Low Blantyre

History of Low Blantyre

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1747
The 1747 Low Blantyre map – Roys Military Map x1
Woodhouse – Station Road x1
1810
Stonefield Farm (Hasties) – Pre WW1 detailed history x8 
1832
Clayhouse – Blantyre Village x1
1847
John Street – Railway Bridge carving x1
1853
Blantyre Railway Accident – Low Blantyre x1
1858
Cure – of 3 year cough x1 
1859
Gow’s Linn Waterfall, Parkburn – Small waterfall on the Parkburnx2 
James Wells Passion for Trees – Emigrated man plans millions of treesx1 
Early Glasgow Road – early history x1 
Wooden Office and Yard – near Tavern x1 
Coats Buildings – near the Tavern x1 
Coats Tenements – off Priory Street  x2 
1862
Nearly caused a rail crash – drunk on duty x1 
1868
Gray’s Buildings – later YMCA x8 
1869
Glasgow Road South – Villas (summary) x1 
1870
Expansion of Glasgow Road – development x1 
Origins of Logan Street – beginnings x1 
Origins of Craig Street – beginnings x1 
1874
Bloomfield Cottage – Low Blantyre x3 
1875
Opening of Low Blantyre Schools – Two schools open on same dayx2  
1876
Merry’s Rows, Blantyre – Murray’s Rows, a detailed history x6 
Priory Place & Priory Bar – Detailed history x5 
Broomknowe Cottage – Glasgow Road x3  
1877
Turner’s Buildings (Central Buildings) – Detailed history x7 
1878
Electric Telegraph – in Blantyre x1 
Hendersons Buildings, Blantyre – a detailed historyx8 
Burleigh Church – our detailed history x3 
1879
Blantyre Lodge Livingstone 599 – Part 1 of 2 (see 1904 for Part 2) x1  
Sprott’s Buildings – a detailed history x5 
1884
The History of Blantyre Co-op – by Paul Veverka x3 
1887
Blantyre Riots – Baton used x1
1891
Co-op 2 storey buildings – original building x5 
1892
McVaney’s Land  – detailed history x3 
1895
Blantyre vrs Hamilton Harp – Football x1
Harry Lauder visits Blantyre – concert x3
John Ogilvy Promoted – stationmaster x1
1896
Station Road – gas lamps needed x1
Back to the fields – stone throwing x1
Exciting Chase – horsemen and police x1
Man in the Iron Mask – play performed x1
1898
Abbeygreen Hall – and consulting rooms incl Dr Fishers surgery x9 
Motor car and sheep – accident x1
1899
Abbeygreen Manse– constructed and opened x3
1900
Boatland Crossing & Ferry Path  – Photos shared by Robert Stewart x2
Bizarre Schoolboy Craze – on Glasgow Road x1
School Board – Nominations x1
Grant’s Building– Brand new x1
1901
Conversion to Christianity – Black Bottle story x1
First Installation – of Electric light x1
Smallpox – in Blantyre x1
1902
Cruelty charge – in court x1
Showfield – Zoological exhibition
1903
Stonefield Parish Church Steeple – Glasgow Road x1 
Annfield Terrace – a detailed history x4 
Blantyre Trams – by Paul Veverka x5 
1904
Blantyre Lodge Livingstone – Part 2 of 2 (see 1879 for Part 1)  x1 
Bothwell Castle – from Blantyre side of river x2
Glasgow Road – scene from 1904 x1
Glasgow Road -further scene from 1904 x1
Glasgow Road – more from 1904 x1
Glasgow Road – look into the past x1
Glasgow Road – further photos x1
Glasgow Road – more photos x1
Masonic Buildings – a detailed history x9 
Pilgrimage to Blantyre – William Raes Cottage x1
William Raes – visitors x1
Public Clocks – Livingstone Memorial Church x1
Tram at junction Merry’s Rows – looking east x2
1905
William Rae – The story of the Bloodless Surgeon x1
Blantyre Police Force – Herbertson Street Photo by David Ritchie x1 
Glasgow Road – traditional scene x1
Lombardi – takes a gamble
1906
Jackson Street – Eastern homes x1 
Jackson Street – Western homes x1 
Royal Scots Greys – Military Parade x1
1907
Blantyre Highland Games – 599 x1
Bananas – at Gilmours x1
1908
St Joseph’s Church – Glasgow Road x1
1909
Girl injured by Tramcar – glasgow road x1
Damping down the roads – suppressing dust
Clark Street Boxing Match – arrests
Russian Deportations – from Glasgow Rd
1910
School Photo Blantyre – Family photo Danskinsx1
Andrew Gilmours – Glasgow Road incl Adverts x3 
Andrew Gilmours – More great photos of the shop x2
Origins & Evolution – of Church Street x1  
Castle Vaults – brewers logo x2
Evolution – Glasgow Road x2
Lino and Curtains – Logan Street sale x1
Blantyre Electric Theatre – corner of Forrest Street x1
Camillo’s Billiard Saloon – fire x2
1911
Low Blantyre Station – nice postcard x1
1912
Thomas Baxter & Sons – at Church Street x4
Inscription – at garage at Church Street x2 
Wrecking Spree – after late goals x1
1913
The Blantyre Picture Theatre (Dookit) – The Dookit history x1
1914
Railway Collision at Blantyre – crash x1
Popular Lantern Show – Caldwell Hall x2
1916
Soldiers at the Dookit – photos x1
Christmas morning – in the beer cellar x1
1917
Blantyre Co-op Central Premises – history x7 
Opening Central Premises – Glasgow Road x1
1918
Concealing a deserter – Harts Land x1
1920
Savage Attack – on Conductress x1
1921
Inside Blantyre Picture House – photo x1
Day of Rioting – and pillaging x1
1922
St Josephs – Football Team x1
Taking fits – at Church Street x1 
Mrs Meighan’s – Rammy x1 
Selling off – gas equipment x1
Demolishing the Steeple – Stonefield Parish Church x1
Clark Street – children near Blantyre Vics x1
1923
David Lamond Coal Contractors  –  Hawthorn Place by John Maguirex2 
Bare Knuckle Fight – at Netherfield Place x1
1924
Glad Eyes vrs Blue Tanks – Gangs of Blantyre x1
Annfield Terrace – August storm x1
Shop Cellar – raided on Glasgow Road x1
1925
Sworn enemies – McGuigans and Farrels x1 
Bus Drag Race – along Glasgow Road x1
Blantyre Flooded out – after storm x1 
1926
The Whisky Haul – break in x1
Co-op Rammy – Glasgow Road x1
Glasgow Road – fire x1
1927
Glasgow Road at John Street – Viewpoint from the junctionx2
Bus Drivers – rescue family x1
Horses – Rescued from fire x1 
Presentation -to Dr Curran x1
Sunday Excursion – by train x1
Central Garage (Harpers) – detailed history x3 
1928
Horses Wild Dash – at Glasgow Road x1 
School Teacher killed – on Glasgow Road x1
Audacious Pub theft – Livingstonian x1 
1929
Compensation to Livingstone memorial -church monies x1
Blantyre Engineering Company Ltd – employees dance x1
Blantyre Police Ball – Co-op hall x1
1930
Robertsons Ginger cart – Ginger deliveries in Blantyre x2
St John’s Wood and Episcopal Church – at Logan Street x1 
St Josephs School – Photo x1
1931
Dogs loyal vigil – on railway line x1 
Miners wife run over – by engine x1
1932
Tragedy befalls the Cliffords – at Station Rd x1
1934
Glasgow Road Dance – rammy x1
Funeral Delay at Alpine Street – a story x1
1935
Building a Blantyre icon – Construction of pavements x1
Canadian Mine – Fatal Mishap x1
Celebrations – Quickly turn to tragedy x1
The Dookit and Jimmy “Brick” McCallum – narrative x1
Council Homes – on Glasgow Road x1
1936
4 year old Fatality – on Glasgow Road x1
Priory Street – Origins x2 
Glasgow Road – comparison to today x2
Stonefield Park – from Station Road x1
1938
Given to Wandering – Boy wanders out of town x1 
Slater Family – at Priory Street x1
1939
Fatality at Alpine Street – Gable end collapses killing man x1
Minister under the Influence – Blantyre minister caught drunkx1
Ancient Remains – at what is now Bellairs Place x1
Broadway Cinema opens – photo and programme x1
Andrew Little’s Bakery – ink stamp x5
1940
Bobby, a brave sailor from Blantyre – shared by Arlene Green x1 
Blantyre Accies football team – John Street picturex1
Carry on Kids Carry on Kids – Wartime spirit x1
Templetons Ltd – of Glasgow Road x1
1944
David Livingstone Memorial – choir x1
1946
John Street Gable Collapse – leaving families homeless x1
John Street Gable Collapse – further detail x1
1949
Didn’t recognise his brother – Elderly gent reunites with brotherx1
St Joseph’s Church – photo x1
1953
Blantyre Co-op Women’s guild– 50th Anniversary of the guild x1
Low Blantyre Post Office – bottom of Logan Street x3 
Priory Street – Coronation Party x1
1955
St Joseph’s Primary School – school photo x1
Martha Pate – Pates Newsagents x1
1957
Rowan Place – pensioners houses x2 
1960
Station Road Nicholson’s  – Popular shop in Low Blantyrex1
Glasgow Road – photo  x1
Glasgow Road – Emporium x1
1961
Low Blantyre Railway Station – History of the Stationx1
Blantyre Girls Memories – shared by Marion Robertson x1  x1
Low Blantyre Train Station – photo of older station x1
Low Blantyre – Station x1
Low Blantyre Station – photo x1
1962
Queens Visit to Station Road – Cine still at Broadway x1
Christies Burn – Stream running to Clyde x1
Station Road – cine film  x1
1963
Low Blantyre Goods shed – A brief history x2 
1965
Co-op Emporium – Glasgow Road x1
1967
Windows Smashed – Glasgow Road x1
Winnie Ewing – at Priory Street x2
Ghost Town – protest x1
Mechanised – Account passbooks x1
Braidwood Builders – fire x1
Marshalls Boot Shop – robbery x1
Introduction of Christmas Lights – Glasgow Rd
1968
Walter Batters – Ironmongers, Glasgow Road x1
Goods Shed – Burns down at Railway Station x1
1969
Blantyre Public Park– Family photos of Low Blantyre Park x13
Glasgow Road – looking west x1
1970
Nostalgic scene – Glasgow Road x1
Glasgow Road – looking east  x1
Glasgow Road – looking west x1
1971
Walter Batters – receipts x1
1972
St Josephs Primary School – Nativity Scene x1
Glasgow Road – John Reid’s Photos x2 
1973
Acquiring 19 Church Street – Thomas Baxter x1
Glasgow Road – Pates
1975
St Josephs Primary – Staff photo x1
Walter Batters – ironmongers shop x1
1977
St Josephs SVDP – volunteer group x1
Glasgow Road – end of an era x1
Glasgow Road – looking east x1
Glasgow Road Tenements – at Joanna Terrace x4
Bethany Hall – Glasgow Road x1
Templetons – supermarket x2
Victoria Wine – Glasgow Road x1
Maddens – shop x1
Biggins Dentist – Glasgow Rd x1
Lightbody’s – Glasgow Road x1
Joanna Terrace – off Glasgow Road x1
Blantyre Co-op – photos x2
Church Street , Nursery School x1
Battle Lines Drawn – Co-op v Asda x1
1978
St Josephs Primary School – sent in by Josie Caserta x1
Railway Line – right of way x2
Glasgow Road – The Sports Centre planned x1
Dr Maurice Miller – Doctor’s orders and warning x1
Glen Travel – photo x1
Body Blow – for Glasgow Rd Redevelopment x1
Enquiry – avoided at the last minute x1
Last Objectors – withdraw x1
Blitz on Rats – Demolition & Clearance x1 
Shabby – Glasgow Road x1 
Speedway – photo x1
Miners Welfare – gala day out x1
Community Centre – not meant to be x1
Elm Street – Playpark x2 
JR Reid & Glen Travel – Glasgow Road x3
Gala – Apathy creeps in x1
Priory Bar – Late 1978 derelict x1
Fallon’s Bar – Glasgow Road x1
Buildings Served Notice – closure dates x1
Church Street – view to the shops x2
Glasgow Road – view of Co-op buildings x1
1979
Priory Bar – Demolition x1
Community Council – engage youth x1
Council – collects pro Asda signatures x1
Nazarene – problems with building x1 
Yellow Lines – Bombardment x1
The Blantyre Project – 1979 style x1
Beautifying Blantyre – Glasgow Road x1
David Straiton – at Masonic x1
St Andrews Church  – fire x1
Glen Travel – visit to America x1
Building Clydeview Shopping Centre – Glasgow Road x1
Building Clydeview – Glasgow Rd and Victoria St x1
Knocking down the Tenements near Victoria St x1
Glasgow Road looking south – Photo x1
Victoria Cafe – Glasgow Road x1
Victoria Cafe – and social history x1
Glasgow Road – shops x1
Priory Bar – prior to demolition x1
1980
Clydeview Shopping Centre – Glasgow Road x1 
Clydeview Shopping Centre – East x3 
The last demolished tenement – Glasgow Road x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre – West x8 
Post Office – Glasgow Road photo x1
Wheels – move premises x1
Blantyre Community Centre – gala float x1
Asda – jobs search x1
Elizabeth Scott Centre – Firemen Visits x1
Wooddean Donation – rock x1
Blantyre Gala Day – crowd photos x2
Glasgow Road Market Site – Photo x1
Shopkeepers given notice – Eviction x1
Visiting Santa – photo x1
Glasgow Road looking west – dereliction x1
Glasgow Road – church and shops x1
Glasgow Road – looking east x1
Glasgow Road – wasteland x1
Building Asda – construction work x1
Glasgow Road – further photos  x2
Glasgow Road – westwards x1
Building the Sports Centre – Glasgow Road x1
Bank Huts – Glasgow Road x1
Building the Sports Centre – more photos x1
Building – ASDA Car park x2
313 – Glasgow Road photo x2
1981
Glasgow Road – gala day x1
Gala Day – Floats x1
Blantyre Boating Pond – photo x1
Construction of the Sports Centre – Glasgow Rd x1
Glasgow Road – looking west x1
Glasgow Road – from John St looking east x1
Glasgow Road – more scenes near John St x2
Clydeview Shopping Centre – looking west x1
Co-Op Central Premises – demolition x1
Demolition of Avon Buildings – Glasgow Rd x2
Glasgow Road – wasteland x2
Travellers Site – Glasgow Road x1
Out with the Old – Glasgow Road x1
Travellers Site – Glasgow Road x1
Painting – Glasgow Road, 1981 x1
Amerigo Russo’s Grocers – inside x1
Inside 156 Glasgow Rd – Russos Grocers x1
More photos – 156 Glasgow Road x2
Glasgow Road – More photos x2
Glasgow Road – junctions x2
Glasgow Road – travellers x3
Glasgow Road – photo x1
Traveller Site – Glasgow Road x6
1982
St Andrews Parish Church – history x2 
Landscaping – Clydeview Shopping Centre & Sports Centre x1
Glasgow Road – photo looking east x1 
ASDA – Success turns sour x1
Sports Centre – John St x2
Clydeview Shopping Centre – photos x2
Asda – carpark x2
Landscaping the Park – finishing sports centre x1
Glasgow Road – Sports centre built x1
Glasgow Road – at Herberston Street x1
Elm Street – View northwards x1
Building the Nazarene Church – photo x1
1983
Asda – Carpark x2
Glasgow Road – Devlin Grove x3
St Andrews Church – Glasgow Road x2
Clydeview Shopping Centre – photo x2
Asda – Petrol Station x1
Asda – Car Park photos x3
1984
Blantyre Harp AFC – Football team at Parkville x1
Devlin Grove – History of Residents Care home x2
Clydeview Shopping Centre – at Glasgow Rd x1
Glasgow Road – New buildings x2
Devlin Grove – on Glasgow Road x1
St Andrews Church – Church Street x2
Sports Centre – and park x1
1985
Blantyre Nursery Centre – burned down at St Josephs x1
Outside the Post Office – Glasgow Road x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre – photo x1
ASDA Entrance – Clydeview Shopping Centre x2
Nazarene Church – Low Blantyre x1
Blantyre High School – corridors x1
1986
Big Daddy – visits Sports Centre x1
Gibbs of Galson – Clydeview Shopping Centre x1 
1988
Glasgow Road – 599 club and changes x2
Clydeview Shopping Centre – shops x2
1989
Glasgow Road – Low Blantyre x1
Caspers – Junction of Victoria Street x1
Glasgow Road – various photos x4
1990
Glasgow Road Paintings – and Part 2 by Harry Rankine x5 
1993
Blantyre Library Key – donated back from E Daly x2
1994
St Joseph’s School Reunion – photos x5
1996
Victoria House Care Home – brief history x1 
1997
Demolition – of Post Office x1 
2000
Blantyre Sports Centre -photo  x1
Glasgow Road – photox1
Glasgow Road – north photo x1
Glasgow Road – further photo x1
Community Centre – Glasgow Road x1
2001
Glasgow Road – Public Toilets x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre – low blantyre x1
2002
The Police Station – by Robert Stewart x1
2011
Sign of the Times – strange sign on Glasgow Road x1
2012
Low Blantyre Promotional Video – Beautiful Blantyre
2014
Blantyres Christmas Tree – Low Blantyre Public Park x1
2015
Blantyre Station – Carparking doubles in size x1
Forgotten Clyde Bride – part 2 x2
April Visit – to the Clyde x4
2016
Greendales to Clydesdale – the Co-emporium x7
Blantyre Police Station – at risk x1
Tree is up and ready – waiting to be switched on
2017
Clydeview Shopping Centre – proposed partial demolition
Clydeview Shopping Centre – development update
The Country Shop – Glasgow Road north x5
Asda Blantyre – The Multi Million Pound Facelift x3
St Josephs Primary – photos x2
2018
Clydeview Shopping Centre – Pre Demolition work x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre – Betfred update x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre – Marie Curie Update x1
Care Hub plans – announced for former St Josephs School x1
Sunrise – at Terminal One x1
Tree down – at Terminal One  x1
Frosty Joe’s – Ice cream parlour x1
Greggs – Relocation to west side of Clydeview x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre – East – end of an era x1 
Demolition commences – Clydeview Shopping centre  x1
Demolition Clydeview Shopping Centre – day 2 – 20th July  x1
St Josephs – School Brick x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre Demolition – update x1
Clydeview Shopping Centre – Demolished! x6
Clydeview Shopping Centre – plans x1
Glasgow Road – redevelopment x1
Asda – retail units uturn or delay? x4
Asda – their response to retail units Oct 2018 x3
2020
A world apart – as it was and now is
2022
Glenesk Homes – St Andrews Court x4
Blantyre Care Hub – Aerial x1

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