Standing at the corner of Broompark Road near the crossroads at Stonefield Road/Crescent. This is 23rd April 1977 and pictured is the site then proposed for the current Larkfield Community Hall. The Bing was still being levelled. In the background midway down Stonefield Road you can see the partial steeple of the Anderson Church, which […]
These three photos look over to the former Colliery Bing at Larkfield. Taken on 21stApril 1977 from Broompark Road, you can see the Bing still has to be levelled in the background. The Bing quite literally spilled down the sides of Eddie Collins shop, built in front of an older building. These photos may not […]
Going back now to 21st April 1977. Pictured from Stonefield Road (roughly where the bus stop is today) is the site clearance for the Larkfield Hall and flattening of the former bing. The building is Collinses former shop and bakery (on the site of the later Mahatten, Finbarrs, Carrigans). Broompark Road runs along the left […]
Things are looking a little dated in this next photo from 1977. Taken from the carpark of the Doonin Pub, it looks across a rather untidy Broompark Road towards the former Larkfield Bing, once the site of Dixons Pit 4. The date is known. 21st April 1977. I was just 6 years old at that […]
Well, it’s been a while since I walked in the front door under THAT sign! This is 1993, and of course is Papa Franks on Broompark Road. What’s YOUR memories of Papas? PS I have a good photo of Papa Franks interior but when I took it in 1991 or so, I was focusing […]
A photo from the late 1990’s. Who remembers Finbarrs’s Pub on Broompark Road? Formerly the Manhatten, and later Carrigans, this building was never anything impressive to look at outside, but did provide good entertainment and a place to enjoy company of friends, for many, many people. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for […]
By September 1979, the new Saint John Ogilvie Chapel on Broompark Road was just about constructed. However, fire broke out at the unfurnished building on the last Saturday that month and firefighters were immediately suspicious as to the cause. The damage was light, but once the blaze had been brought under control, police launched […]