Old Cine Film of ~ Halfway 1933

Date: 1933
Director: [filmed by James Blair]
Original Format: 9.5mm
Production Company: unknown

Additional Information: Places and events in and around the Lanarkshire village of Halfway, including street scenes, the tram terminus, construction of council housing, an amateur dramatic club production and a wedding.

Shotlist: REEL 1 (16 mm)

No credits. Street scenes. Hamilton road, Halfway, looking west (.07); Lightburn Roads between Halfway and Flemington looking west (.12); Country Roads around Halfway (.36); Ruined building and church (.45); By Cambuslang tram terminus at Old Toll House at bottom of Croft Road, Halfway (.50); Railway bridges over Hamilton Road between Cambuslang and Halfway (.58); - Blank - (1.02); Shots from top of Brandy bing down to new houses then across to Hallside steel works [Steel Co of Scotland] (1.10); Then to Hallside School and houses (1.18); Pit bing east of Flemington and council houses under construction in the foreground (1.22); Pit bing and village of Flemington (1.25); New houses (1.30); Street scenes. Lightburn Road, Halfway (1.33); Gateside colliery and bing, housing in Deans district in the foreground (1.35). Cambuslang public park and War Memorial. People playing tennis, shots of family. Brief shots of Halfway streets.

The full video can be seen of Flicker. It is in 5 x 4 minute segments because of Flickr restrictions on single videos. Play in sequence...

http://tinyurl.com/jobkskh (click once to show, or copy and paste this into your URL address bar)

This is part of the above Video showing street scenes around Halfway. It also slows tennis playing in Halfway and Hallside and the wedding of James Halbert and Annie Cochraine 1928. The wedding took place at the Douglas hotel (Blytheswood Square?) and the film features many guests. I am sure there must be decendents who would love to see this footage. This is a little girl in the video. She would have been born about 1924. Does anyone recognise the face?

Stills from Cambuslang video

This link will take you to a map which will show where each photo was taken http://tinyurl.com/h8cpyko

Public Park	Gilberfield Rd Now	War Memorial	Gilberfield Castle	Hallside Farm
View to Dechmont from Hallside farm	Flemington NOW	Hamilton Road	View from Piggery Brae to farm at entrance to Cairns House	Flemington
Craigallian Ave from Rosebank Dr area	From top of Gateside bing	Public Park	Silverbanks?	Hamilton Rd
Old school at top of Croft Rd	Halfway from Lightburn Rd	Craigallian Ave with Gateside pit in background	From Brandy bing to Overton Rd	Hallside School
I am looking for more information about William Halbert, the man featured in the film with wavy hair. James Halbert was born 1898 in Wishaw. He married Annie Cochrane in 1928. She was born 7 Hallside Cottages in 1905   June 2011 The following information had been provided by Andrew Blair, grandson of James Blair The family of James and family following the birth of his youngest child my Aunt Catherine in 1919. Regretfully Janet died shortly after the birth of her daughter. However James set up a family group photograph in his studio to which he then superimposed his wife Janet with her image (3rd photo). James with my Grandmother Janet Catherine Brash taken by James in his home studio in 1899. Janet with my father Thomas Blair.   Andrew also kindly provided these other family photos for publication https://www.facebook.com/andrew.blair.16?fref=nf		Wedding Certificate of William Halbert and Annie Cochrane Marriage Certificate of  James Blair Death certificate of James Blair

updated 25 August 2016