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These photos previously not seen online took me somewhat by surprise as I thought the Blantyre Markets ended in 1982. When the market was forced to move away from the Hastie’s site, it moved temporarily to Glasgow Road, but development and the building of Devlin Grove forced, even that contingency to be squashed. A new […]
This photo from the 1930s is of course Shuttle Row, Low Blantyre and in particular the very room where famous explorer David Livingstone was born in 1813. It’s a busy photo and there’s more than a hint of trying to cram many museum artefacts into the small space, something which happened for decades afterwards too. […]
Stuart McIntosh shared this photo. From 1982, it was taken at High Blantyre Cross from outside Carrigans. The old Church Hall would be just out the photo to the right. A simple photo taken of the memorial, but suddenly now, 38 years later, interesting in its own right.
This postcard was given to me by Blantyre Project reader Margaret Stewart in January 2020. (Its amazing that people can pass things over to me in my garden from the park!) It is of course Craighead Viaduct (not Greenhall). The photo dates from around 1904, though the colourised postcard is from 1909. Simply titled ‘Blantyre […]
Anthony Smith recently shared these two excellent photos from the 1960s. Taken at Coatshill, one is from the former Priory Colliery Bing looking south back towards Blantyre with the Coatshill houses near the front. I have a firm belief that the Priory Bing was to this date the highest ever man made object in Blantyre, […]
This scene is from around the 1910’s. Beyond the River Clyde on the Blantyre side of the river are the ruins of Blantyre Mills and up on the hill, Shuttle Row, the birthplace of Livingstone which was thankfully saved. The mills were demolished in 1903 leaving nothing much but the wages building (i’ve still to […]
I like mysteries and this was a good one to solve. When this picture was shared with me, it was just titled “4 men at a culvert“. However, it is definitely Blantyre related and I recognised the location. This is the Flag Bridge up at Letterick, just beyond Stoneymeadow. The barrelled culvert collapsed or broke […]
A couple of photos next, once shared from Cath McInally. I suspect they’re from the 1990s or just after and show a parade on Main Street, just outside the Dales near the top of Broompark Road. Also pictured is a gala at High Blantyre’s Kirkton Park. Anybody know the year or recognise anybody? Featuring Blantyre Project […]
Photographed in 1977, this previously unseen photo is Blantyreferme Brickworks, or rather what was left of them. Now cleared, not far from the bend in the road, the area is now fields and woodland. Do you remember these ruins? With thanks to George Hay for sharing this some time ago. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. […]