At the end of April 1894, there was only one talking point all around Blantyre. A local woman had tried to ‘bump off’ her husband by poisoning! The sensational affair hit all the newspapers and caused considerable excitement amongst the usually quiet inhabitants of the little village of High Blantyre. Reporters pressed everybody for more […]
I have another little addition to my ever expanding collection of Blantyre memorabilia! This tea caddy dates from 1933 and celebrates the Jubilee Anniversary of Blantyre Co-op Society Ltd (1883-1933). It’s a metal canister which would have stored tea (which it still smells of!). The address of 14 Herbertson Street is featured on the in. […]
In 1826, the Westmorland Gazette ran a story about a Blantyre woman. Reprinted below in it’s entirety. “There is an old woman living at Blantyremoor, parish of Blantyre rather a singular character. She is eighty years of age – she never drunk a cup of tea, never had a tea cup or had a tea […]