A photo thought to be the 1940’s taken at Stonefield Public Park. This is the Glasgow Road entrance. The main boulevard leading from the gates to the children’s play area, now no longer there replaced instead by sheltered housing at that location. Amongst the young trees are beautiful flowerbeds, edged paths and trellis frames. The […]
How about this for a fantastic photo! This was July 1966, a summer photo from 57 years ago taken at Stonefield Public Park. Luckily the Gordon family of nearby Station Road were in the park that day with a camera with colour film. The scene looks one to Glasgow Road and Station Road and you […]
This photo was taken in the late 1990’s or 2000’s at Stonefield Public Park. Looking over to the homes at Station Road. Shared here by Robert Gordon. I have no notes on the artwork monument pictured on the left. When did that appear? Is it still there? I can’t remember paying much attention to this. […]
I’m sure many readers will remember or be aware that the gardeners in Stonefield Public Park used to annually lay out a specific floral display on a grass slope near the pond. It was always a substantially sized bed featuring a theme for that particular year. For example in 1952 the theme was the opening […]
A previously unseen photo today of Stonefield Public Park. Taken just under 60 years ago, you can see how busy the park was. People out walking with children and prams, playing in the playpark at the back and not quite at the full height of summer yet, judging by the empty shallow boating pond. However, […]
A real treat for you today with a cine film from 1961 of Stonefield Public Park. In colour no less! This delightful video shared here by Marion Roberston features her as a wee girl. Just look at the beautiful well tended colourful gardens. Edged grass, trimmed and clean paths. Flower beds bursting with colour in […]
Going back 71 years now to 1950 and a photo taken in Stonefield Public Park, Blantyre. Following the success of winning the Scottish Junior Cup that year, Blantyre Vics sadly found themselves with very little money left to even go and properly enjoy a celebration. The Fifth District Council, still recovering from war years, similarly […]