Pictured is local man, James Reynolds in his Lanarkshire Tramways Company Uniform. James was a tram driver but later became an Inspector. It is safe to say trams were well used. In the New Year holiday period in just a few days in 1903/1904, over 106,000 people used the trams, bringing in around £200. Inevitably, […]
Here’s a great article kindly written and provided by reader, Archie Simm. “On June 2nd , 1953 as part of the Queen Elizabeth 2nd, Coronation, throughout the UK there were neighbourhood and community celebrations big and small. Beech Place (a small cul-de-sac off Auchinraith Road between Elm Street and Logan Street) held their own neighbourhood […]
I’ve compiled a list of all the house numbers and families that lived at Fin Me Oot (Caldervale) during 1930. Many of the family heads were miners, for the houses were tied to AG Moore & Co Ltd (coalmasters) who owned nearby Blantyreferme Colliery and Brickworks. The homes were known as Caldervale Terrace and each […]
This is a lovely photo I saw recently on the Facebook page “FinMeOot friends”. Pictured in the late 1940s is Margaret McNeil on her back steps looking down at the camera, as Francis Reynolds walks by in a smart suit. Fin Me Oot or Caldervale was home to many miners families. The last family to […]
Next , a photo sent in with thanks to Stephen Gallagher on 8th November 2014. Finding out a little more via social media, various people were able to identify the date and the people in the photo. Maureen O’ Connell told me, “It’s the back yard of 64 Farm road Blantyre, the Reynolds residence until […]