History of Coatshill & Wheatlands
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Woodside – brief history 
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Origins of Coatshill name – A brief History 
1860
Woodside Cottage – Glasgow Road x3
1867
Fatality at Coatshill – Upsetting content x1
1877
Walker’s Buildings – Glasgow Road, Blantyre x1 
Causewayshott Place – (also known as Douglas Place) x1
1869
Brownlea Cottages (Jeanfield) – 319 and 321 Glasgow Rd x1
Korek – 323 Glasgow Road x1
Blairhoyle – 325 Glasgow Road x1
1870
Coatshill House – or Coatshill Cottage x1
1903
Dunallan Loop – tram passing point x1
Clifton (Hilden/Moraig) – 327 Glasgow Road x1
Laurel Cottage – 329 Glasgow Road x1
Oakbank – 331 and 333 Glasgow Road x1
Campsie View – 341 and 343 Glasgow Road x1
1904
David Livingstone Church – postcard x2
1906
Arnot – 315 Glasgow Road x1
1907
Thirteen Sheep Killed on Glasgow Road – By tramcar x1
Daldorch – 345 Glasgow Road x1
Dalveen – 347 Glasgow Road x1
Dunedin – 349 Glasgow Road x1
Orwell (Larchmont) – 351 Glasgow Road x1
1912
Kitchen destroyed – Priory House x1
1913
Unveiling – Livingstone Statue x5
Livingstone – Statue and Plaque x2
1919
Frank Kelly & Thornhill – History of Thornhill Detached House x3
1930
The Parkville Fire – Glasgow Road x1
1932
Theft from Blantyre Doctor – at Thornhill x1
1935
Dunallan Loop – tram passing point x1
1939
Bronze Age urn found in Coatshill – 2000 BC urn found in fields x2
Discovery at Coatshill – more detail about urn x1
1940
Wheatlandhead Farm Fields – at Stonefield x4
Wheatlandhead, Glasgow Road – and the Orlits x2
1942
Stonefield Road from Russell’s Farm – From E Russell x1
1949
Livingstone Junior Choir – David Livingstone Church x1
1950
Bungalow – 313 Glasgow Road x1
1951
Cowan Wilson Avenue – Photos during the 1950’s x2
1952
Cloudhowe Terrace – off Glasgow Road x3
1953
Thornhill Estate – key to the new door x1
1955
Western Bungalow – 315a Glasgow Road x1
Westfield – formerly Barnhill x1
1956
The Poor Clare Nuns – of Thornhill, Blantyre x1
1957
Dinner with a Serial Killer – Inviting Peter Manuel homex1
St Blanes – primary school history x10
1958
McGlynns – at Ashley place x1
1959
St Blanes – Primary School x11
Green grass of home – Devondale Ave x2
Boweshill – photo
1960
Fernslea Avenue – Photo x1
Coatshill – 1960s x2
1962
Coatshill – Parachuting episode x2
Holmswood Avenue – postcard x1
Crawford Crescent – Sommerville nails x2
1963
Merrylees Road – Construction x1
1966
David Livingstone Youth Centre – youth club x1
1967
Parkville Roadhouse – advert x1
Priory House – tenants anger x2
Search for High School Land – Coatshill x1
Spate of Road Accidents – over Blantyre x1
Cigarette Heist – at Rennies x1
Houses at Wheatlands – SSHA planned x1
Priory House – Rents cut x1
Boweshill – part of Thornhill Avenue x1
1968
Cypress Avenue – anger from residents x1
1969
John Reid’s Photo – 317 Glasgow Road x2
1970
Parkville 1970s – a photo x1
1971
Construction of SSHA – building x2
1972
Poor Clare Nuns – at Thornhill x2
1977
St Blanes Football Team – photo x1
1978
David Livingstone Primary – school photo x1
Crossing Danger ended – parents relief x1
David Livingstone Primary – summer fayre x3
Siting of RC Secondary School – Coatshill x1
1976
Fernslea Avenue – photographed x2
Mothers & Daughters – David Livingstone Primary x5
1977
St Blanes – Football Team x1
1978
Spate of Break ins – Glasgow Road x1
Blantyre RC – Secondary School x1
1979
St Blanes Primary School – photo x1
Livingstone Memorial Primary – 2 retirees x1
Blantyre Boys Kindness – 1979 x1
351 Glasgow Road– Nursery site x1
1980
Ashley Place – Fire x1
David Livingstone Primary – Netball Team x1
Hillview Drive – Coatshill x2
1982
David Livingstone Primary – Netball Team x1
1983
David Livingstone Primary – school photo x1
Coatshill Fire – shops x1
1985
St Blane’s Primary School – photos x1
1987
St Blanes Primary School – photos x3
1989
The Manses – Glasgow Road x1
1990
Modern Homes – Glasgow Road x1
1991
St Blanes Primary School – first class x1
1995
Modern Flats – Glasgow Road South x1
1997
The Dandy – photos x11
1999
Livingstone Crescent – Coatshill x1
2000
David Livingstone Primary – school x1
2001
Glasgow Road Community Centre – by Robert Stewart x1
2011
Krankies visit – St Blanes x1
2012
Welcome to Blantyre sign – by Robert Stewart x1
2017
Columba Club – closure x1
St Blanes Primary – School photos x2
2018
Spar is Back – Coatshill x4
2019
Columba Club – burns down x28
Opening of BSA Community Hub – former Rowan Hall x9
2021
Blantyre Community Garden – opening 1st July x14
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Article in book, “Blantyre Project – A Journey in Time” series by Paul Veverka (c)
Article in book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c)
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