I’m not sure who this rather trendy chap is in the foreground, but I DO know that he’s in Blantyre! This photo is from Springtime 1979 and is of course Glasgow Road, From the top of John Street, it looks over to the south side of the road. The traffic lights at the junction of […]
Local elections approached on 3rd May 1979, and in Blantyre there was just one thing on everybody’s mind. Redevelopment of Glasgow Road! Redevelopment of Blantyre was THE major talking point and political campaigns set out to win on the point. By April 1979, work had already started on the Phase 1 of ASDAs new development, […]