INDEX
The Life & Remains of the Late Rev William Hamilton, Minister of Strathblane
Rambles Round Glasgow by Hugh MacDonald (1854)
Some Impressions of Village Life in the Parish of Strathblane during the First Decade of the Twentieth Century by John K Campbell
The Strathblane Notebooks: Life in a Stirlingshire Village before the First World War by Alex Urquhart (Ed. Anne Balfour)
A Village Remembers: Strathblane First World War Project
Local Hero: Private James Norval Paul MM & Bar
Strathblane Between the Wars by Helen Lillie
Women of their Time: The Blane Valley in the 1930s by Helen Lillie
The Campsies and the Land of Lennox by Iain C Lees
Summer Knickers – A Scottish Wartime Childhood by Sarah Paton Wiseman (edited extracts), with an addendum by Margie Mitchell
This Is Our Parish 1957 -1958 by Harry & Helen Arnold
Ladies Scottish Climbing Club
Growing up in Strathblane in the 1950s & 60s by Donald Macintyre
Strathblane 1870-1970 A Century of Change by Alison Dryden (Ed. Mary Brailey & Murray O’Donnell)
Our Memories of the Old School
Our Class Photos from the Old School
Education, Education, Education…Georgina Marshall in conversation with Anne Balfour
The Life & Remains of the Late Rev William Hamilton, Minister of Strathblane
The Reverend Dr William Hamilton was the minister of Strathblane from 1809 until his death in 1835. In 1836 a memoir of his life and work was published by his […] Read more
Rambles Round Glasgow by Hugh MacDonald (1854)
Hugh MacDonald was a Scottish journalist, poet and author from Glasgow. He wrote for the newspaper the Glasgow Citizen for many years under the pen name ‘Caleb’. He is best known for his book Rambles Round Glasgow, published in 1854 by Thomas Murray and Son. Read more
Some Impressions of Village Life in the Parish of Strathblane during the First Decade of the Twentieth Century by John K Campbell
In response to suggestions from several friends I have sought to give a picture of life in the village during the period 1900-1910, during the whole of which time I […] Read more
The Strathblane Notebooks: Life in a Stirlingshire Village before the First World War by Alex Urquhart (Ed. Anne Balfour)
The Strathblane Notebooks Life in a Stirlingshire Village before the First World WarBy Alex Urquhart edited by Anne Balfour Strathblane Heritage Society INTRODUCTION A remarkable memoir of life in Strathblane […] Read more
A Village Remembers: Strathblane First World War Project
Contents FOREWORD The loss of a loved one is always hard to bear, more so when it is unexpected and far from home. That is usually the case when the […] Read more
Missing Men
For various reasons, a number of men from the parish fell in the First World War yet are not commemorated on the War Memorial. These men are also therefore only […] Read more
Local Hero: Private James Norval Paul MM & Bar
On 2 May 1919 the people of Strathblane gathered to honour a local hero. They presented an inscribed gold watch to local gamekeeper James Norval Paul “in recognition of his […] Read more
Strathblane Between the Wars by Helen Lillie
Extract from A New Kind of Life by Helen Lillie (Argyll Publishing, 1999) When they were first married, my parents lived on Cecil Street in the West End of Glasgow […] Read more
Women of their Time: The Blane Valley in the 1930s by Helen Lillie
Extract from A New Kind of Life by Helen Lillie (Argyll Publishing, 1999) The older people living in the Blane Valley between the wars usually had unmarried daughters at home. […] Read more
The Campsies and the Land of Lennox by Iain C Lees
Extracts from The Campsies and the Land of Lennox by Iain C Lees, describing walks around Strathblane. (Blackie & Sons, Glasgow, 1933) Secrets of the Campsie Fells The rich valley […] Read more
Summer Knickers – A Scottish Wartime Childhood by Sarah Paton Wiseman (edited extracts), with an addendum by Margie Mitchell
A delightful memoir of a small girl’s life in Strathblane in the 1940s & 50s Read more
This Is Our Parish 1957 -1958 by Harry & Helen Arnold
This Is Our Parish 1957 -1958 is based on footage taken by Harry and Helen Arnold during this period. It is three parts. The first is a comprehensive view of […] Read more
Ladies Scottish Climbing Club
The Ladies Scottish Climbing Club was founded in 1908, by these three women, at a boulder near the Lix Toll in Perthshire. https://www.ladiesscottishclimbingclub.org/history/ At our vintage film night in January […] Read more
Growing up in Strathblane in the 1950s & 60s by Donald Macintyre
Early Days I was not born in the village but in Salisbury House, Campsie Glen. My dad was a native of Strathblane, being born in Milndavie House. My mum was […] Read more
Strathblane 1870-1970 A Century of Change by Alison Dryden (Ed. Mary Brailey & Murray O’Donnell)
A book by local historian Alison Dryden, who died in 2009. Published posthumously by Strathblane Heritage Society in November 2012. Paperback, 218 pages. (Available from Strathblane Heritage, £8.50) From the […] Read more
Our Memories of the Old School
In July 2023 we posted on the local Strathblanefield FACEBOOK group asking people to share their memories of the old school. Here are some of the responses: It’s so nice […] Read more
Our Class Photos from the Old School
Here are some wonderful class photographs sent to us for the website, with the contributor’s comments below each. We won’t be posting full lists of the pupils with each each […] Read more
Education, Education, Education…Georgina Marshall in conversation with Anne Balfour
It would be hard to find anyone who has a longer association with education in Strathblane than “Mrs Marshall”, as she is known to generations of pupils. As butcher’s daughter […] Read more
