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1960 – Nicholsons of Station Rd, Blantyre Weir. Salvation Army Citadel at Forrest Street.
1960 Nicholsons Building Station Road
1960s Glasgow Road
1960 Citadel Blantyre Forrest Street
1960 The Blantyre Weir by Davy Forrest
1960 Blantyre Weir
1961 – Low Blantyre Train Station. Marion Robertson and sister on Station Road.
1961 Low Blantyre Station, sent in by Robert Brownlie
1961 Girls on Station Road
1962 – Royal Visit to Blantyre Train Station. David Livingstone rain shelter. Broadway Cinema at Station Road.
1962 Broadway Cinema Shared by Marion Robertson
1960s Livingstone shelter (PV)
1960s The Rain Shelter at David Livingstone Memorial (PV)
1962 Queen says her goodbyes
Queen and Prince at Blantyre Train Station
1962 Queen at Blantyre Train Station
1963 – Searching for 4 drowned boys. Also 2 millionth visitor David Livingstone Centre. Criaghead viaduct. Goods shed, Low Blantyre Station. Craighead viaduct dismantled.
1963 Livingstone Memorial Centre . Shared by Alistair Hastings
Mr Todd, uncle of Peter Carney assists
1963 Craighead Viaduct by John Robin
1963 Glasgow Road
1963 Craighead Viaduct Demolition 19th Dec. Photo Anthony Smith
1963 Low Blantyre Station (PV)
1963 Craighead Railway Viaduct by John Robin
1963 Craighead Junction
1963 Goods Shed, Low Blantyre (PV)
1963 March D Livingstone Bridge. Shared by Alistair Hastings
Search for the boys. Mr Mitchell father of one boy awaits
1963 Craighead Viaduct Demolition 19th Dec. Photo Anthony Smith
21Feb 1963 The search continues
1963 2 Millionth visitor David Livingstone Centre
1964 – Blantyre Counting House, near River Clyde
1964 Blantyre Wages office, (The Counting House) at the Mills
1960s Shuttle Row
1965 – Photo taken at Clyde Street prefabs, David Livingstone Centre. Renovation of Craighead Greyhound track.
1965 Gilmours Place, Glasgow Road
1965 Blantyre Greyhound Stadium renovations
Mid 1960s. Clyde Street Prefabs
1960s Burleigh Church, Glasgow Road (PV)
1965 Blantyre Greyhound Stadium renovation
1965 Dr Hubert Wilson at David Livingstone centre
1966 – David Livingstone Memorial Bridge
1966 David Livingstone Memorial Bridge
1966 David Livingstone Memorial Bridge, The Village (PV)
1966 Livingstone Memorial Bridge
1967 – The Rose Garden Clock, David Livingstone Centre. Prefabs at Centre Street.
1967 Rose Garden Clock, David Livingstone Centre, by RDS
1960s Glasgow Road, Low Blantyre
1967 14 Centre Street Prefabs, former home of late Neil Gordon
1967 Priory House
1968 – Slightly outwith Blantyre, the Lido.
1968 Goods shed burns down
1968 lido
1969 – David Livingstone Centre, Village Gala Day
1969 JR Reid Printers, where it started
1969 Village Gala day
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