It never fails to amaze me of the generosity of some people. On 17th March 2016, my doorbell went and Mrs Hazel Gibson, of Auchentibber was standing on my doorstep with a bag. She proceeded to show me a photo of old Auchentibber and invited me to see the contents of the bag, which contained […]
Barnhill Quoiting Club is noted in 1900 as doing well financially, being well supported by local gentlemen. They had a tea in a room in the Barnhill Tavern provided by Mrs Stoddart (the co-owner of Barnhill Tavern) and some of their prizewinners were, J. Dick. J. Craig, J. Campbell, W. Ford, D. Morrison, R. Ford, J. […]
This little newspaper clipping tells of the English National Quoiting team coming to Parkhead, Glasgow to play against the Scottish National Team. It was truly the “auld enemy match” of its day. The Scottish team, were victorious securing a fine win over England by 168-111, with the Scots players scoring very consistently, similar to each […]
Whilst you may have seen this 1908 photo of Auchenitbber Quotiing Team shared by Alex Bowie, I wanted to show you something specific about it. Pictured at the back is Mr. James Nimmo. I’d always thought his chain was a pocket watch, as was the custom at the time when being photographed. However, on August […]
I recently wrote about a Quoiting Club opening up on the Quoiting ground at Broompark in 1932. However, another club opened perhaps at that location, quite some time earlier. As such, there may have been another Quoiting Ground in High Blantyre. The Sunday Post, dated 16th February 1919, says, “QUOITING. A new club is being […]
With thanks to Isabel Fleming of East Kilbride for sharing this photo. Pictured is the Auchentibber Quoiting Team who had just won the Scottish Championships that year. A real accomplishment. They are pictured at the Auchentibber Quoiting Green, with the war monument (then only 6 years old or so) at the far right. The picture […]
Looking at a photo of Auchentibber Quoiting Green, I noticed in the background, a little door. Zooming in on the high resolution image, I was able to see that there was a little wooden, white door, located under a wooden arch. The arch was actually a wooden structure with pieces of bark nailed to it. It […]