Step back to 1892 and into Stonefield Parish Church, where locals gathered for an evening that blended history, storytelling, and early visual technology. The following is the full newspaper transcription from 1 October 1892, capturing this remarkable community event: LOCAL LECTURE. — A lecture on “The Parish of Blantyre: Historical and Picturesque” was delivered in Stonefield Parish […]
I’m still deeply immersed in Blantyre news of 1892. A fascinating year of change, innovation, technological leaps forward and best intentions. Exploring life in Blantyre that year, an interesting story appeared in the Hamilton Herald on 7th October 1892. From 133 years ago…. A lecture, entitled, “Blantyre: Historical and Picturesque,” and illustrated by nearly 200 lime-light lantern […]
A final photo from Penny Robertson. This is the Stonefield Parish Church Group. The Rev Thomas Pryde sits in the middle and members of the congregation around him. This is a presumed church outing, but the location is unknown. There seems to be a tudor type house on the right hand side, and the building […]
Penny Robertson who lives in Australia has shared this wonderful photo of her family members who once lived in Blantyre. The photo is of Stonefield Parish Church Outing, just before WW1. The location is unknown but it looks like the boys have brought along some footballs for a summer ‘kick about’. In the middle I […]
Penny Robertson, who lives in Australia sent in this wonderful photo this week, adding, “I have just discovered your website and have been fascinated to read about the history of Blantyre. My grandfather was Daniel Sprott (a brother of William Sprott who was killed in the Auchinraith Coal disaster of 1930). My grandmother was Margaret […]
Dr John McArthur recently sent me this lovely little Jubilee Brochure from 1930. It celebrates with a soiree on 25th June 1930, the 50th Year Anniversary of the former Church, once located on Glasgow Road. The souvenir brochure, beautifully embossed, explored key events in the history of the church and also featured a programme of […]
Taken near the top of Forrest Street in 1980, this photo of Glasgow Road looks westwards and captures the street in a significant state of change. With Herbertson Street just out the photo to the left, an open, expansive “wasteland” had opened up on the south side of the street following the demolition of the […]