1960 Fernslea Avenue
Taking you all now to 1960. Pictured is the old chip shop on Fernslea Avenue at the junction of Oaklea Crescent. The picture looks north towards the old St […]
Category Archives: Blantyre Streets
Glasgow Road Redevelopment
Landscaping Work Progresses The ASDA retail units may not be getting built anytime soon, but there’s a plus point. There’s quite an open view forming from Craig Street and Asda […]
1979 Closure of Three Streets
In September 1979, three streets in the centre of Blantyre were blocked off (for their own good, it was said!) Hamilton District Council had decided in August that year they […]
1892 Douglas St Full photo
I DO LOVE a photo with no date! Being sent undated photos is like a little challenge to me, to try to close down the decade the photo was […]
1892 Douglas Street
A photo from 126 years ago! This is High Blantyre at Douglas Street in 1892, looking across to the newly constructed church halls. In the foreground is a wooden […]
1892 Douglas Street at Kirkton
Although I had a copy of this photo, Sandy Wilkie recently sent me a better resolution version, which I was able to zoom in on and pick out more […]
1939 Hunthill Road
A charming photo of Hunthill Road, still with gas lamps and several thatched cottages. The photo dates from the late 1930’s. The large sawmill factory chimney at High Blantyre, […]
1939 Hunthill Road Steel Homes
A new type of home was constructed in Blantyre in 1929. A decade before the Second World War, steel homes were built at Watson Street and at Hunthill Road […]
Main Street 1980’s (3 of 3)
Another look at Main Street in the 1980s, the final picture in this set. Looking north east the most prominent sandstone building in the background on the left is […]