Some photos from Cath McInally’s album. I think these photos are dated from Millennium to around 2005 or so. Cathy is pictured being deservedly awarded community awards and there are some well known faces in there, including Cllr Handibode and current Cllr Bert Thomson. In the photo with the rosebowl presentation, members of High Blantyre […]
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 […]
It’s incredible to think of the amount of footage, film, photos and stories that must be still out there in Blantyre. This newspaper article recently arrived for my attention, proving that a lost colour 1950’s film of Blantyre exists somewhere, in an unknown location. Perhaps up somebody’s loft? Or sitting at the back of cupboard? The […]
Believed to be the 1960’s, here is the Women’s Guild pictured at High Blantyre Old Parish Church Hall. Sent in by Betty MacFarlane. Do you know any of these people or able to more accurately date the photo? I’m aware there is a gentleman in the photo, the couple at the front seems to be […]
This newspaper clipping is from around 1953. Pictured is the Women’s guild who were celebrating a 50th Anniversary with a party. The clipping reports, “Fifty years old and still going strong” – and that was obviously so at the Jubilee Party at Blantyre Central Co-operative women’s guild. Cutting the cake are left to right, Mrs […]