The East Kilbride Expressway was constructed in 3 phases. This article relates to the first phase. The first stage of the Expressway was built between Crossbasket and the Whirlies roundabout at East Kilbride. You would drive out of High Blantyre on to a fast road. Built in 1966 and 1967, it cost over £600,000 […]
A nicely colourised postcard of Kirkton Cross showing Hamilton Road looking west. This is High Blantyre in 1915. A child stands outside the public house, behind him is the Church Halls, Adams Building and Mayberry Buildings, then Adams Sawmill entrance beside the railway bridge. On the left beyond the kirk cemetery wall is the water […]
On 11th February 2015, I was contacted by Gillian Cunningham who lives in Hamilton Road, at Spittal, on the outskirts of Blantyre. She has just recently had her trees cut in front of her home and now found herself with a marvellous view facing South over fields towards Flemington. Gillian wrote asking, “Can you tell us […]