On Thursday evening, the 8th December 1892, a deputation of twelve, representative of the officials and others connected with Auchinraith Colliery, waited by invitation on Dr and Mrs Grant at their residence, Croftpark (on Broompark Road, Blantyre), and presented them with a marriage testimonial, which was in the form of a handsome drawing-room clock and […]
I’m reminded of the saying, “you don’t get if you don’t ask” in this next story from March 1896. The Blantyre Parish Council at met at High Blantyre for their monthly meeting on the first week in March 1896. On the agenda that particular meeting was to discuss the many applications for poor relief. That […]
Elizabeth Grieve (nee Dobson) wrote to me recently saying, “I thought I would forward a photo to you regarding your wedding section. It’s a very old one and not an official photo of my parents wedding from 6 March 1965. Because my mother was from the mining village of Fallin, Stirlingshire, they were married there […]