On October 31, 1892, men in Blantyre gathered at the Volunteer Arms pub to celebrate Halloween. The bustling establishment featured traditional Scottish decorations from that time. Imagining that evening provides a glimpse into the past and how Halloween was celebrated in that era.
‘Walkers Buildings’ were named after constructor James Walker, who was one half of a former joinery partnership named “J&J Walker (based in Larkfield).” James Walker born in Motherwell in 1843 lived at the bottom of Stonefield Road, the neighbour of the Craig family and was a joiner by trade. Around 1877, the […]
From the illustrated social history book… “Blantyre – Glasgow Road, The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2016 – 2018. Volunteer Arms (Cross Guns) ‘The Volunteer Arms’ is a former late 19th Century, early 20th Century public house on the south side of Glasgow Road, located in the western part of Walker’s Buildings, a […]