Further photos of the demolition work during 1981 along Glasgow Road. The vantage point is former Jackson Street looking towards the demolition of the Co-Op Central premises on the right hand side and the 2 storey tenement formally named “Avon Buildings”. The road in the foreground is Jackson Street and Glasgow Road is beyond the […]
By the start of March 1917, Blantyre Co-operative Society had completed their new premises at the corner of Herbertson Street and Glasgow Road. When I was writing my Glasgow Road book, I covered this event, but have now researched further detail to share here. The impressive building had been under construction since the beginning the […]
From the book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Blantyre Co-operative Society Central Premises Blantyre Co-operative Society’s Central premises was a former large L shaped, impressive building in Low Blantyre, which contained several Co-op shops, their Head Office and large community hall at the western side of […]
From the illustrated social history book… “Blantyre – Glasgow Road, The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2016 – 2018. Avon Buildings Between 1876 and 1878, two business partners jumped on the construction bandwagon and embarked on a venture to build their own tenements on Glasgow Road. At a time when nearby Henderson’s […]