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Rather superb photo of the former piggery at the bottom of John Street. Over the railway, under the tunnel, the piggery was located on the Clyde Braes and those people of a certain age may remember the smell! Residents throughout Blantyre were encouraged to separate their food scraps, which would be uplifted for free and […]
The brand new Petrol Station at High Blantyre is now open! Euro Garages ‘Shell’ Petrol Station and the new 24/7 Spar next to Redburn Farm Inn, opened its doors today, Friday 16th July 2021. The changing face of Blantyre as the former Dixons Pit 3 site across from Hamilton Technology Park gets a modern facelift! […]
continued from Part 8. This is the story of how the David Livingstone Centre was formed in 1929. Today, we continue looking at how the beautiful Tableaux which were once in the “dark room” were funded. The precious polychromatic plaster tableaux depicting David Livingstone’s historic journey to Africa have now been painstakingly restored [pictured] ahead of […]
Well, I mentioned it was a busy week at the Village and thats certainly the case for the brand new Cafe in the David Livingstone Birthplace grounds, which opens tomorrow! “Livingstone’s” Cafe will open at 8.30am on Thursday 1st July 2021. Run by local woman, Hazel Krawczyk, owner of ‘Hazel’s Butterfly Bakery’, the brand new […]
Larkfield is the area in Blantyre immediately adjacent to Hunthill, Barnhill and Stonefield. It centres around the current bing, the previous site of Dixons colliery 4 and encompasses much of the Scottish Special Housing estate and Watson Street. However, on old maps, the actual Lark field was the one where High Blantyre Primary School is […]
On 5th June 1911 (one hundred and ten years ago today!) a celebration was taking place at a remote farm in High Blantyre. Around 80 ladies and gentlemen met at Greenblairs Farm, up beyond Auchentibber to celebrate the Golden Wedding of the tenants, John Morrow and his wife. A supper was served in the barn, […]
These photos when taken in 1983 were to show the new Asda superstore and the large carpark, a far cry from the homes which had been bought over by compulsory purchase on Craig Street some years earlier. Now, these photos appear dated mostly due to the cars, from nearly 4 decades ago. The planted areas […]