Village Photos 1960s

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1960 – Nicholsons of Station Rd, Blantyre Weir. Salvation Army Citadel at Forrest Street.

1960 Blantyre Weir

1960s Glasgow Road

1960 The Blantyre Weir by Davy Forrest

1960 Citadel Blantyre Forrest Street

1960 Nicholsons Building Station Road

1961 – Low Blantyre Train Station. Marion Robertson and sister on Station Road.

1961 Girls on Station Road

1961 Low Blantyre Station, sent in by Robert Brownlie

1962 –  Royal Visit to Blantyre Train Station. David Livingstone rain shelter. Broadway Cinema at Station Road.

1962 Broadway Cinema Shared by Marion Robertson

Queen and Prince at Blantyre Train Station

1962 Queen at Blantyre Train Station

1960s The Rain Shelter at David Livingstone Memorial (PV)

1962 Queen says her goodbyes

1960s Livingstone shelter (PV)

1963 – Searching for 4 drowned boys. Also 2 millionth visitor David Livingstone Centre. Criaghead viaduct. Goods shed, Low Blantyre Station. Craighead viaduct dismantled.

1963 Craighead Viaduct Demolition 19th Dec. Photo Anthony Smith

21Feb 1963 The search continues

1963 Craighead Junction

1963 Low Blantyre Station (PV)

1963 Goods Shed, Low Blantyre (PV)

1963 Craighead Viaduct by John Robin

Search for the boys. Mr Mitchell father of one boy awaits

1963 2 Millionth visitor David Livingstone Centre

1963 Craighead Railway Viaduct by John Robin

Mr Todd, uncle of Peter Carney assists

1963 March D Livingstone Bridge. Shared by Alistair Hastings

1963 Glasgow Road

1963 Livingstone Memorial Centre . Shared by Alistair Hastings

1963 Craighead Viaduct Demolition 19th Dec. Photo Anthony Smith

1964 – Blantyre Counting House, near River Clyde

1960s Shuttle Row

1964 Blantyre Wages office, (The Counting House) at the Mills

1965 – Photo taken at Clyde Street prefabs, David Livingstone Centre. Renovation of Craighead Greyhound track.

1965 Blantyre Greyhound Stadium renovations

1965 Blantyre Greyhound Stadium renovation

1965 Dr Hubert Wilson at David Livingstone centre

Mid 1960s. Clyde Street Prefabs

1960s Burleigh Church, Glasgow Road (PV)

1965 Gilmours Place, Glasgow Road

1966 – David Livingstone Memorial Bridge

1966 David Livingstone Memorial Bridge, The Village (PV)

1966 David Livingstone Memorial Bridge

1966 Livingstone Memorial Bridge

1967 – The Rose Garden Clock, David Livingstone Centre. Prefabs at Centre Street.

1967 14 Centre Street Prefabs, former home of late Neil Gordon

1960s Glasgow Road, Low Blantyre

1967 Priory House

1967 Rose Garden Clock, David Livingstone Centre, by RDS

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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