Today’s Cine film takes you to playing at High Blantyre Park. Filmed in the 1960’s and shown here courtesy of Sanny McVicar, you can see the play equipment with the houses at Broompark Avenue and Broompark Road in the background. Coincidentally, one of the homes being that of members of my own family. Can you […]
Continuing our look this week at Sanny McVicars excellent cine videos of Blantyre during the 1960s’ Sanny’s cine reels were converted by Blantyre Project and with his permission shared here for you all to see. Today, we’re looking at High Blantyre Industrial Estate, out with the dog, looking across to the timber houses and homes […]
A popular holiday for many families (and still is!), was going for a day trip down the West Coast. To Troon, Ayr, Irvine or Saltcoats. A day trip to the beach was a real treat as a child. This cine from the 1960’s shows one such Blantyre families visit to the west coast. With thanks […]
A beautiful cine film, now converted by myself over to electronic format. This is Sanny McVicar’s film showing lots of playing in the late 1960’s at Milheugh Falls, Blantyre. I’ve added some music and of course given Sanny back his cine films with the converted film now on DVD for him. Shared here with […]