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Today’s rather wintry picture will be familiar to many people and is of course, Milheugh Bridge at the Calder. This snowy scene was taken in the 1970’s, which explains why many of the trees are much smaller than they are today. By the time of this picture, this bridge had only existed for about 2 […]
When the tenement buildings were demolished along Glasgow Road, it created wide open expanses. These photos from 1981 show how caravans made the most of the new space with travellers setting up at various points along the road. Building work went on around them as new boundaries and fences went up. Marking out a Blantyre […]
A couple of photos from 37 years ago. Going back to 1983, this scene is strangely familiar, yet different. Blantyre ASDA carpark. The store, complete with its old orange logo had only been opened for a couple of years but had already made its mark on Blantyre. The wooden picket fencing was never going to […]
Another little post about Dechmont Firing Range. It’s not an area many of us will have been to, often out of bounds. Situated in Cambuslang Parish, just over the boundary away from Blantyre, beyond Loanend. However, one Blantyre Project reader did kindly share these photos, which he took last week. I have to admit, this […]
Susan Elrick sent me this photo of a modern sign at Victoria Street. It reads “Crescents Area”. The Crescents have been affectionately known about for some time as Morris Crescent, Hardie Street, Small Crescent, Welsh Drive, that kind of area. Lots of people would have known this, but today we ask….when did that become part […]
One from my own family album today. This photo’s a little bit blurry but is my dad, Joe Veverka taken at the top of the Calder in 1976. Our Samoyed dog was still relatively young then, and I was only 5 years old when this was photographed by mum. Dad is training the dog to […]
How about this for a cracking photo! This is the former Bothwell – Blantyre railway viaduct spanning the River Clyde. Taken around 1900, this is a peaceful scene with no trains going over it at that moment. Below the railway is the viaduct walkway, entered through abutments at either side. The Craighead viaduct is no […]
Now here’s another great photo you won’t have seen yet! I’ve zoomed in on this Calder photo. Taken between 110 and 120 years ago, these children are standing at the former Milheugh stone bridge, Blantyre. In the foreground is the Rotten Calder river. There’s not much of this shoreline left these days at the foot […]
Andy Lynch shared these photos from forty years ago and added, “This is a picture that I took from my bedroom at 121 Hillview Drive around 1980. No new houses or the TACT Hall yet. The Priory Bing had been levelled and you can see the last pit building still standing. The next pic is […]