Origins of Victoria Street Unlike the other streets leading south we’ve explored so far and with exception of Auchinraith Road, Victoria Street joined Low to High Blantyre, cutting right through Blantyre and has many homes and public buildings. During the 19th Century until the mid 1870’s, small track led up a slight gradient […]
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Victoria Street – Honeymoon
Between 1900 – 1910, a row of 12 brick miners houses were built, back to back, next to the Blantyre Police Station at Victoria Street (now where Asda Warehouse stands). This block of houses led into a more open area known as Victoria Place and was commonly known locally as “The Honeymoon“. An attractive name […]


