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Nope. Not forgotten! Another decade movie of Blantyre’ past. This time, 3 and a half minutes of PURE 1970’s nostalgia. This is a decade many of us can relate to and WHAT a decade it was for Blantyre! Glasgow Road redevelopment, the shops, clubs and pubs, the good times we had (despite and in the […]
We all like seeing new photos of Glasgow Road, especially if its a time many of us remember. These four photos were taken in 1978, a year or so before the buildings were demolished. At a time before the Sports Centre or Asda, the shops and buildings here look modern, but were approaching 90 years […]
This is a picture of the 1973 morning Playgroup kids taken at their Christmas Party This was at the Community Hall, Glasgow Road on the same side as the Old Original Inn, and directly across from the David Livingstone Church. Many of the children here would now be around 42-44 years old. (as of 2015) […]
It would seem fitting when writing a book about Blantyre history to include my own memories at some point. I hope my own recollections may spark old memories for you too. I’m thankfully fortunate enough to own some of my late father’s cine films recorded on happy family walks down the Calder, at the Milheugh […]