This is a subject I’ve been asked a few times. The question, “Why did the council build homes in the Public Park?”. I can answer this in some detail. In December 1977, a growing petition was circulating in Blantyre after residents heard of the Council’s plans to utilise some of the public park for new […]
This photo with 5 Blantyre lads was taken about 1947 in the Public Park across the road from where some of them lived near John Street. Shared by Arch Park with fond memories of childhood. Left to right: Andy Wallace, Jimmy Park (Arch’s younger brother), Billy Toes, Archie Park, Johnny Ferns. They had just come […]
I love this photo for a whole load of reasons, the first one being it’s a great photo of my father, Joe Veverka. This is August 1969 and he’s here in Scotland on holiday for the first time. Hardly able to speak much English, he was bowled over by the warmth of the country, it’s […]
September 1950, and this is a lovely Scene at Low Blantyre. The caption in the newspaper against this photo at the time was “Although to all appearances this is a country scene, the memorial archway to Dr (Cowan) Wilson and its lovely floral surroundings at Blantyre Public Park have, a few yards away, all the […]
Some wonderful photos next of busy David Livingstone Grounds during one summer in the late 1930’s. The Livingstone Memorial was busy that day, as were the grounds with many hundreds of people coming along for some summer fun. Groups of people huddle around the seats under the large trees sitting in the shade. Shuttle Row […]
Well, its finally happened! The holy grail of Blantyre photos, well, certainly in terms of what people keep asking me to see. Ladies and gents, here’s the small, oval pool at Stonefield Public Park! This 1967 picture is courtesy of Blantyre Project reader Lorraine Adair. The small pool was located near the Station Road entrance […]
Sharon Doonin (nee Morrison) kindly shared this photo of her sitting in Stonefield Public Park, Low Blantyre in Springtime 1975. Pictured alongside her is a rare picture of the empty boating pond (usually drained and cleaned out ahead of summer). In the background are the back of the buildings along Glasgow Road. Greenside Street […]