David Maxwell’s Restaurant was situated in the Spiers Laun building, and the establishment later became more known as “The Station Cafe”. Pictured here around 1880s or 1890s is a woman, perhaps related to the Maxwell’s outside the restaurant in High Blantyre’s Main Street. The stone work is new looking, as the building was still fairly […]
This photo dates from the late 1880’s or early 1890’s. A charming photo of Kirkton Top Cross. Another source suggests the photo was taken between 1900-1910 but I believe that to be incorrect. The style of the clothes, the fact that the men have beards (that fashion started to fall away by 1900) and other […]
Until recently, I’d only ever seen a low resolution version of this photo of High Blantyre top cross at Kirkton. Now scanned in high resolution, some details I’d previously missed, are now apparent. (click on photo to zoom in) Pictured in 1915 and looking Eastwards along Main Street, there are some small details like the […]
At the kind invite of Blantyre business man, Barry Carrigan, I was invited over to John Carrigans Pub and Restaurant in Broompark Road recently to get a glimpse of the exceptional business plans they have for expansion. I was thrilled to get an exclusive look at what’s in store for John Carrigans and very excited […]
Station Cafe was a prominent and very impressive end block building to a row of Tenements on Main Street, at the junction of School Lane. It formed part of the area of Kirkton and was formerly called Spiers Restaurant. In the 1800’s, the block itself was called Spiers Laun, and it was the veritable shopping […]