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Staying with the same area of Auchinraith Road as yesterday’s photo, here’s another photo of Beatons, this time from 1992. Taken some 29 years ago by Gordon Cook, this was taken from around the shop area looking across to the edge of the timber houses. This was the site of the former refuse tip. The […]
Alan Smith put in a request to me quite some time ago asking, “Could you find out about my address 159 AUCHINRAITH ROAD please? It would great to get the history on my house.” I like these type of requests and they usually turn out some good information when researched in detail. I was able […]
Today’s coloured photo is from 1914. Coloured by Scotland Colourised, this amazing picture is the top of Auchinraith Road just as WW1 was about to happen. It was photographed not far from the junction of Main Street. This was 3 decades before the construction of the timber houses, their site at this time, still all […]
These photos previously not seen online took me somewhat by surprise as I thought the Blantyre Markets ended in 1982. When the market was forced to move away from the Hastie’s site, it moved temporarily to Glasgow Road, but development and the building of Devlin Grove forced, even that contingency to be squashed. A new […]
Not to be confused by the farm of the same name, this is “Craigknowe“, 2 homes on Auchinraith Road, pictured pre-1909, not long after it was built. The houses are still there today at 163 / 165 Auchinraith Road right at the very top near the junction of Main Street. This fantastic photo was sent […]
What a picture this is! This beautiful photo is Auchinraith Road in 1914. Children are walking back from school, most carrying satchels. The small amount of leaves on the trees would suggest this is October or March. The long shadow in the foreground is running exactly west-east (as Auchinraith Road runs to NE), suggesting the […]
Here’s a fantastic, rare photo for you all! Hopefully you’ve not see this before… Going back 105 years ago to the start of WW1. It’s 1914 and the ‘hometime bell’ has rung at Auchinraith School. Children make their way up the Auchinraith Road, this photo taken near the junction of Main Street. The stone houses […]