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Children move to Hospital

May 24, 2018

In October 1922, such was the demand for Maternity space in the Hospital in Bellshill, that the sick children there were moved all over to Blantyre, to the cottage hospital on Bardykes Road. It is noted in local news reports, this filled the hospital in Blantyre to capacity, but eased the Bellshill situation hugely. Pictured […]

1977 Childhood Bits n Bobs

paulveverka

November 2, 2014

Blantyre Documents

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Next up, a couple of my own little memories. In 1977, I was just six years old. In late June 1977, mum was in hospital giving birth to my brother. On behalf of my four year old sister and I , I picked up a pencil and wrote a letter to mum to take into […]