Stephen Watson has sent in this wonderful photo. It’s High Blantyre Co-operative’s Shoe Department. Likely in the 1950’s, Stephen’s dad, James (Jim) Watson is the man pictured on the far right. My own grandfather John Duncan worked as a boot salesman for the Co-Op at one time, but I don’t see him in this photo. […]
Having a look at all the outstanding Ancestry requests I have. Michael Watson wrote to me, “I would like too find out my Blantyre ancestry by my surname Watson. My dad was Owen Watson born 28 October 1939 – died 28th November 1972.” Perhaps a little “modern” for me, I’m more comfortable going a generation […]
Following on from the 5th March 1878 overwinding accident at Dixons Pit 3, an inquiry took place. The report as follows: From Hamilton Advertiser Saturday 27th April 1878 The Blantyre Overwinding Accident Arthur Clelland was accused of culpable homicide, having been employed as an engineman at No 3 Pit, Blantyre Collieries, belonging to Wm Dixon, […]
With the exception of the Mission Hall, there was only ever one other building on the east side of Herbertson Street prior to the 1980’s. The telephone exchange may be remembered by some of our older generation being there before 1958, but the building didn’t start out like that. It initially was a large, detached […]
Gerry Walker contacted me recently saying, “My family lived in Craigton Place between the mid 60`s to early 70`s after leaving Rosendale, (No longer there) one of the smallest streets in Blantyre with only eight houses on it. A great street to grow up on as we had the swing park at the bottom of […]
Thomas Watson (45), Mrs Watson, and Kenneth Sinclair—all from Priestfield Farm, High Blantyre, Lanarkshire received serious injuries at Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire on 23rd June 1937, when the saloon car driven by Watson skidded on a steep hill and crashed into a bus with an excursion party from Stirling. Petrol from the damaged vehicles ran down the […]