From 70 years ago this April, a group of Blantyre lads have a kick about at Stonefield Public Park. Jackets are discarded beside the goals in the playing fields. In the foreground is John Street, putting this scene into context, the small path leading to the left still there today. David Dale House would be […]
In July 1971, the Paterson children enjoy a summer day at Blantyre’s Stonefield Public Park, as seen in a photo shared by Linda Findlay. The floral display commemorates the opening of the Erskine Bridge. The Blantyre Project Community invites others to share their photos.
Council park workers based at Blantyre’s Stonefield Park staged a two-day strike on Monday and Tuesday at the end of August 1977, over a bonus dispute with Hamilton District Council. The 25 gardeners, labourers and drivers took strike action after claiming that the council failed to implement a bonus scheme for 11 of the men. […]
All 40 Council employees based at Stonefield Public Park, Blantyre threatened to strike during April 1977 after being unfairly treated over bonuses. The park workers had been ‘promised’ incentive bonuses from bosses, which had been told would apply since local government had changed in 1975 (Strathclyde Regional Council). The bonuses amounted to nearly £10/week and […]
Another fantastic photo of Stonefield Public Park in a previous era. Shared here by Rob Gordon, the photo was taken by his neighbour Robert Craig from the back window of his Station Road home. Looking over the park, the prominent feature is of course the former boating pond and the old mans rest building. Beyond […]
This nostalgic photo is again of Stonefield Public Park, taken from the vantage point of the houses at Station Road. It was captured by the late Robert Craig, (who was the first SNP Councillor in Blantyre) and shared here in good resolution, scanned by Robert Gordon. The prominent feature here is the “Old Mans Rest”, […]
A couple of photos kindly shared here by Rob Gordon. This is Stonefield Public Park (now McAnulty Park) I believe during the. 1960s or 70s. The photo of the park was taken from the bedroom window of the Gordon family who at the time lived at Number 56 Station Road. This view looks across the […]