This wee Blantyre lassie is Miss. Jessie Warnock Ritchie and the photo was taken in 1898, around 122 years ago! I’ve been looking at her early life. Jessie was born on 11th October, 1896 at School Lane, High Blantyre. The daughter of David Ritchie, once a travelling joiner and Mary Ann Fleming (married in Strathaven 7th […]
Its the 25th January, which means one thing in Scotland and beyond…. It’s Burns Day, a time to celebrate the work of Scotland’s most famous poet. I have a nice fitting photo for you which of course, does have a Blantyre connection. This photo shows Rabbie Burn’s cottage in Ayrshire, a long established tourist attraction. […]
I hope you like this photo. Previously unseen online it was taken around 1900 right on the Blantyre Parish Boundary. A group of late Victorian figures stand, finely dressed on the banks of the river which would eventually become the Lido. This was a time before trams. No tram standards on the bridge yet and […]
This lovely, previously unseen photo from my collection shows the brand new houses built on Broompark Avenue. Photographed here in 1908 or so, they were constructed around 2 years earlier by William Burnett. Obtaining the land from the Jacksons of Croftfoot on 1st November 1905, William Burnett planned on constructing an avenue with good quality […]
Early Blantyre Photographer I’m pleased to announce, that throughout every day in 2019, as well as the usual history stories, I’ll ALSO be featuring brand new, previously unseen old photos of Blantyre and surrounding areas. In a collection of 344 fantastic photos taken between 1895 – 1920 by High Blantyre man David Ritchie, […]
Lets stay with 1978 and see some more Weddings featuring Blantyre folk! Miss Catherine Greenhorn of 7 Jedburgh Street, Blantyre married Alan Ritchie of Knightswood in early 1978. The wedding took place in St Andrews Parish Church in Low Blantyre. Hogmanay 1977, Miss Elizabeth Wotherspoon of 6 Wheatland Avenue and Mr William Allan of […]
An extract from the book, “The History of Crossbasket Castle” by Paul Veverka (c) 1912 – Norah Mary Neilson (nee Addie) and Thomas Paterson Neilson, one of George Neilson’s sons had been living at Crossbasket from 1904 until 1912. The couple had married in Uddingston on 17th August 1904 living at Crossbasket with George immediately […]