I had a deep shock to learn of the level of homelessness in Blantyre in the 1890’s and just how many people had no option other than to sleep outdoors. As we sit in our central heated homes, it’s difficult to imagine how bad conditions were in Victorian times and this article today, really gives […]
A bizarre circumstance took place in Blantyre on Tuesday 29th August 1933. Whilst illegal, it also showed the compassion Blantyre people have for their own, when a family is at its lowest ebb. The incident involved the ejection at a late hour of a Blantyre family from a sub-let room in a house tenanted by […]
On Wednesday 31st January 1940, ten families were rendered homeless when a catastrophic fire ripped through Henderson’s Buildings. Glasgow Road. Blantyre. It originated the centre of the two storey tenement building of shops and flats, and the flames quickly spread to adjoining premises. After some hours the fire was under control just before midnight. However, […]