‘Whit’s Yer Nummer?” was the cry around most homes and businesses in April 1906. This was the sentence on the tongue of most Blantyre residents from Monday 23rd April 1906 as the novelty sank in of proper postal addresses being applied for the first time. No longer were homes and shops to be known by […]
On Monday 17th February 1908, a household accident happened at Mayberry Place, just off Glasgow Road. A warning this story contains sensitive content. Mrs Ann Tarleton, (nee Magewick) was the wife of John Tarleton and the couple lived in one of the homes at Mayberry Place, Blantyre. That particular night, she was at home alone […]
I had previously been contacted by Graham Glen who told me his grandfather, James Benson had made the beautiful stained glass windows for the former building on Glasgow Road. In February 2017, I was contacted by Ean Brown, Bill Holdsworth and Bill Andrew, who each confirmed that the windows had been carefully removed in 1977 […]
It’s hard to believe but this was almost 40 years ago. The photo was taken on 13th July 1982 at Elm Street at its junction with the developing Glasgow Road. The flats are on the right hand side, now part of Elm Court. Town planners clearly had a look and feel for the new Glasgow […]
In April 1911, the Committee of the District of the Middle Ward of the County of Lanark was seeking to improve pedestrian crossing points on Lanarkshire’s muddy roads. Perhaps something we take for granted these days, but 110 years ago, the simple act of crossing the road could leave your boots far from sparkling. Crossing […]
I’ve absolutely no idea where this photo came from in my files, but I’ve got a questionmark against it whether it is Blantyre or not? For the record, I think it IS Blantyre, perhaps around 1980 or so. I think this is Glasgow Road looking east towards Burnbank and suspect the road leading off to […]
Some more photos now of the Traveller site that sprang up on Glasgow Road in 1981. Taken 40 years ago, the caravans are located near the top of John Street and at the top of Forrest Street. Vantage points are from across Glasgow Road in the foreground. Can anybody remember the caravans. Looks like the […]