Pictured are the former Priestfield Rows, the miners tied homes which belonged to Dixon’s Collieries. This looks back down to High Blantyre, with the railway bridge in the distance now also long gone. The photo is from 1953, several years after the coal mines were Nationalised. In fact, the whole scene has completely changed. […]
351 Glasgow Road in 1979 , adjacent to the start of Cloudhowe Terrace, once had a large nursery at the back of it. The former Bowie’s Nursery was the subject of much contention in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Hamilton District Council and an Edinburgh Housing Association got into a right pickle when attempting […]
Chris Ladds shared this wonderful image of Crossbasket, during the 19th Century. I’m told it’s from the 1840’s, but open to the possibility it may be slightly later in the 1850’s during the James Clark era. The architecture looks somewhat different from today, suggesting perhaps on the more modern part of the building, the roof […]
Asda’s Site Work Progresses You may have noticed that all the demolition work at Clydeview Shopping Centre, near ASDA is complete. The protective hoarding is now down leaving for the first time, wide open expansive views from the carpark right down to the Sports Centre and the colours of the Public Park. The site is […]
By September 1979, the new Saint John Ogilvie Chapel on Broompark Road was just about constructed. However, fire broke out at the unfurnished building on the last Saturday that month and firefighters were immediately suspicious as to the cause. The damage was light, but once the blaze had been brought under control, police launched […]
Progress Update After a slight delay and little visible work being carried out last week, work has commenced again on the Auchentibber War Memorial. As these pictures show, taken last Saturday 13th October 2018, the memorial (currently being completely rebuilt), now once again has its familiar shape. It’s been scaffolded and is approaching its finished […]
Stephen Anderson took these photos back in 1992, just off Victoria Street. As he contemplated buying this old house, it was already boarded up and shortly after was demolished to make way for Victoria Care Home, built in 1996. How remembers this house and what can you tell me about its modern history? (I […]