Well, it’s been a while since I walked in the front door under THAT sign! This is 1993, and of course is Papa Franks on Broompark Road. What’s YOUR memories of Papas? PS I have a good photo of Papa Franks interior but when I took it in 1991 or so, I was focusing […]
During September 2018, the Auchentibber War Memorial was demolished to make way for a complete, sympathetic rebuild. The memorial had seen better days and joints had opened up caused by rainwater intrusion and the volume of nearby traffic. By the 20th September, the monument was completely gone and immediately after a new firm base was […]
I took this photo on 19th September 2018 during a heavy rain-shower. Coming down the road from Greenhall, i noticed this spectacular double rainbow over Shott. This is an area going through remarkable transformation in 2018. New houses at Greenhall Village surround the walled garden of Shott House, which has again gone up for sale, […]
This photo shows the brand new pitched roof put on to the “Doon Inn” Pub on Broompark Road. The roof was built in 2003 contracted to Torrance Roofing & Building in Rutherglen. Prior to this photo, the roof was originally flat. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, […]
Makes me feel sad. This is the demolition of the Blantyre Post Office on Glasgow Road, incredibly now 21 years ago! These sort of pictures may not have been interesting at the time, but seeing them 2 decades later invokes feelings of nostalgia. After the building was demolished, several Blantyre people were interested in acquiring […]
Andy Lynch shared this “Certificate of Merit”, which belonged to his mother, Ellen Frew. The certificate is dated 1941/42 and was given as an award at Calder Street Junior Secondary School. Things like this interest me immensely, like being able to know those awards were given out on the last day of term to […]
The totals are now in! November was a great month for book sales, (being the lead up to Christmas and when people start thinking of presents). Sales royalties amounted to a whopping £177, which was fully handed over to Blantyre Telegraph for distribution back to the community. Blantyre Telegraph fundraising has now ended for November […]
This photo may evoke memories for people on the page. At a time certainly when Christmas was simpler. It wasn’t about what you had, it was all about who you were with, where you were and making the most of that. Just one or two gifts were expected and warmly appreciated. Hanging cards from the […]
 | Lindsay Paterson on Glasgow Road, 1925 |
 | Eric Flack on Soldiers at the Dookit, 1916 |
 | Archie simm on The Houldsworth Watch |
