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A complex affair, 1915

This tale starts with the unhappy subject of divorce. In February 1915, Thomas Closs, a tram conductor from Airdrie was filing for divorce from his estranged wife, Blantyre woman Euphemia Logan. Euphemia was the daughter of Mrs Logan who ran the Victoria Bar in High Blantyre though by the time of the divorce request in […]

Blantyre Scouts, 1960’s

Pictured here are the Scouts at High Blantyre. In the 1960’s outside the former Old Parish Church Halls during the 1960’s about to go on parade. In the background, The Victoria Bar, now the Cornerstone. Whats your memories of the Scouts, and do you recognise anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not […]