Fellow local history enthusiast, Gordon Cook kindly shared these 2 photos, which tie in nicely to the recent articles about McLean Brothers, the aerated water bottlers of Main Street, High Blantyre. Gordon told me, “A few years back Paul, the library at Hamilton gave my details to a man who got this bottle from his […]
Hopefully this is the first time you’ll have seen this wonderful high resolution photo of the McLean Brothers (of Springfield Mineral Water Company), High Blantyre. I believe the photo was taken around 1910 and I have zoomed in on several features and characters in the picture, for more detail. The photo was taken in Priestfield […]
It’s with sincere thanks to Colin Gilchrist, for providing some photos attached to this article, which explores a subject close to my home area, i.e. The story of the McLean family and their Aerated Water Business. (Fizzy water). As I write and research this article, I’m looking out on land on Main Street where their […]