The funeral procession of the 6 victims of the Auchinraith Colliery disaster trundles up Auchinraith Road towards High Blantyre. Just look at the crowds who turned out to pay their respects! The location is on Auchinraith Road, at the top of Merry’s Rows (Elm Street) which is just out the picture to the left. The […]
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Mrs. Harris’s Charitable Act 1900
This is a heart-warming tale of neighbourly goodwill. During the last 2 years of the 1890’s, the wife of one of Blantyre’s constables took seriously ill and was unable to attend to her family, whilst her husband was out at work. A member of the Salvation Army, Mrs Harris of Melbourne Place on Auchinraith […]