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 […]
A brilliant photo of the demolition of Blantyre Co-Operative’s Central Premises. This was taken in 1981 from an unusual angle. It’s taken from former Jackson Street, the ‘cul de sac’ turning hammerhead in the foreground. Demolition was underway in this photo with most of the large hall still to be demolished.. Whilst excavators worked on […]
I wanted to correct some information I noticed elsewhere online. In relation to Calder Street School, google searches frustratingly keep mentioning “Opened on Monday 26th October 1875. Demolished 28th June 2013”. If you see this online anywhere from others, I have to say the dates are completely wrong. Here are the facts. Calder Street School actually opened […]