In late February 1900, at Hamilton Sheriff Court, Elizabeth McCann, a 12-year old Blantyre girl stood in the dock awaiting to be charged. She was the daughter of William McCann, a miner who resided at Central Buildings on Glasgow Road. She was charged with 3 different acts of theft from shops in Blantyre. The […]
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1908 Auchentibber Quoiting Store
Looking at a photo of Auchentibber Quoiting Green, I noticed in the background, a little door. Zooming in on the high resolution image, I was able to see that there was a little wooden, white door, located under a wooden arch. The arch was actually a wooden structure with pieces of bark nailed to it. It […]
2015 Dixon’s Dynamite Store Ruins
Dixon’s Dynamite Magazine Store
About halfway up Sydes Brae, before you reach Auchentibber, on the right hand side, sits in a field, a hidden little brick and stone building. Easily missed, it sits in a dip in the field, quite hidden and inconspicuous. It was situated as such for a very good reason. This was Dixon Collieries Dynamite Magazine […]
WW1 Farewell to Thomas Potter
On 12th January Lisa Ashford-Potter contacted me with the following message, “Hi, I wanted to share a photo of my great grandmother Margaret Wilson (maiden name) McDonald (1st marriage) Potter (2nd marriage). She owned a shop in Auchentibber which I think you have featured on your page previously. The photo I’m talking about is a […]