Found a few photos from Glasgow Road during the late 1980’s. See anything interesting? What’s your memories of these places?
Glasgow Road Late 1980’s
Tag: 1980s
Blantyre 1980’s Video Part 1
Another look at Blantyre through the decades. Time for the 1980’s! This video is slightly longer than previous films at just over 4 minutes (…well there was a lot to cover in the 80s!) Music is by “Fruits of Passion”, a local band and the sound is definitely modern. Music had certainly changed. We look […]
Main Street, Mid 80’s (1 of 3)
How different Main Street looked even in relatively modern times! This photo and others coming shortly were taken in the mid 1980’s by Gordon Cook, kindly shared here and features High Blantyre’s Main Street looking north. This was a time before the block of shops containing Ladbrokes, D&J Rodger Butchers, Jinxys and Gilbride Chemist. In […]
1980s Anybody recognise?
Nicky Springett asks, “Anybody recognise themselves in this Blantyre photo from the 1980’s?” Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said, Joe Fletcher Thomas Hottubtam Fletcher 😂😂😂 Hugh Lennon Tonner Know them all ! Stephen Anderson You should know them…you’re in the photo lol […]
1980s Final set of Calderside Photos
Jim Cochrane has kindly shared further photos of Calderside Farm in the 1980’s. In this last set, Jim told me, “The long byre or Big byre held 29 cattle if I remember right and were milked by a pipeline system as you see above them. In total, the farm had 70 cattle in milk […]
1980’s Calderside Tractors
With thanks to Jim Cochrane for sharing these photos, mostly from the 1980’s of the farm equipment at Calderside. Jim added, “Here are some photos of Calderside Farm Steading in the 1980s” This is the 1980’s tractor and machinery shed but was also used for bagged barley storage for part of the year. It was […]
1980s Calderside Farm Equipment
With thanks to Jim Cochrane for sharing these. Jim told us, “Here’s some photos of Calderside Farm Steading in the 1980s. Silage and turnips for feeding the dairy Cattle in the 3 Byres. Only 70 dairy cattle in the days before these super herds. This is in the main yard or close only partly concreted […]