In 1773, a map of the shire of Lanark was produced, taken from an actual survey and laid down from a scale of an inch to a mile / by Charles Ross (b1722-d1806) The Blantyre portion is rather interesting with some well known names, but still very rural and without many of the roads we’re […]
Category: Blantyre Places
Calderglen Christmas Party
It was just a few months into WW1 and many of the battlefield atrocities still had to come, but life was going on in Blantyre and in December 1914, one “Well to do” household allowed themselves a short reprieve for a festive party. The 11th December 1914 (exactly 106 years ago today), was the date […]
Magical Milheugh at Night
1960’s Holmswood Avenue
1970’s Milheugh Bridge
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 […]
1981 Glasgow Road
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 […]
1983 Asda Carpark
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 […]
Dechmont Firing Range
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 […]
The Crescents
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 […]