I was only 6 years old at the time of this next photo in Summer 1977. Blantyre Market….but I do still remember all the fruit and veg and socks being sold! It was exciting enough to hold a memory for me even at that young age. At the time Spook Erection, who ran the market […]
Here’s a great picture! From 5th March 1980, this is the former market site hardstanding, formerly in front of Hastie’s Farm. The area is now the Victoria Care Home. A lone, old van sits on the derelict site (anybody know whose van it is?!). In the foreground is Victoria Street. Even by the time of […]
Continuing our look at Blantyre market gardener and florist, Archibald Brown’s amazing diary from 1874 and 1875. It’s transcribed exactly as it was written and shared here courtesy of his great granddaughter, Jenny Day. In this extract, we approach the end of 1874 and its very much Winter again as Archie writes about October […]