Margaret Chalmers wrote, “My Grandfather Robert Paterson was from Ulva Place, Blantyre was an Osler. This picture from left is my Gran Mary McCullouch Beveridge from Hamilton, my Mum Isobel Paterson Beveridge from Blantyre. My cousin Margaret Paterson from Blantyre. I don’t know who the gentleman is, I would like to find out if possible […]
Sheena King recently shared this charming photo. Going back to the early 1950’s, it was taken outside a close at 7 John Street, Blantyre. This wee girl’s name is Netta Paterson. She lived with her brothers and sisters at number 5 John St. Sheena told me, “My Grampa Wil Fleming lived at number 7. My […]
In January 1979, an intolerable situation existed in Blantyre. An agreement had been reached by Hamilton District Council with ASDA to provide a new store and work had even started on clearing the site. However, there was ONE major obstacle. The Co-op. Disgruntled at losing out to another supermarket, the Co-op had formally issued […]
I was very honoured and thrilled to receive a visit from Bill Beers back in January 2016, when he was visiting Blantyre away from his home in Canada. Bill had married Blantyre girl, Susan Wright, whose parents lived at Watson Street. Whilst on holiday in Blantyre, Bill dropped by my home and he very kindly […]
I’ve been asked by several readers to clarify something found on the website http://www.blantyre.com Thats the website of an American 5 star luxury resort called Blantyre. The query I have received multiple times contests that Blantyre was modelled on a house in Blantyre, Scotland. To explore this, I needed to investigate the history of the […]
On Wednesday 8th August 1934, Mary Brodie Paterson, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr A. Paterson, of 73 Broompark Road, High Blantyre, was fatally injured when the cycle she was riding was involved in a collision with a motor cycle ridden by a young man. I recall quite some time ago being told about this, and […]
Mr Ronald Paterson Wilson, son of Dr John Cowan Wilson, Parkville, Blantyre, was appointed Chief Constable of West Sussex on 1st January 1935. When the vacancy occurred Mr Wilson was living at his parents’ house (now, the front of the Parkville Pub) and in 1934 when he heard of the position, had newly arrived home to Blantyre […]