Pictured here in 1878 by Thomas Annan is an incredible photo of the former Craighead House, just off Whistleberry Road. At the time it was owned by George Alston. We’re looking at the front entrance of the house and can see a chair outside and several boot scraper irons. Wooden shutters on all the tall […]
With some of the heritage at risk in the Calderwood Glen area in recent months, it’s important as ever to be aware of what was once there. Pictured here in the early 20th Century is the Oval Pool fountain at Calderwood Glen. The pool was on the Blantyre side of the gorge (down the hill […]
Thomas McGrail Ward shared his school photo here. This is High Blantyre School on Hunthill Road, pictured in 1961-62. Thomas has a good memory and able to remember some names. Back row. Thomas Ward, Angus McIntyre, William Mason, Mathew Robson, Ian (Jim) Prentice, John Murning, David Wotherspoon, Woodford Russell, Stuart Williams and Lindsay Cunningham. 3rd Row. […]
The black and white photo is little baby Elizabeth Weaver and her Auntie Betty beside their ‘Anderson’ air raid shelter in the back garden. The photo is from the late 1940s, and Anderson Shelters had given way by then to become useful garden huts. Elizabeth said, “It used to warm up in the summer and […]
Here’s a great photo of Auchinrath School, taken around 1921 or 1922. At almost 100 years old, there’s some unhappy wee faces in this picture. Like for example, little John Scott, third in from the left on the front row. Brian Weaver sums this up perfectly when he wrote, “This photo removes our rose -tinted […]
Here’s 2 photos from 1985 showing a relatively new expressway bridge going over Glasgow Road. This is Glasgow Road at the Whistleberry Roundabout at Springwells. What’s really noticeable is the lack of vegetation by comparison to today. Trees have sprung up either side of the Expressway and sliproads, almost completely masking the road. This is […]
I like simple adverts like this. Unremarkable at the time, but great to look back on much later. A reminder just how much prices change even in a relatively short space of time. From 1971, this house advert is for the “Glebe”, a modern detached home on Craigmuir Road. Offers over £11,500. Equipped to the […]
Need a little help with this photo. It’s from the mid 1980’s, so nearly 35 years ago. Clearly the railway is visible and seeing Dechmont Hill in the background means its photographed looking westwards. Workshop or factory in the middle, houses on the right. I suspect this the corridor linking Blantyre to Burnbank. Can you […]