Pictured here in February 1980 is Jim Botterill junior being given a lift by Jim Docherty. They’re pictured at their new warehouse, a 4000 square foot premises which allowed the company to service their shops using their own vans. In 1980, Botterils had 8 shops throughout the area, the latest at that time being […]
Margo Clayton recently shared these photos with Blantyre Project. Her mother Mary Bowie worked at Simplicity Patterns in High Blantyre during the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Although there are no names or exact dates, its hoped some people will recognise themselves or relatives in these photos which feature various works nights out and Christmas dances. […]
By 1980, Botterill’s had moved to the brand new Auchinraith Trading Estate from their former premises at Glasgow Road. The move saw the brand new head office being equipped with brand new equipment, including computers. As well as keeping control of stock, the new computer kept details on finances, staff wages and much more. Here, […]
Botterill’s of Blantyre Advert from 1980. By early 1980, Botterill’s had just moved into their new head office at the newly built Auchinraith Industrial Estate, having moved out of their old premises at Anderson’s Buildings on Glasgow Road. They had two Blantyre shops, and 8 overall throughout the region. Their Coatshill premises and Stonefield […]
Blantyre Cricket Club – was a relatively short-lived sports club known to exist in the early 20th Century. An initial meeting was held in the new Masonic Hall on Glasgow Road to gather local interest about forming the club. This took place on Wednesday 3rd October 1907 and Mr John H Auld of the Commercial […]
A row erupted between neighbours at the end of Victoria Street in early 1980. Mr William Prentice, a coal merchant at 18 Victoria Street called the police 9 times in a short period of time when midnight revellers from nearby Hastie’s Farm disturbed his peace. People leaving the popular nightspot, regularly made noise and […]
Wheels Motor Cycles and Cars Ltd were based at the bottom of Herbertson Street, Blantyre, but in late 1979 as our picture shows, the building was heading towards demolition and the company were forced to look for new premises. They found a new site in Allanshaw Industrial Estate, in Hamilton planning on leasing some […]