Until August 2015, I thought this building was named Peasweep, but recently found out that Peasweep was the row across the road from it, when in fact, this ruin was actually called Brown’s Land. Located just beyond the Auchentibber Road junction, actually on Parkneuk Road, going up Sydes Brae on the left hand side was […]
Shared here by Drew Semple a while back, is Stonefield Boys Club around 1973 or 1974. There may be more than a few familiar faces in here, some not with us anymore. In this group as well as Drew are Peter Barrat, Stevie Young, Frank Green (from Winton Crescent) , Stevie Murray, Jim Lees, Wullie […]
Shared here by Neil Scott who told me, “Jim Smith And wife Gladys from High Blantyre. It was their wedding day 1941” Being married to a serviceman during the War must have been worrying for any new bride, but this occasion is a happy one and their love for each other is projected from this […]
Thanks to Neil Scott for sending in this photo, which is dated 1930 behind Auchinraith Road. Neil told me, “From Left to right this is Archie Gardner, Maisie Gardner (my grandmother nee Smith) Agnes Morgan, Jim Gardner, and was photographed behind Auchinraith Road about 1930.” A charming photo of Blantyre folk taken 85 years ago. I […]
In Spring 2014, I was given a copy of an old account of various historical events in Blantyre, primarily centering around Barnhill. This old account was given to Alex Rochead’s wife when she was a teacher at Auchinraith Primary. The words were actually written much earlier around 1940 and they actually relate to events 80 […]
A poem sent in by James Smith, recalling his time as a youngster out and about in Blantyre on his bike. a wish a could jump on ma bike the morra n peddle up the sydesbrae or even the cawder tae park ma griffter up greenhall at the hut and pay on fur the pitch […]
Marion Smith shared this photo with us, saying, “Hi thought i would share this pic with you. Its my grandparents james & martha coulter. My papa worked in the community centre for a great number of years as a caretaker and so well known in the community. He also worked in craigs and commercial bar […]