This photo is Elizabeth Weaver, pictured as a baby in 1950. Elizabeth who lived on Victoria Street at the time said, “This is me in the pram at Victoria St. The bear was made by a German prisoner of war (from army blankets, so he was a bit rough, but much loved)” This nostalgic, special […]
Today, I was pleased to welcome 2 lovely people originally from Blantyre over to my home for a blether. Siblings Elizabeth and Brian Weaver grew up in Victoria Street and later at Craigmuir Road next to Blantyre Old Parish Church, but had both moved away. They were back visiting Blantyre, a return to their […]
This photo was taken in High Blantyre in 1967. Shared here by Liz Weaver, this is an outing of the guild at Blantyre Old Parish Church. Some of the people are known. From left, Mrs Elsie Dale (wife of the Rev George Dale), then the mother of Liz, Jean Weaver, then Liz herself (the youngest girl […]
Liz Weaver shared this charming photo of the back view of her house – The Glebe, in High Blantyre – not long after it was built in 1963. Liz told me, “You can see across the field to the Old Parish church. The old manse was just out of the picture on the right. It […]
With thanks to Betty Weaver for sharing this lovely family photo. Pictured here in 1948 is baby Betty Weaver and her mum Jean Weaver (nee Scott). Elizabeth told me, “This photo shows the back door of 104 Victoria Street with the old “food safe” on the wall above the pram. It had a mesh front and kept […]
In those post WW2 pioneering days of a fledgling National Health Service, small record cards were issued to keep track of the health of your children. Some people may still have theirs, like Elizabeth Weaver, who shared her card and records from 1948 here a while back. The Weaver family lived close by to the […]
Elizabeth Weaver has kindly shared some family photos here, which I’ll be showing here this week. The photos are in remarkably good condition, considering many of them were taken in the 1940’s. I hope you all find them as interesting as I did. This photo was taken in the Weavers garden at 104 Victoria Street. […]