I promised you some great photos this week of the inside of some old Blantyre shops, so we’re going to kick things off with this one. Who remembers the Emporium on Glasgow Road? This photo shows David Dixon and Alex Crawford working during the 1960’s. Hope this jogs the memories of a lot of people. […]
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 1981, the Emporium was lying vacant and derelict, awaiting another use. It attracted the interest of the Clydesdale Bank in the early 1980’s, who were to move from their location further westwards to this more modern building. For nearly 4 decades, the Clydesdale Bank became a well-known feature in Blantyre at this location […]
After being vacant for over 2 decades, the space between Stonefield Tavern and the Co-op tall building was built upon again when the Blantyre Co-operative Society expanded their existing premises to the immediate west. By 1954, the Co-op had acquired the vacant ground formerly the site of John Coats house and bake-house and […]