So we move for the time being to the 1970’s and more weddings for you. December 1977. Miss Anne Gallagher of 60 Fernslea Avenue, Blantyre married David Mosley of Springboig. They married at St Joseph’s R.C Church. Also that month, Miss Jem Kelly of 13 Burnbrae Road, Blantyre married Kenneth Marshall of Brankholm Brae, Hillhouse […]
Something unusual was happening in 1977 and 1978. Blantyre Pubs were starting to open on a Sunday! It was something the punters loved, but divided opinion throughout the town, with not everybody so happy. In January 1978 for example, the Doon Inn at Broompark Road (pictured) obtained a license to stay open on a […]
Who remembers the speedway? Great action photo from early 1980s. This is after the speedway had moved over to Craighead Park. Industrialised Forrest Street behind.
This is Walter Henderson, former Calder Street pupil. In January 1978, Walter built himself a nice accommodating igloo after a heavy snowfall. Had he provided an answer to Blantyre’s housing shortage? Well no, it was nothing more than a Royal Navy lark. Walter (18) decided to relieve the boredom of his Fire Duty with […]
In January 1978, this pretty little Blantyre girl went on one of the most important trips of her life. Local papers reported the story as follows: “Following fundraising campaigns and hundreds of hours of special treatment, little Amanda Moore (4) is off to the USA. Amanda had been handicapped since being given a houping cough […]
All through Winter 1977 and into early 1978, searches through Blantyre’s dusty attics, garden sheds and farm buildings helped make a dream come true. The dream was to collect relics from Blantyre’s past and put them on show in a new social history museum at David Livingstone Centre. So, an appeal went out in Autumn […]
Mr Thomas Walker had only recently come to Blantyre and in January 1978, was 48 years old. One day that month around 9am, he was at home alone in Broompark Road and became unwell. He decided to get fresh air and make his way towards Blantyre Health Centre in Victoria Street, something that took […]