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Hasties Farm

The best night out in Blantyre at one time. They came by the bus load. Their were more marriages joined and broken here that anywhere else. My Mum worked there when it was a farm. It's now a Nursing Home.

In 1975 Hasties burned down. My nana Kathy Brown was in South Africa at the time. She sent a postcard which arrived after the fire, in which she said, "Having a lovely time. See you soon. Keep the home fires burning." Little did she know what had actually happened.
 
Bobby Brown had the place fully rebuilt and open for business three weeks after the fire. The place was just a busy as ever, but it was never quite the same.
 
The Hasties Farm photo shows the place after the rebuild, as can be seen by the newer roof covering most of the length of the building.

Lon McIlwraith - Vancouver (Grandson of Bobby Brown)

Hasties Farm after Rebuild

Hasties Farm 2008 - Now Victoria Nursing Home

See Also: History of Hasties Farm

Hi Bill

I'm not quite sure why I looked up Blantyre today but came across the website showing Hastie's Farm.  The write-up talked about the time when it was a night club and yes I was in that too but as I sat in the bar I was telling my husband that's where the office was, that's where the pit was, garages down that end and Grannie lived over there.

Yes, I am the eldest granddaughter of Mary and John Cunningham who owned and farmed it for many a long year. My Aunt Betty is the only surviving child and should you wish to get some older history of Hastie's I'm sure she would love to help you. I remember running around the yard and being told to keep out of the pit where my uncle was working on a car.  He also drove the wedding car and we often were to be found outside the Burleigh church on a Saturday waiting on the bride coming out. Grannie always had a few pennies in her apron in case none had been dropped inside the car - I only found this out many years later.

My other grandparents owned Gilmour's draper shop on the Glasgow Road - and there is a photograph in the booklet Hamilton and Old Blantyre.

I was so pleased to see the photograph of Hastie's on the website - there is another one which hangs in Hamilton Ice Rink and it has the Hastie boys with their Curling Trophy played for on the local pond. This is no small trophy I can assure you and they were founder members of the club, the trophy should now be in Hamilton Museum as this is the first year it won't be played for due to smaller club size but my Aunt wanted it to remain in the area.

Thanks for bringing back some very good memories.

regards

Joan Anderson (nee Gilmour)

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