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 […]
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Main Street mid 1980’s (2 of 3)
Staying with the 1980’s in this photo, dating from around the mid 80’s. I’d almost forgot about the “Co-op Supersave” shop, that was so popular in this area. The […]
Main Street, Mid 80’s (1 of 3)
How different Main Street looked even in relatively modern times! This photo and others coming shortly were taken in the mid 1980’s by Gordon Cook, kindly shared here and features […]
Anderson Gardens & Stanley Court
Last night I was writing up Anderson Gardens and Stanley Court down at the Village, but need more detail. I’m stuck, so perhaps YOU can help. Questions I have include: […]
Main Street, High Blantyre
Another wonderful photo of High Blantyre Main Street, from the 1920’s. On the right, in the Co-operative building (now Costcutters), a child carries the shopping basket of a mother […]
1920’s Main Street
This is High Blantyre Main Street in the 1920’s. You would be forgiven for not knowing where this is though, as none of the buildings in this picture exist […]
Station Road, Blantyre 1999
More photos from 1999. Taken in and around Station and Farm Road. Relatively unassuming back then, they may be of interest now almost 2 decades later! The styles of the […]
1978 Flooding on Main Street
As December 1978 drew to a close , High Blantyre was experiencing a new kind of problem. Rainwater flooding on Main Street, sometimes deep enough to prevent cars from […]
Hunthill Road from Railway
This fantastic colour photo was taken during the 1960’s at High Blantyre. The vantage point is the former dismantled railway spanning over Hunthill Road, from a point where the […]