My friend, Alex Rochead shared these invoices with me recently. Dating back to 1906, they’re from the former sawmill in High Blantyre once belonging to William Adam. William died in 1919 age 78 and was the owner of Shott House. Wood was being supplied to Dixon’s Collieries. Gordon Cook told me, “William Adam made his […]
The staff at William Adam and Sons (sawmills) at Kirkton, High Blantyre, just off Main Street pose in 1912 outside their premises. A large wagon or board behind them provides a hint as to what they were doing. Rapid Firelighters, meaning sticks or matches, a by product perhaps from the excess timber of those […]
Michael Barrett messaged me, “There is an inscription in my workshop at 19 Church Street that says ‘WA 1912’ , within the concrete. (The workshop is behind a bungalow built in the 50s by a footballer….Hibs I think). Here are photos.” Upon seeing this, I believe it to be the construction date of the building and perhaps the initials of the […]
I’ve found lately that if a house has a name, rather than address, and its kept that name for some time, I can usually find out a good history about it from old records, census and valuation roll. One such example of this is: Parkhurst, which was as a former detached stone house at 306 […]