local pub owner, JB Struthers, a wine wholeseller, who also owned property in the […]