On October 14, 1892, High Blantyre Parish Church Halls were inaugurated, featuring a large hall for 450 people and additional smaller rooms. Rev. T. S. Turnbull was pivotal in its establishment, supported by community efforts, resulting in a debt-free opening with a successful concert. The halls aim to enhance community welfare and activities.
Blantyre Scouts are pictured outside High Blantyre Old Parish Church Halls. At Main Street during the 1960s, do you know any of the scouts or those pictured? The Church Halls would later be demolished in early February 1989 to make way for the re-alignment of Hunthill Road. Its demolition saw the end of an […]
Pictured here are the Scouts at High Blantyre. In the 1960’s outside the former Old Parish Church Halls during the 1960’s about to go on parade. In the background, The Victoria Bar, now the Cornerstone. Whats your memories of the Scouts, and do you recognise anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not […]