This nostalgic photo is again of Stonefield Public Park, taken from the vantage point of the houses at Station Road. It was captured by the late Robert Craig, (who was the first SNP Councillor in Blantyre) and shared here in good resolution, scanned by Robert Gordon. The prominent feature here is the “Old Mans Rest”, […]
Complaints about the Stonefield Public Park were heard in June 1967 at a meeting of the 8th District Council. The first concerned the number of children and adults who were increasingly using the boating pond for bathing, particularly during that very hot summer. At times it had been so busy the boats hardly had room […]
The “Old Man’s Rest” was a timber and glass enclosed shelter dating from post WW2 (check maps) situated near the former entrance of Stonefield Public Park. It stood at the main footpath near the arch, which ran down to the Station Road entrance. It was directly behind the back gardens of numbers 56 and 58 […]