What was going on in Blantyre during Autumn 1967? Exploring some of the newsworthy stories during October that year, some 57 years ago. Anybody remember anything here? There was some excitement in High Blantyre as a couple of teenagers were injured in a motor cycle accident. Robert Lyon (17) and Margaret Lyon (19) of 5/7 […]
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1747 The Greenhall Map
I find this particular section of the 1747 map truly fascinating. In a time long before the EK Expressway, or even the modern route exiting Blantyre up the hill Westwards to Greenhall, there was an older road in this area and it took you through some amazing scenery. If this 1747 map of Greenhall is […]

