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 […]
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Kirkyard Tree Felled
1900s Main Street
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 […]
Snowfall
Tree is up and ready
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 […]
Cypress Avenue Anger
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 […]
Greenhall Tree Carvings
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 […]
Greenhall Tree of Life
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 […]
Tale of Two Christmas Trees
Pictured here a year ago in December 2014, is the High Blantyre Christmas Tree at Kirkton. I like this very atmospheric photo shared by Robert Stewart. It captures serenity and a festive atmosphere, but I also like it as its close to home. For me, the Christmas tree symbolises a focal point for our […]