About 7.30am on Wednesday 6th March 1907, the lifeless body of a man was found in the empty limestone kiln at Newfield, Auchentibber, High Blantyre. The body, which had the appearance of being a navvy or tramp was taken to the mortuary at High Blantyre for identification. The man appeared to be around 33 years […]
Sheena Semple emailed me looking for some help. She says, “Hi, I’m hoping that one of your readers may be able to help me identify this young man. He’s in a photo with my Dad which, given how young my Dad looks was taken sometime between 1925 and 1935. He could be a member […]
In early June 2015, Blantyre man Jim Cochrane sent over this photo, saying it was in his family photo collection and is allegedly of a shop in Blantyre. The date and location are unknown. Despite the gentle slope on the pavement, I have shown this to several people and we don’t believe it to be […]