A fantastic photo of Blantyre War Memorial, not long after it was unveiled. This pristine photo was likely taken at the first remembrance service in 1922, following the unveiling of the new monument. In the foreground what looks like a gun carriage, perhaps signifying shots were left off in remembrance. The monument itself is brand […]
On 22nd October 1927, Blantyre stopped to remember the great pit disaster in High Blantyre that had happened 50 years earlier. Today, 139 years later we do the same and I thought I’d share a few things about the 50 year remembrance. In 1927, the pit disaster was still relatively fresh in Blantyre’s history […]
Today, Blantyre remembers our fallen war heroes from both wars. Lest we forget the freedom they gave us.
A poem by Blantyre’s James Mitchell, written in 1938. It may not be November yet, but the poem is worth sharing as a mark of respect of those Blantyre men fallen. This appeared in the paper a year before WW2, so the memories are of WW1. Thank you to Wilma Bolton for sharing this here. […]