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Continuing a theme of inside properties in Blantyre. In December 2014, I visited New Calderglen Care Home just beyond Priory Bridge. Calderglen House is now a private care business but my visit was timed to ensure no disruption to elderly residents. I remember feeling fairly excited as I’d never been inside this grand big Blantyre […]
Going back 30 years now and inside another old property. This time it’s Crossbasket House (long before any rebranding or renovation!). I forgot what a haphazard layout Crossbasket had back then, with only parts of the building in use, large parts of it neglected or damp. Back then it was in use by a cultural […]
Blantyre Project reader Martin, sent in this photo. Pictured is his mother Eleanor Rodgers at the back of Elm Street, Blantyre. Martin has suggested the photo may be 1940’s. Looking closely it would appear the houses are being built without windows or doors, perhaps a reason the photo was taken?
Sheila Brown shared this great photo of another former grand house of Blantyre. This is Auchinraith House, which was once situated just off Whistleberry Road. Sheila told, me, “Having found a photo of Auchinraith House, Blantyre, I believe that my grandmother, Mary Winter, was in service here around 1902. I attach the photo. Does anybody […]
James Brown recently shared this fantastic photo of Greenhall House with Blantyre Project. This was taken int he 1960’s just before the house was demolished, already at the time of this photo, a “maintenance” issue for them. I can’t help but feel the injustice in such a beautiful house being demolished and thinking now what […]
A further few photos of the construction of the Blantyre Sports Centre. The early foundation works and site clearance. These were taken in 1980 and show the site at the corner of Glasgow Road and John Street. Well before the skatepark or David Dale House was built. Construction of the Sports centre is underway in […]
In 1967, it was announced that Wimpey, the housebuilder were planning on building 80 houses in Wheatlands, Blantyre. Prices were to be from £3,775 to £4,500 a range thought by many people at the time to be slightly beyond most people’s reach. The Council’s planning department however, were not keen on this proposal earmarking the […]
Lets go to Stonefield Park next. From 1980, a whopping big hole has been excavated in the public park. Why? Well, it was to become the new swimming pool of a brand new Sports Centre. In this photo, taken from roughly where the festive gala site is now, you can see the concrete floor of […]
Jean Boyd sent in a message recently saying, “My grandparents lived at 151 Auchinraith Road. The name of the house was Auchinfin and they moved there between 1935-1940. My granddad was Thomas Brownrigg and he died in the house in 1959. My gran died there too in 1962. My Aunt loved there with her husband […]