Caroline Cunningham Hy kindly messaged me these great photos from 1972. This was the wedding of her parents, both from Blantyre. On 23rd December 1972, Miss Mary Mcguinness of Kirkton Ave married Hugh Cunningham of Wheatland Ave, Blantyre. The couple married at StCuthberts in Burnbank. How amazing all the fashions and haircuts were, especially the […]
Whilst these 2 photos are actually outwith Blantyre on the outskirts of Hamilton, they are excellent photos and feature High Blantyre Road, leading into Blantyre. Pictured is Burnbank Parish Church (the Ivy Kirk), a very rural scene and High Blantyre Road showing a distinct lack of traffic. They were taken in 1910, a few years before […]
Dot Spears-McGuire shared this and added, “St Cuthberts Guild Football Team. Middle left -Pat Mitchell – (Back Row)John McGuire – Joe Brogan – Don Boyle – Willie Lavery, Hughie Carlton. I think Joe Smith is second from the right in front row roughly 1950’s. Dad was born 1935 so looks like the 50’s.” Do you […]