This next story takes place in 1894, though obviously the photo is a lot later!! In early August 1894, a reader wrote a letter into the Hamilton Herald newspaper, with a goo description of an issue he found in Blantyre at the time. I quote, “Sir, being a daily traveller from Blantyre and having to […]
When the 59 acres of land was up for sale in Stonefield in 1851, including the Stonefield farm steading (Hasties) and fields where the park is today, its starting price of £2,000 ended up at £2,750 due to keen competition. The buyers being the Forrest family. They may not have realized the extent of […]
In November 1962, to relieve flooding at Stonefield Road and the Public Park, a large outfall sewer was completed. The sewer was dual pipeline and was of sufficient capacity to permit the capture of both sewage and stormwater from all the nearby housing estates at Stonefield Road and the surrounding district. A burn exists at Low […]