Village Photos 1970s

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1970 – Photos of Blantyre Weir at David Livingstone Centre

1970 Parkville from Cathy Scott
1970s RG Barrett & Co , Church St
1970 Glasgow Road
1970s RG Barrett & Co , Church St
1970 Suspension Bridge. Shared by E Kerr
1970 Blantyre Weir shared by E Kerr
1970s RG Barrett & Co , Church St
1970 Clyde at Blantyre Works shared by E Kerr
1970 Suspension Bridge shared by E Kerr
1970 Bothwell Bridge shared by E Kerr
1970 Suspension Bridge Sign. Shared by E Kerr
1970 Blantyre weir by Eaon Kerr
1970s Blantyre Post Office
1970 Blantyre Weir by Eaon Kerr

1971 – Rosendale, Blantyre High

1971 Rosendale, Glasgow Road
1971 Rosendale Painting by unknown artist
1971 Blantyre high opens

1972 – Post Office. Glasgow Road. Entrance signs to Blantyre.

1972 Blantyre entrance sign
1972 David Livingstone Centre
1972 David Livingstone Centre, Shuttle Row
1972 Blantyre’s Glasgow Road
1972 Glasgow Road, Blantyre
1972 Glasgow Road at Blantyre
1972 Low Blantyre Post Office, Glasgow Road

1973 – The Outside of David Livingstone Centre

1973 David Livingstone Centre

1974 – Blantyre Station

1974 Blantyre Station looking to Hamilton
1977 21st April

1975 – The Wages Building

1970s Counting House near David Livingstone Centre. Shared by G Cook

1976 – Blantyre Weir, River Clyde

1976 Grant’s Building, Glasgow Road
1976 JR Reid Printers
1976 Blantyre Weir on the River Clyde

1977 – Smiddy Bar at Bottom of Elm Street, Blantyre. J Cleary’s too. Glasgow Road. Priory Bar, Blantyre.

1977 Templetons Supermarket
1977 Lightbodys
1977 Joanna Terrace
1977 Blantyre Co-Op
1977 Glasgow Road. These building now Devln Grove Care home, across from Church Street
1977 Hastie’s Farm, courtesy of Lon McIlwraith
1977 J Cleary’s shop
1977 Wages Building, Blantyre Village
1977 Maddens shop
1977 Livingstonian Pub shared by Archie Simm
1977 Templetons Supermarket
1977 Biggins Dentist
1977 Looking west, Central Premises left
1977 Bethany Hall
1977 Priory Bar, shared by G kelly
1977 Blantyre Speedway
1977 Victoria Wine, Glasgow Rd
1977 Glasgow Road near Joanna Terrace
1977 Blantyre Co-Op
1977 Livingstonian Pub & Former Masonic Hall shared by G Cook
1977 Glasgow Road near Joanna Terrace
1977 Grants Building, Glasgow Road
1977 Glasgow Road near Joanna Terrace
Glasgow Road 1970s
c1977 Smiddy Bar at Bottom of Elm Street, junction Glasgow Road
1977 Glasgow Road near Joanna Terrace

1978 – Stonefield Public Park. Elm Street, Blantyre.

Elm Street Blantyre 1978
1978 Public Park sent in by Karen Wylie
1978 Esso Garage (o Neils)
Late 1970s Construction Blantyre Station
Late 1970s Construction Blantyre Station
1978 Goffney
Late 1978, Priory Bar
1970s Central Premises looking west
1978 Burnside Crescent
1970s Central Premises
1978 Glasgow Road Co Central Premises
1978 Burleigh Demolition at Herbertson Street
1978 JR Reid & Glen Travel
1978 Glasgow Road boarded up
1978 Burleigh Demolition at Herbertson Street
1978 GLasgow Road Boarded up

1979 – Fallons Bar, Smiddy Bar bottom of Elm Street

1979 3rd Sept St Andrews Church Fire
1979 Craighead Bing (PV)
1979 Millars Land, Glencarin Laundry
1979 Craighead Bing
1979 3rd Sept St Andrews Church Fire
1979 Clydeview Being built
1979 Glasgow Road Masonic Building
1979 3rd Sept St Andrews Church Fire
1979 Clydeview being built
1979 Craighead Bing
1979 3rd Sept St Andrews Church Fire
1979 3rd Sept St Andrews Church Fire
1979 Fallons Bar
1979 Co-op Central Premises
1979 Priory Bar Demolition Glasgow Road
1979 Botteril’s Building, Glasgow Road (GC)
1979 Central premises at Herbertson St
1979 Craighead Bing (PV)
1979 Bothwell looking to Craighead
1979 Blantyre Community Centre
1979 Bothwell looking to Craighead
1979 Abbeygreen Hall & Rooms, Masonic in background
1979 Harts Laun and Craig St
1979 Craighead Bing
1979 Craig Street
1979 Craighead Bing (PV)
1979 3rd Sept St Andrews Church Fire
1979 Final Photo of Central Premises before demolition
1979 Stonefield Church after fire
1979 Smiddy Bar, bottom of Elm Street
1979 Craighead Bing (PV)
1979 Clydesdale Bank, Glasgow Road

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