A map from a lifetime ago. That is, if a lifetime is more than 80 years. Pictured is High Blantyre in 1935 and what a lot has changed. The picture is worth clicking on to magnify. The town has changed very much. In this era, the High Blantyre Train Station was still there and functional, […]
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Causeystanes – naming the area
Pictured is the junction of Broompark Road and High Blantyre Main Street in 1905. This pre-first world war photo is a great picture showing that this area was just as busy as it is today. Causeystanes is the name given to this immediate area, prominently cast in sandstone on the actual Blakelys Bar tenement on […]