Back in time now, 124 years ago. In April 1899, Blantyre flesher (butcher) Joseph Scott found himself in trouble with the law and the sanitary inspector of the County. Before Sheriff Davidson at Hamilton Sheriff Court, Joseph was charged with having a diseased carcus in his slaughter house at Springwell, Blantyre. The animal in question […]
From the heavily researched illustrated book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Moving again northwestwards, further into Springwell, we next arrive at the former Smellie’s Land or Smellie’s Buildings (pronounced ‘smiley’), a surname well known throughout Lanarkshire. Smellie’s Buildings at Springwell should not be confused […]