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Pictured in the 1920’s from the Pedestrian Bridge over the railway track at High Blantyre is the former High Blantyre Train Station. This looks southwards towards Sydes Brae. The Blantyre Old Parish Church is just out the photo to the left. The passenger service stopped in WW2, but the line existed carrying freight and coal […]
Every month, I like to add to my Blantyre collection, either through donations of interesting artefacts or memorabilia or buying interesting things with a Blantyre connection using a (very) small budget.This month I bought this little book and for the first time it was a purchase, not entirely for the content of the book. The […]
Eddie McLernon sent in these two photos of a bowling jack. Now this jack has a very specific Blantyre connection as it marked the opening of the Blantyre Miners Welfare Bowling Club back in 1938. The small, silver jack is engraved with: “BLANTYRE DISTRICT MINERSWELFARE BOWLING CLUBPRESENTED TO MRS MARY MCLERNON ON THE OPENING OF […]
Hi friends. I’ve once again launched the annual TOY DRIVE to raise funds to buy toys for local children this Christmas. I’m looking for your kind support, by subscribing to ‘Blantyre Telegraph Supporters Group‘ even for only 1 month. It costs only £1.79 with money raised going to the Toy Drive and you get all […]
Next, a photo from 44 years ago. (How time flies!). This is Glasgow Road with Herbertson Street leading off to the left. The old Co-Op building is prominent as is Wheels, the motorbike shop. A young generation of Blantyre youths will certainly find this picture difficult to comprehend seeing just how different Blantyre’s main thoroughfare […]
A photo next from just before the Millennium and before the shop fronts were all standardised to a dark green colour. Who remembers Clyde Star Video shop? As the popularity of videos waned, Clyde Star started renting DVDs and branched out into grocers, newsagents and stationery. However, the rise of sky tv soon put an […]
It’s been a while since I posted some photos of Blantyre folks weddings. These weddings are from 1968. First up Miss Mary Jo Canning of Wishaw married Peter Gowan of Holmswood Avenue. Jean Douglas of Whitehill married Peter McCabe of Craig Street, Blantyre. They married in Stonefield Parish Church then left for Canada on 16th […]