Another interesting Summer excursion described in 1895, this time an outing by the children of the former Blantyre Works Sabbath School, pictured here. The children were associated with the Primitive Methodist Church who were using this school/chapel building at the time. On Saturday 8th June 1895, their annual outing destination was Strathaven. The Band of […]
In October 1979, some members of Blantyre Bowling Club travelled a day trip to Bells Whisky Distillery in Pitlochry to see how the famous drink was made! Lets just say, the day involved some “sampling” too….. Do you recognise anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, […]
This photo was taken in High Blantyre in 1967. Shared here by Liz Weaver, this is an outing of the guild at Blantyre Old Parish Church. Some of the people are known. From left, Mrs Elsie Dale (wife of the Rev George Dale), then the mother of Liz, Jean Weaver, then Liz herself (the youngest girl […]
Although this photo wasn’t taken in Blantyre, it’s a typical Blantyre Holiday, with some Blantyre children Jimmy, Janet Mary and Cathy Cook. It was photographed around 1952. Helen Williams (nee Cook) who kindly shared these 2 photos, commented, “Note how the weans are in summer clothes and bare foot while the women are wrapped up […]
A Blantyre outing of to Blair Atholl Distillery. Likely to be in the 1970’s. Do you recognise anybody in this photo or perhaps know what the occasion actually was? This prompted a great response on social media: Carole Mackie Rickard I like how they’re all so smartly dressed. My wee papa wore a shirt and tie […]
I was recently sent a high resolution photograph of David Livingstone Centre, taken sometime between Summer 1930 and Summer 1934. The photograph shows an outing to the centre with many hundreds of people enjoying the new facility and the wide open spaces of the grounds. I have been able to zoom in on the photo […]
Catherine MacRury (nee Buchanan) has emailed me this photo of her father, taken in 1945. She told me, “The picture of the three teenagers was when the boys were on an outing with the YMCA circa 1945. On the left is Tom Ashbridge, a handsome chap in the middle and my father Thomas Buchanan on […]