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Its worth sharing this photo this particular week, if only as it’s exactly 100 years old! Yes, this photo was taken in April 1920 meaning its a Century old. It is of course Main Street in High Blantyre and has been exclusively colourised for Blantyre Project. On the right beyond the entrance to Preistfield, are […]
Today’s coloured photo is from 1914. Coloured by Scotland Colourised, this amazing picture is the top of Auchinraith Road just as WW1 was about to happen. It was photographed not far from the junction of Main Street. This was 3 decades before the construction of the timber houses, their site at this time, still all […]
Jim Duffy shared this photo from the 70s, taken at the bottom of Elm Street. Remarkably, it’s the second time this week that a photo of the former playpark has been sent in, after years of very few photos of Elm Street. In the background, is Church Street. Today, that playpark is now the tarmac […]
Continuing our look at Glasgow Road in the 1970s. This time Joanna Terrace. With St Joseph’s school in the background.
Familiar, yet different. That’s how I would describe this photo of Main Street in High Blantyre. Taken around 1979, the building on the left is no longer there and no flats opposite beside the Dales. However, the rest of the scene does look very similar. What’s your memories of Main Street in this era? (Road […]
Cobbled streets in Lanarkshire weren’t just apparent where trams once ran. Very often n the 19th and 20th Century, pedestrian crossing points were “reinforced” with cobbles or stone setts. Laid into the road, this provided a mud free crossing point from pavement to pavement in times before tarmac. I couldn’t find any remaining examples of […]
Cath McInally shared this excellent photo of the last days of the Kirkland Place, the former tenement on the north side of Main Street. The entrance to Cemetery Road would have been just out the photo to the left. Taken around 1980, perhaps you remember the Spar, Apollo Taxis, Pandoras Box or Jean Weavers shop? […]
Tam McGrail writes, “Hello, I was born in Welsh drive in 1956. I was wondering if you could tell me when Welsh drive was built and any photos of same would be wonderful.” I was able to reply with: Hi Tam. Sorry this has taken a time to reply! Welsh Drive was built in the […]
Who remembers the billboards at the bottom of Stonefield Road? Premium advertising space at the traffic lights on a busy junction. Behind, Fisher’s (Ironmongery) Yard was cleared when the other buildings were demolished around 1980. The yard was fenced off and a gravel path was constructed on the small triangular plot of land offering a […]