The Blantyre branch of the Irish National Foresters held a successful annual sports day on July 2, 1892, at Castle Park. This friendly society, founded in 1877, promoted Irish nationalism and expanded globally, boasting over a quarter million members by 1914. The event featured various competitions, including football and track races.
Another brilliant old photo of Glasgow Road. This looks eastwards towards Hamilton and was taken from the end of Merry’s Rows (now Elm Street). Off to the far left is Clark Street, and beyond the tram, leading off to the left is Forrest Street then Grants Buildings with the double canopy of Gilmours shops. Behind […]
I’ve absolutely no idea where this photo came from in my files, but I’ve got a questionmark against it whether it is Blantyre or not? For the record, I think it IS Blantyre, perhaps around 1980 or so. I think this is Glasgow Road looking east towards Burnbank and suspect the road leading off to […]
Today’s photos, although a little colour faded are from 1981. Almost 40 years ago, the junctions of Forrest Street and John Street are photographed as part of the evolving, changing scene that year in Glasgow Road, Blantyre. A yellow van approaches the junction of Forrest Street, the caravan now sitting where Andy’s Tyres now is. […]
Who remembers the IMO carwash at the top of Forrest Street? I’m struggling to work out when this was built, but looking at the lack of growth and trees in this photo and the fact carwash was only 70p, it’s probably older than I thought. IMO to this day still operates through a Network of […]
I’ll be writing about the north side of Glasgow Road along with many great photos in due course. For now though, here’s great photo taken in July 1981. Pictured from Glasgow Road, this must have been a strange sight at the time, following the demolition of the tenements on Glasgow Road. The photo is taken […]
Pictured here in 1978 on Glasgow Road are the old tenements and hall which accommodated Blantyre Central Co-op. This was a former 2-storey stone built building at the west corner of the junction of Herbertson Street and Glasgow Road. Constructed started in 1915 and it opened in February 1917. The Co-op building was built on top […]