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Saturday 12th February 1910 saw a savage domestic incident at the Village spill out into the street, then later relived in Court. A warning this story, some 111 years old does contain upsetting content. John Irvine, a miner living at Waterloo Row had been paid that weekend and had spent the day drinking in Blantyre […]
I’ve been exploring some Blantyre related stories from 1910 lately. In February 1910, a seemingly respectable appearing young lad of 16 stood in court accused with multiple thefts. It was Mid February 1910 and the lad deemed as a ‘message boy’ acting on behalf of others was taking the rap for the thefts, rather than […]
Prior to WW1, there were many slums in Blantyre, houses of such poor condition, condemned as unfit for human habitation, which unfortunately many families lived in and endured. One such property at the time was Shuttle Row and that building and its inhabitants is the subject of our story today. In Hamilton Sheriff Court on […]
Wee snippet of history from 1967 next. As demolition contractors pulled down some of the prefabs in High Blantyre during Autumn 1967, a fire left behind by them caused concern for remaining residents. Contractors had been burning rubbish on the site but one day when they left, thick smoke started to invade nearby homes, prompting […]
In June 1910, a sensational affair was reported to the Cambuslang police though this story happened on the border with Blantyre. A man named Henry Kelly (28) visited his parents at 71 Main Street, Cambuslang. As he missed the last Lanarkshire tramcar at Cambuslang for Hamilton, he started to walk back towards Blantyre. He reached […]
In Summer 1967, police were dismayed to be called to a robbery in Glasgow Road….on premises not for the first time! The property was Tyler and Marshalls Ltd Boot shop at 118 Glasgow Road. Situated on the north side at a junction, the shopkeeper opened up to discover the shop had been robbed. However, there […]
A story appeared in newspapers in May 1911 which relates to a marching band incident in Cambuslang. It told: “The other day, lively scenes were witnessed in Cambuslang when a flute band from Blantyre played along the main street of the town which was crowded. When the band reached the Congregational Church, cars were impeded […]