Another fantastic photo of Stonefield Public Park in a previous era. Shared here by Rob Gordon, the photo was taken by his neighbour Robert Craig from the back window of his Station Road home. Looking over the park, the prominent feature is of course the former boating pond and the old mans rest building. Beyond […]
This nostalgic photo is again of Stonefield Public Park, taken from the vantage point of the houses at Station Road. It was captured by the late Robert Craig, (who was the first SNP Councillor in Blantyre) and shared here in good resolution, scanned by Robert Gordon. The prominent feature here is the “Old Mans Rest”, […]
A couple of photos kindly shared here by Rob Gordon. This is Stonefield Public Park (now McAnulty Park) I believe during the. 1960s or 70s. The photo of the park was taken from the bedroom window of the Gordon family who at the time lived at Number 56 Station Road. This view looks across the […]
This next photo is of Stonefield Public Park, looking over to Glasgow Road. I haven’t got a date for this but suspect it was taken in the 1970’s. Rob Gordon, who kindly shared this can hopefully confirm. Prominently on the right hand side, beyond the Cowan Wilson Arch is Hastie’s Farm, whitewashed in all its […]
Ive got loads of great, auld Blantyre photos hopefully seen for the first time online, coming here in the next few weeks. Like this one taken from the back windows of houses on Station Road, looking over the public park towards Glasgow Road. Shared here kindly by the Gordon family, this was taken from their […]
A photo thought to be the 1940’s taken at Stonefield Public Park. This is the Glasgow Road entrance. The main boulevard leading from the gates to the children’s play area, now no longer there replaced instead by sheltered housing at that location. Amongst the young trees are beautiful flowerbeds, edged paths and trellis frames. The […]
How about this for a fantastic photo! This was July 1966, a summer photo from 57 years ago taken at Stonefield Public Park. Luckily the Gordon family of nearby Station Road were in the park that day with a camera with colour film. The scene looks one to Glasgow Road and Station Road and you […]