This is Blantyre woman, Jean (Jeannie) Smellie who many people may remember as being ‘Nurse MacFarlane’. It’s impossible to tell how many babies this midwife brought into the world, but it was a LOT! In those days of home births, there was a reliance on midwives being on call. Jean was brought up in Craig […]
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Shopkeepers Given Notice, 1980
Opening of Asda, 1980
ASDA in Blantyre opened on Tuesday 21 October 1980. The date of the new £3m superstore was unveiled to Blantyre residents a month before and for the best part, many people were excited and looked forward with anticipation. It was the third superstore to open in Lanarkshire, one of the largest. Mr Peter Firmston-Williams, ASDA’s […]
Allandale, Craig Street
Matthew, Ann and John, 1960
Shared here by Matthew McGuigan is a delightful picture of friendship in 1960. Matthew is pictured alongside Ann Duffy and John Haliburton next to the former garage at Gibson’s at Craig Street. What can you tell me about the people in the photo or indeed Gibson’s (Sweet shop?) Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. […]
Craig Street Origins
Craig Street leading between Glasgow Road and Auchinraith Road, started off simply as a field boundary. At some point during the 1870’s, a track was formed along the edge of this field and upon expanding nearby population, became a small road, initially called, “The Slag Road.” Perhaps due to the proximity to […]
1978 Blitz on Rats
With so many buildings along Glasgow Road and adjoining roads derelict in 1978, a growing problem of vermin started to come to the forefront of residents attention. The problem of rats for example was particularly bad at Craig Street and prompted residents there to lodge multiple complaints to Hamilton District Council. At a time […]