This wonderful photo is Stonefield Parish Church scouts on an outing to Ayr, early 1950’s. Blantyre lads , perhaps born in Wartime years. John Brownlie is the scout leader on the right with hat and glasses. There’s no mention of the boys names, so perhaps it’s YOU, or you recognise a father or grandfather? With […]
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Demolishing the Steeple, 1922
Exploring the demolition of the Stonefield Parish Church Steeple a little further. Attached is a photo of Glasgow Road from 1903. In the middle of the picture, Logan Street leads off to the right (which now would be the road leading up to ASDA petrol Station. The Priory Pub is a notable feature as […]
1979 Stonefield Parish Church Fire
Another remarkable photo from 1979. This time showing the brave firemen at the top of Stonefield Parish Church on Glasgow Road after it burned down in September of that year. The photographer must surely have used a lens on his camera to capture this scene. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use […]
1979 St Andrews Church Fire
A pall of smoke hung over Lanarkshire on the afternoon of Monday 3rd September 1979. Upon investigation it was found that the St Andrews’s Church (formerly Stonefield Parish Church) on Glasgow Road was on fire. The fire representing the latest incident in a string of bad luck for this church. As brave firemen worked hard […]
Little Lizzie’s Prayers
I just LOVED this story. Elizabeth McCourt is an elderly Blantyre lady who once lived in Auchinraith Road, Blantyre during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Although now living in Australia, she remembers vividly her youth in Blantyre, especially during wartime years. With help from her son, Elizabeth contacted me back in January 2018 with a delightful […]
Glasgow Road looking west
1880 Bible at Stonefield Parish
Lorraine Brown shared these photos with me recently, mentioning she had found the old bible at St Andrews Parish Church. As can be seen from the inscription, it was the ministers bible, dating from 1880. The bible was bought by the ladies of the newly formed Stonefield Parish Church that year in Glasgow Road. […]