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This building should be familiar to most Blantyre people, for it is still entirely standing. This is the former Blantyre Co-Op Branch 1 on HIgh Blantyre’s Main Street. Now Day Today, Hyper Cyber, the Wee Wool Shop and LM10 Hair. Pictured almost a 100 years ago, I wouldn’t describe this as a tenement so much, […]
Back inside the Co-op now on Glasgow Road and to the 1960’s. These chaps all working within the business. Pictured is David Dixon, Alec Crawford and David McIntosh. In the other photo where the gents are sitting, pictured is Alec Crawford, David Mackie and David Dixon. Whats your memories of the Co-op and its workers? […]
Ah, the Blantyre Co-op on Glasgow Road. These photos from the late 1970’s show the shop on the south side of the street, n particular the Emporium, before it became The Clydesdale Bank. Who remembers shopping at this location? Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors […]
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 […]
Stephen Watson has sent in this wonderful photo. It’s High Blantyre Co-operative’s Shoe Department. Likely in the 1950’s, Stephen’s dad, James (Jim) Watson is the man pictured on the far right. My own grandfather John Duncan worked as a boot salesman for the Co-Op at one time, but I don’t see him in this photo. […]
Blantyre Summer Gala Day 1950. Hosted by the Co-op. Pictured third from the left is Marie Pollock (nee Cornfield). Marie’s daughter Margo shared this photo. A little perfect snapshot in time from almost 70 years ago! Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: John Cornfield […]
It’s Gala Day in Blantyre so we need a fitting post today. The annual children’s gala day hosted by Blantyre Co-operative Society (Ltd.) was held on Saturday 31st July 1917. The weather was ideal for such event and war in Europe did not hamper attendance to any great extent. Close on 7000 people most of […]