Elizabeth Weaver shared this photo from around 1950, adding, “This is my Uncle Frank (Scott), cousin Robert and cousin Ian in the pram. Taken at the prefabs in High Blantyre. Possibly on Mossgiel Street?” The prefabs at High Blantyre were still relatively new at this time. Speaking of the prefabs, Elizabeth added, “They were […]
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“I built that” by Jade McCarroll
In early June, Catherine Murray sent me this story. Her niece had written it about her papa, a Blantyre man. Catherine told me, “Dad Jock McCarroll (68 yrs just now) grew up in the pre-fabs in Mossgiel Street, Blantyre and Jade McCarroll, his granddaughter was 16 years when she wrote this poem about her Papa.” […]