Thousands of people packed Blantyre streets on Tuesday 24th May 1977 to say a big “welcome back” to an old friend. Almost fifty years after her last visit, the Queen Mother returned to the town – and the local folk made it clear it wasn’t a day too soon. In 1929, as the Duchess of […]
This weeks “Decades” video is Blantyre in the 1990’s (as voted by you in our poll last week). From 20 to 30 years ago, there’s hopefully loads of things you all remember! The fashions were certainly bright no matter if you were at nursery or attending senior citizens clubs! Council budgets were becoming even more […]
Mary Poole is editing cine clips she recorded with her father. Recently sharing this one, it was recorded in 1992 when he was 87. It’s nice to see old clips, especially interviewing the older generation. There are tales to be told, which sometimes I admit, being in those different times, don’t use the most politically […]
Nope. Not forgotten! Another decade movie of Blantyre’ past. This time, 3 and a half minutes of PURE 1970’s nostalgia. This is a decade many of us can relate to and WHAT a decade it was for Blantyre! Glasgow Road redevelopment, the shops, clubs and pubs, the good times we had (despite and in the […]
I hope you like this 3 minute video I pulled together representing Blantyre in the 1940’s. A collection of video and photos, I hope it captures the essence of 1940’s life. With forthcoming exhibitions, I’ve decided I’m going to do many more of these short videos, featuring different decades of the 19th and 20th Century. […]
Blantyre 2001 – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Going back 18 years, with a 14 minute video of Blantyre. Some nostaligc scenes of a town much in need of redevelopment. Has anything changed?
Blantyre Project reader Edward Burns has a real flair for making his own tourism videos. Walking all over Scotland, he’s now created this video walking from Chatelherault to Bothwell Castle, via the David Livingstone Centre. Go grab a coffee and have a look at this excellent film.