Going back to Winter 2005 when trees were being felled at the edges of the road at Sydes Brae. This sorrowful sight had a purpose though. Site clearance had commenced to make way for the construction of the current Crematorium. This followed a large campaign by Blantyre residents to prevent the Crematorium being built at […]
Timber! The large tree to the west of the old Kirkyard in High Blantyre was completely felled on Tuesday 12 March 2019. The 150 year old tree was storm damaged and had a dangerous lean. It was carefully removed, whilst the car park was closed off. The tree was visible from Main Street, just in […]
A fantastic photo of Main Street, High Blantyre, taken around the first decade of the 1900’s. In the foreground, the tenement that still stands was JB Struthers Inn and the Masonic Lodge (long before the roughcast covered the stone). The Priestfield tree is MOST prominent in this photo, even in 1900, estimated as being […]
We have some snow in Blantyre today! Around 4 inches has fallen so far. Here’s the wintry scene last night at High Blantyre as it started, shared here by Stephen Speirs.
Christmas tree was put up at Glasgow Road on Friday there. I’m pleased to say, my fellow Blantyre Community Committee members and I, along with several local Blantyre businesses have paid to upgrade the tree this year, making it nearly double the height of last years! Something we all hope is noticed as you drive […]
The green space between Cypress Avenue and Bardykes Road was the subject of controversy in June 1968, when nearby residents displayed their anger at having to see their green space in front of their homes, ripped up. The open space was turned into a construction site that summer as drainage from the nearby Calder Remand Home/School […]
Elaine Kerr was out walking in Greenhall in recent weeks and noticed some carvings on a tree on the former Estate, which is now a public park in High Blantyre. She kindly shared her photo here. However, whats curious is that the carvings were made when the estate was still private in 1946 (which seems […]
I’ve walked past this tree a few times in Greenhall Park and often thought how beautiful it is. Unusually for Greenhall, this particular tree is whole and never been storm damaged. My wife recently remarked that its like “how trees are supposed to be”, a reference to its health, shape and beauty. On that […]