This little gem is a previously unseen postcard from 1908 which made its way across the Atlantic to America. Dated by the postmark itself, it shows the magnificent completed St Joseph’s Church on Glasgow Road. The sender of the postcard on the back explains the church was completed just a couple of years earlier. […]
With the discovery of coal and surge in industry within Blantyre in the 1870′s, the town’s Roman Catholic population grew quickly. In 1821, documentation stated that there were just 149 Roman Catholics in Blantyre, and by 1881, there were over 600. By that time, it was no longer acceptable to meet for mass in […]
How beautiful St Joseph’s Church on Glasgow Road looks this evening. St Josephs Church commented, “November is the month of the Holy Souls, this month we remember all those who have gone before us and hope that one day we shall see them again. Therefore, this month our parish Facebook Cover Picture will be a […]
After the interest in todays post about Mrs Callaghan, I wondered if she was pictured here in this photo showing all of 1975 St Josephs School Staff? Can you name any of the other teachers? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said, Mhairi […]
I’ve recently had several people email me wishing to add wedding photos to the growing Blantyre Project Wedding Archive, a feature proving quite popular. Helen Reilly, kindly took time to scan and send over these 2 photos of her parents wedding day in Blantyre in 1957. Helen told me, “My Mum & Dad married in St.Josephs […]
Satellite imagery has recently been updated on Google Earth for the Blantyre and Lanarkshire area. It brings the old imagery in 2009 and 2012 right up to date to Summer 2016, with some interesting changes to Blantyre, being explored here this week. Take for example, this scene, just off Glasgow Road. A scar on […]
This is perhaps my most favourite poem by the late Jimmy Cornfield. Written in 2005, it details the events leading up to and around the construction of the church, which Jimmy has cleverly put into prose. Pictured alongside this poem, exclusively shown online for the first time is the St Joseph’s Church during the […]