Another old School photos. This time from 1946. These kids are all Blantyre children, born in the early part of WW2. This is Auchinraith School, the first intake of pupils that year, the youngest kids. Hamish Dow kindly shared this photo adding, “My brother Neil is 5th from the left in the middle row. I […]
A full compliment of Blantyre High School Teachers and office staff. Taken in the mid 1980s, 77 people are photographed. Who do you recognise? Whats your memories of all these teachers? This fantastic photo was shared by Simon Downie. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors […]
This photo shared by Charles Quinn is Stonefield Primary School, better known as Ness’. Taken in 1956, it was just a year or two before many of the children moved to the David Livingstone Memorial Primary School. Recognise anybody?
By the turn of the Millennium as these 2002 photos show, St Joseph’s Primary School on Glasgow Road had seen better days. It is little wonder from these photos that plans were already then foot to discuss building a new school. The new school was built in 2010, opening in October that year although snagging […]
When this previously unseen, amazing photograph was given to me, it instantly became one of my favourites of all photos in my collection! It’s just SO clear and detailed. Pictured around 1905 to 1910 is the former Auchinraith School. The girls entrance on the left, boys on the right can clearly be seen. The stonework […]
This photo was shared recently by Jack Bethel. It’s an aerial photo of Blantyre taken in the early 1980s. A time before the Technology Park and before housing beside the church. The road snaking through the picture is Hunthill Road, with the old High Blantyre Primary School seen at the bottom left, one of 2 […]
David Livingstone Youth Centre was formed in October 1966 and by springtime 1967 had a membership of over 60 boys and girls. The club was organised by the County Further Eduction department met on two separate evenings at David Livingstone Memorial Primary School at Coatshill. The leader was Samuel Trussler of Kirkton Avenue, High Blantyre […]