Continuing some interesting stories you may not have heard about which took place in Blantyre during the mid 1890’s. Next is the story of the death of John Gallocher. John Gallocher was a labourer who lived at 98 Glasgow Road, Greenside (in Burnbank). He lived at this address with work colleague John Campbell. In Summer […]
Ulva House is a contemporary beautiful large, detached house on the north side of Rosebank Avenue, just off Station Road at the Village, Blantyre. It was built in 1898 going into 1899 by a spirit merchant, Mr Angus McQuarrie of Ardrossan. The house is not on the 1898 map of Blantyre. When first built, it […]
By 1895, St Joseph’s Church (the first one on Glasgow Road) was in its 17th year having been founded properly in 1878. Father Frawley was the first Rector and was fondly remembered even decades later. About the time of the 1877 Blantyre Pit Disaster, when so much of the community was decimated, Father Frawley’s health […]
On Sunday 24th November 1895, after having undergone extensive renovations, the Church of St Joseph’s on Glasgow Road Blantyre formally re-opened. This was a time before the current sandstone church, and for the purposes of this article, I’m talking about the older church (pictured in this beautiful photo) which was once on the site of […]
Here’s a little story next, which made the Blantyre news in July 1896. Although a minor incident, I found it interesting enough to include here on Blantyre Project, if only to show how things were so clearly different 127 years ago. 1896 was a big year for Blantyre. Many of Glasgow Road’s tenements were built […]
In 1896, the future of the buildings at Blantyre Works was in doubt. The old mill buildings and many of the homes lay derelict after a decline of the mill itself. However, in August, a flicker of hope was offered for Blantyre Village when it was reported in a local newspaper that brighter days were […]
An absolutely cracking photo off the bottom of Stonefield Road. I think this was 1981. Just up from Mickey’s Cafe, was David McIntosh’s shop, the Newsagents and JF Smith Electricals. Who remembers this block of former shops? All now demolished and now homes at Valerio Court.