The 9th November 2014. A day recorded as being when “The Big H” was dismantled for good, taken down as an eyesore and as something of irrelevance to High Blantyre. The H symbolised “Hamilton Technology Park”, itself located in Blantyre. To many people have a large H actually in High Blantyre and the structure […]
It pains me to say this, but Hamilton Technology Park is actually IN Blantyre. It is within the boundaries of Blantyre Parish and really should have been called ‘Blantyre Technology Park’. It annoys me greatly that the boundary doesn’t appear to be considered in the naming of the park, which is now a major central […]
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 […]