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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: Glendaveny on Monday 22 September 08 22:51 BST (UK)

Title: Uddingston photographer
Post by: Glendaveny on Monday 22 September 08 22:51 BST (UK)

Does anyone know when a photographer called A Lemay worked at the Studio Royal, Uddingston?

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: ABradley on Tuesday 23 September 08 10:08 BST (UK)

Hi,

My parents wedding photograph in 1943 is by Le May in Uddingston.

Andrew

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: ABradley on Tuesday 23 September 08 10:14 BST (UK)

Hi again,

On checking my aunts wedding picture that was taken by Le May in 1936.

Andrew

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: Glendaveny on Tuesday 23 September 08 22:39 BST (UK)

Thanks for that Andrew.   Do the photos just show the name, or is there an address?  My one says Studio Royal, Uddingston.

The problem I have, is that the photo is of people who lived all their lives in eastern Aberdeenshire and I have no idea why they would ever have been in Uddingston - especially in the early 1920s, which is when I think my one may have been taken.   I did wonder if this was a photographer who travelled around the country.  Were your people local to Uddingston?   

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: colvin on Thursday 25 September 08 19:16 BST (UK)

Le May's studio was in Main Street, Uddingston.   I went to school with Arthur Le May in the 1950s.   The property was demolished in the late 60s. I think.
Colvin

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: Glendaveny on Thursday 25 September 08 20:13 BST (UK)

Thanks Colvin - that's really helpful.   

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: ABradley on Friday 26 September 08 00:13 BST (UK)

Yes my family were living in the area and the name of the studio was the same.

Andrew

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: colvin on Friday 26 September 08 15:32 BST (UK)

Further to my earlier answer the studio was actually part of the family home and in the front garden was a board showing, behind glass, samples of the photographer's work.   As I remember it, it was the grandfather who was the photographer and was a very dapper man who always wore a bow tie.   The property was demolished as part of redevelopment and new houses were built there.  Oh nostalgia, nostalgia!
Colvin

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: duinemor on Sunday 16 April 17 13:31 BST (UK)

I have a family portrait by A Le May Uddingston taken very early 1920s.  Also I have a school class photograph from c. 1956 at Muiredge Primary where one of the girls is Christine Le May.

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: scotmum on Sunday 16 April 17 14:29 BST (UK)

There's mention of him in Uddingston as early as 1912 and certainly he seems to have been working actively in the area.

Could the Aberdeenshire family have travelled for a wedding or suchlike, and taken the opportunity to have their picture taken whilst there?

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: scotmum on Sunday 16 April 17 17:23 BST (UK)

Maybe he did travel around too, though. Just come across mention in 1911 Kirkintilloch newspaper, of Arthur Lemay, Uddingston, for use of a hall from time to time, for photographic purposes.

Title: Re: Uddingston photographer
Post by: sancti on Sunday 21 May 17 11:02 BST (UK)

From the Valuation Rolls

LE MAY
ARTHUR
Proprietor
HOUSE:ALLAN VILLA
106 MAIN STREET
UDDINGSTON

Looks like it was near present day Angels Hotel