Bøker av Paul D Veverka

The Blantyre Project - A Journey in Time Volume 2 is the second massive collection of tales, folklore, old stories, anecdotes, photos and historical information about the town of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire. Author Paul Veverka writes, "This is a follow up to the popular and well received first Blantyre Project book. A Journey in Time Volume 2, at 232 pages is 40% larger than the first book. Blantyre is evolving so fast these days. Local people are often generally indifferent to previous historical infrastructure, architectural changes, old news and tales of Blantyre from days gone by. It's only human to be caught up in our current lives. The Blantyre Project aims to collate some deeper history, some of the folklore, fun and passed down tales. This includes old archived photos for anybody, of any age who is interested in how this wonderful town came to be. It's especially hoped 'The Blantyre Project' will be a lasting interesting legacy for local children and future generations to learn just how different Blantyre was during years gone by and how easy we really have it today" - Paul Veverka

Blantyre Project - A Journey in Time Volume 3 is a third sequel to the successful history series. Charting the history of former mining town of Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the book is 243 pages packed with a brand new collection of tales, old photos, anecdotes, memories and historical information relating to the town. The book devotes an entire chapter to each of High Blantyre, Greenhall, Crossbasket, Milheugh, Auchentibber, Craigneith, Calderwood, Barnhill, Bardykes, Stonefield, Auchinraith, The Village, Low Blantyre, Priory and Dechmont with an amazing array of stories from 1289 right up until the present day. Beautifully illustrated with 163 high resolution, excellent quality images and over 96,000 words, it represents the largest known book written about Blantyre to date.A wonderful chapter near the end of the book recounts witty anecdotes from the many hundreds of local people who have contributed something to this book. The final section also includes a great quiz, ideal for pubs and clubs. This Blantyre Book is the most exciting in the established series and it is evidently clear the effort and time gone into such a worthwhile production. The stories are told in an informative, yet fun and interesting manner, that keeps the reader hooked on whats coming next. It is the ideal GIFT for any person who comes from, or has an interest in Blantyre, whether at home or abroad.

The Blantyre Project is a collection of tales, folklore, old stories, anecdotes, photos and historical information about the town of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire. Paul D Veverka is a local Blantyre businessman with an active widespread interest in all aspects of History & Community life in the South Lanarkshire town.Born in 1971, Paul is the eldest of four children of Josef and Janet Veverka (both dec) from whom he inherited his growing interest in the history of Blantyre.Chairperson of Blantyre Community Committee and employed in the Construction Industry, "The Blantyre Project" is his first outing as an author.Paul writes, "Blantyre is evolving so fast these days. Local people are often generally indifferent to previous historical infrastructure, architectural changes, old news and tales of Blantyre from days gone by. It's only human to be caught up in our current lives. The Blantyre Project aims to collate some deeper history, some of the folklore, fun and passed down tales. This includes old archived photos for anybody, of any age who is interested in how this wonderful town came to be. It's especially hoped 'The Blantyre Project' will be a lasting interesting legacy for local children and future generations to learn just how different Blantyre was during years gone by and how easy we really have it today" - Paul Veverka, June 2013

The 3 Blantyre Statistical Accounts all in one place. Written by High Blantyre Ministers in 1791, 1835 and 1952, local Blantyre man, Paul Veverka has transcribed the documents and illustrated them with several rare photographs.

Blantyre book. "The History of Crossbasket" explores the rich and interesting heritage of Crossbasket Castle and estate, situated amongst woodland in High Blantyre. With 34 previous owners dating back to medieval times, the book tells the story of ownership through the Centuries in some detail, right up to the contemporary owners in 2015. With an incredible renovation now complete, the book aims to celebrate the Castle being saved from dereliction and oblivion. With 249 pages, 113 illustrations and over 65,300 words, this is the definitive history for Crossbasket. As an added bonus, there is an appendix called "Tales of Crossbasket" featuring associated stories relating to nearby Blantyre, Calderwood and East Kilbride. A must read!