Tag: orange order

Large Crowd for Kirkton Park – 1933

On Saturday 17h June 1933, Blantyre saw perhaps the largest crowd ever assembled in the town, all descending upon High Blantyre, when 12,000 people attended the Loyal Orange Order Parade. The annual event saw the turn of Blantyre to host the National event, which accounted for the large numbers of crowds. No less than 18 flute […]