Sticking with July 1982, there’s nothing much in this Glasgow Road and Elm Street photo to suggest summer. New trees had been planted to landscape the new 599 Club. This was to be the Masonic Lodge’s new “modern” building. Rising from the ground in red brick with its distinctive sloping roof, I always thought its […]
It’s hard to believe but this was almost 40 years ago. The photo was taken on 13th July 1982 at Elm Street at its junction with the developing Glasgow Road. The flats are on the right hand side, now part of Elm Court. Town planners clearly had a look and feel for the new Glasgow […]
Blantyre Project reader Martin, sent in this photo. Pictured is his mother Eleanor Rodgers at the back of Elm Street, Blantyre. Martin has suggested the photo may be 1940’s. Looking closely it would appear the houses are being built without windows or doors, perhaps a reason the photo was taken?
More previously unseen photos online, thanks to George Hay. After many years of meeting in the old Nazarene Church (hut), a new church, on Elm Street, was built for the congregation there and officially opened by Mrs. Janet Mackie and dedicated on Sunday 24th October 1982. These photos show the church shortly after in […]
This brilliant old photo shows the former miner’s homes at Merrys Rows, Low Blantyre. These were located where Elm Street is today. Their proximity to Auchinraith Pit made them particularly susceptible to subsidence and as you can see, there are massive cracks, in what was generally considered housing of a poor standard. Makes me wonder […]
In September 1979, three streets in the centre of Blantyre were blocked off (for their own good, it was said!) Hamilton District Council had decided in August that year they would block off the end of Elm Street, Logan Street and Greenside Street because of redevelopment in the area. The plan was to prevent traffic […]
In Spring 1979, the Nazarene Church (the first one) on Elm Street was constantly broken into and 2 organs were stolen. Right through that month, a systematic campaign of vandalism by youths saw the church decline rapidly. By the end of March 1979, an announcement was made that the Church was to be demolished. […]