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A little extract from Jimmy Cornfields ‘flitting’ story where a cairt is taken around some streets in Blantyre as a family move home. The map is 1910, but the story is a couple of decades later. Jimmy wrote, “The cairt went up Dixon Street, turned right intae Stonefield Road, passin’ Jock Miller’s Piggery, Murdoch’s Pub, […]
Staying with the same area of Auchinraith Road as yesterday’s photo, here’s another photo of Beatons, this time from 1992. Taken some 29 years ago by Gordon Cook, this was taken from around the shop area looking across to the edge of the timber houses. This was the site of the former refuse tip. The […]
There’s very little left of this scene at Hunthill Road, High Blantyre. All the buildings on the right are now demolished replaced by modern homes. Only a couple of the cottages on the left remain, the taller tenement also demolished. We’re looking north eastwards. Putting this in context, beyond the far beyond on the road […]
How much things have changed in almost 100 years. This photo dates between mid 1925 – 1928 and predates the upgrade of Hunthill Road and Bardykes Road in 1929 or arrival of the steel homes. Two wee boys sit out on the road at the kerbside, playing contently, knowing they would have PLENTY of time, […]
Duncan Slater shared this picture recently. He told me, “This picture is of Mum, my sister Sadie and myself taken in September 1938 when we moved into our new home at 1 Priory Street. We moved from Merry’s Raws.” The houses in Priory Street were not long built by that year. Little did anybody know […]
Thanks to Elizabeth Weaver who sent in this great photo of Victoria Street , taken in 1957. I’ve arranged for colour to be added and sharpened. Back in 20214, Elizabeth told me, “It’s funny to see how empty the street is – and to see the old gas lamp. I was only a child when I […]
When the new homes at Ness Drive were built in the Village, some intention was given to leave the trees around them. The large trees had been there for many years before. Even when Councillors named Ness Drive in 1979, just ahead of the street being built, discussion had already taken place to ensure […]