“James Little was a Wright (shaper of wood) and Building Contractor, whom at the time of purchasing Crossbasket on 6th April 1932 was residing at 175 Stonefield Road, Blantyre. The first thing that struck me here, is how could a local man, who grafted on the tools each day afford such a property? This […]
Sweenie’s Butcher Shop – During the 1960’s and 1970’s Mr James (Jimmy) Sweenie had a butchers shop at 8 Stonefield Road not far from the bottom of Stonefield Road near the Old Original Bar. The Sweenie’s appear to be incomers to Blantyre during WW2 years. It was adjacent to Gilbert the Bakers at that […]
Gilbert the Bakers – was a former post WW2, bakers shop and confectioner located at 10 Stonefield Road, next to Jimmy Sweenies the Butchers at the western side of the bottom of Stonefield Road, very close to the Old Original bar. The shop was known to be there in the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s. […]
Sun House – Takeaway and offsales. A Chinese takeaway with address 249- 251 Glasgow Road, G72 0YS on its south side. The business established in 1976 and was initially located further up Glasgow Road not far from Herbertson Street and the Priory Bar. By the 1980’s, following Glasgow Road redevelopment, it was at that […]
These photos kindly shared by Michael Barrett show his family garage and workshop at 19 Church Street, near the top of the cul de sac, during the 1970s. According to my notes, in 1970, Mr Barrett, the father of Michael, started a small bus business at Craig Street but had to move in 1973 […]
Michael Barrett has shared these photos from the 1980’s of the inside of RG Barret’s Garage workshop at 19 Church Street. A nice photo too of how the outside of the building once looked. The painted block and brick walls, loads of machinery and equipment for auto repairs. According to my notes, this workshop […]
Batters Ironmongers was a former late 19thand 20th Century shop on the north side of Glasgow Road at numbers 142 and 144, located on the lower floor of Millar’s buildings, stone tenements, situated between John Street and Clark Street. The shop was 144, the house above 142 and both were located mid terrace in a […]