The Clyde Row was a row of eighteen one bedroomed small homes on the Sydes Brae near Auchentibber. They were located just above Dickson’s old place, (where the present occupier sold plants till recently). The homes belonged to ironstone miners of the area and their families and opened out on to the Sydes Brae itself. […]
Continuing the series of colour photos of the redevelopment of Glasgow Road. This photo is of Glasgow Road at its junction with the former Alpine Street. The direction is looking towards Burnbank. The people of Blantyre must have had a heavy heart to have seen so many buildings either been demolished by this time, or […]
This photo may bring back some memories. Pictured in 1978 is the bottom of Craig Street with Glasgow Road in the foreground. Where do I even start with this photo? Blantyre has changed SO much since then. To put this in context, the mini is parked on what was Central/Turners Buildings. The houses are all […]
Now this may be a cleaning activity , rather than repairs but for some reason, there’s a huge ladder leaning up against the Tower of Calderwood Castle. Photographed by my second great grand Uncle, David Ritchie, from the Blantyre side of the Rotten Calder, is the back of Calderwood Castle around 1915. At the time […]
Pictured here in 1905 is Kirkton Top Cross, in High Blantyre. This row of houses, shops and pubs was built in 1865 and is no longer there. Looking at this scene today, you would see the coal monument to the 1877 pit disaster. The two storey tenemental type buildings were largely owned by the Downie […]
A great High Blantyre photo which i suspect is from the mid to late 1920’s and one which hopefully you have not seen. The street in between the houses is Hunthill Road. The photographer was standing at what is now the top of Watson Street, but this beautifully, clear photo was captured at at time […]
One of the largest Audi approved dealerships has opened last Wednesday at Whistleberry Road, Blantyre. “Lookers Audi Hamilton” have invested £3.5million in Scotland with a state of the art showroom, which required 30 new staff members. (Whilst this is great for local jobs, I do wish incoming business to Blantyre would stop calling themselves Hamilton!!) […]