On the July Fair Monday in 1892, the annual excursion under the auspices of Blantyre Salvation Army took place to Ardrossan. As early as 5.30 a.m. the leaders were astir in Blantyre and, headed by the band, paraded the village, rousing the intending excursionists. The procession continued to patrol the district till 7 a.m., when […]
At the end of November 1908, the Blantyre Salvation Army celebrated their 22nd Anniversary and with it they had found the passage of time had brought them acceptance within the Blantyre community. Times had certainly changed since the Army Corps had first tried to “plant their flag” in Blantyre. The two lassies who were first […]
This photo shared by Warwick Brunton shows a Salvation Army Home League outing, around 1916. There are no names, but Warwick’s grandmother, Jane Galloway Brunton (1879-1939) is standing third from the left in the second to back row. Her fourth son, Walter (1912-1970) is standing next to her. I was trying to identify the cottage […]
This photo was shared by Warwick Brunton who lives in New Zealand. He writes, “This is the Gisborne Salvation Army Band on a trip to Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 1936-38. Although a number of Blantyre-born folk had left Gisborne by then, many remained in the Band,” [having come from Blantyre in a mass exodus in […]
Warwick Brunton who lives in New Zealand messaged me recently, saying, “My grandparents (Walter Brunton (1873-1958) and Jane Galloway Neilson (1879-1939) whilst living in Blantyre joined up to the Salvation Army.” Here’s a great picture which hopefully is a first time seeing this! It’s a little damaged but its remarkable journey will explain. Pictured is […]
Nobody appears to have written about the Salvation Army Citadel before, so I thought I would put a little fact and detail to it. Pictured here in an aerial photo from 1955 is The Salvation Army Building, nicknamed, “The Citadel”. Actually, the name Citadel applied to most Salvation Army headquarters buildings. Located at the top , […]