Heritage Trail Quiz Results

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Congratulations to the winners of the Strathblane Heritage Trail Quiz. Five winners, who all achieved a perfect score, receive £20 vouchers to spend at the Kirkhouse Inn. Three runners-up receive £10 vouchers to use at Milne & Byrne Cafe. Many thanks to the Kirkhouse and M&B for their support!

Winners: Gwen Allardice, Linda Boyle, Megan Grierson, Margaret McIntyre and Alison McLaughlin.

Runners-up: Lauren Elder, Sally Gray and Aileen McAllister.

Here are the answers:

  1. What was the name given to the iron collar used to punish Strathblane wrongdoers in the 1650s?  Answer: The Joggs
  2. What was Kirkhouse Inn Landlord Peter Buchanan’s nickname?  Answer: “The Three P’s”
  3. Name the table-top version of curling once played at the Village Club. Answer: Summer Ice
  4. What unwelcome intruder once invaded Strathblane’s bowling green? Answer: A bull
  5. Which forward-thinking lady do we have to thank for the Strathblane tennis courts? Answer: Eleanor Barnes
  6. During the First World War, what took place on the land now occupied by the Edmonstone Hall? Answer: Recruitment rallies
  7. Who is the youngest man on Strathblane War Memorial and how old was he when he was killed? Answer: Private James Macintyre, aged 19
  8. What brought large squads of labourers, many of them Irish, to Blanefield in the 1850s and again in the 1890s? Answer: The creation of the Glasgow water supply from Loch Katrine
  9. Who was considered the patron saint of Scotland before St Andrew was adopted in the 14th century? Answer: St Kessog
  10. What was the name given to children who applied dye to pads used by the block printers at Blanefield Printworks? Answer: Tearers
  11. According to the Reverend William Hamilton, how much was an eight-year-old paid per week for this work? Answer: Two shillings (10p)
  12. What was the age of the youngest victim of the 1864 Blanefield Printworks explosion? Answer:12
  13. In 1901 how many rooms did the original Blanefield House contain? (Owned by printworks owners the Coubroughs, it was on the site now occupied by the Netherblane flats.) Answer: 25
  14. In 1913 what was the return fare from Blanefield Station to Glasgow, Queen St? Answer: 2s 6d (Half a crown/12 and a half pence)
  15. In 1947 when did the 7.55am train from Blanefield Station arrive at Glasgow Queen St? Answer: 8.43am
  16. According to John Guthrie Smith, writing in 1886, how much of the parish of Strathblane was covered with water? Answer: Around 150 acres
  17. What gave its name to the Raggie Burn? Answer: Flock/Rag Mill
  18. King George’s Field is the home ground of which local sports team? Answer: Blanefield Thistle FC
  19. What hung in Dr MacMillan’s surgery and what was its nickname? Answer: A skeleton known as “Mr Horrocks”
  20. What name was given to the small houses erected by Stirling County Council after the Second World War? Answer: Prefabs

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