In September 2014, I was contacted by Robert Sullivan who wrote, “Hi Paul, I’m a resident of Westcraigs ( Berriedale path) I grew up in hill house as a young lad and we used to go bird nesting up where west Craig’s now stands. There was a big house up here when I was a […]
This photo dates to the 1960’s. Pictured is High Blantyre Station looking South up towards Sydes Brae. The Station is no longer there and was by the 1960’s already derelict. Some readers may recall playing there or walking along the unused rail tracks. The railway bridge in the background is now the modern East Kilbride […]
Pictured here by Jim Brown in 2008 is Auchentibber Farm, just off Calderside Road at Sydes Brae. A handsome farm with impressive entrance and plentiful surrounding fields, the building was constructed in the early 19th Century. From the front gates are impressive views over all of Blantyre. The building is important for the area of […]
During 1856, a fatal accident killed two local men who were working at Blantyre’s Broomhouse Lime Quarry. The Quarry was situated just off the Auchentibber road and Sydes Brae (not far from where the war monument is today). On the 1859 map, the quarry is depicted by the oval shape, nearby to Broomhouse itself. The […]
A few people have messaged me on Facebook to ask if i would continue posting articles about properties in Blantyre, now no longer there. I have loads more material on this subject, so a welcome return today to that subject. Paul Reid has asked if i have any history on the properties at the foot […]
My old 1859 map highlights a feature in High Blantyre now long gone. The old manse house, in the grounds of High Blantyre Parish Church had extensive orchards, not just around the house, but stretching out South in fields of fruit trees reaching as far back as the bottom of Sydes Brae. The orchards were […]
On Wednesday 26th July 1820 a fearsome accident took place in a field at Blantyre Park, Sydes Brae. Mr Robert Millar, the farmer, entered the field where his cattle were grazing and was suddenly charged at by his own bull. After tossing him some considerable height, the bull pointed its horns downwards and gored Mr […]