In May 1892, Blantyre miner John D stole rum from Blakely’s Pub, causing a disturbance when confronted by the barman. Following his unruly behavior, authorities were called. In court, he received a 10-day jail sentence for this repeated offense. The pub would later be rebuilt in 1894.
A scene still recognisable is the familiar Blakely’s Pub at the corner of Main Street and Broompark Road. The public house and hall built by Arthur Blakely in 1894 replaced a previous building on that location also owned by the Blakely family. This photo is from around 1980, a good 43 years ago and I […]
A modern photo, likely taken in the 1990’s, shared here by Neil Scott. Pictured is Blakely’s Pub at its junction with Broompark Road. I noticed in early May 2015 that hoarding was being constructed around the back of this building. Perhaps one of our readers could give us some more information. Is there now a […]
Let me take you to 1905. To Broompark Road. Pictured here from the junction of Main Street is a rural scene looking to the North West down Broompark Road. Let’s first get our bearings in a modern context, as the buildings on the right and the wall is now gone. The layout of the road […]
Pictured here in 1905 at the corner of Blakely’s pub, High Blantyre is a miners boy, out on an errand. Standing at the corner junction of Main Street and Broompark Road, he poses for the camera, putting down his heavy load of several pick heads, likely being taken to be sharpened. Gordon Cook recently told […]
This photo dates from approximately 1954 and shows High Blantyre Main Street. Pictured from the corner of Priestfield (roughly where the Apollo Bar) is today, the view looks Eastwards back towards Causeystanes and Auchinraith. A few things like McLeans newsagents, the large Priestfield Tree and Blakelys pub will still be recognisable, but other features like […]
Courtesy of : http://www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk/blackleys.html Blakley’s Bar in High Blantyre is positioned on a corner site on the Main Street and Broompark Road junction, known as the Causeystanes. On the ground floor there was six comfortable sitting rooms, the panels being in figured pitch pine and finished off with exquisitely tinted Muranese glass. There was also […]