Matthew McGuigan shared this photo adding, “This is a photo of me as a 13 year old in the back garden of 31 Millands Avenue with the rear of the houses in Northway in the background. Obviously nobody cared much for gardening in these times! Wonder how the gardens look today?” I forgot to ask […]
I noticed the other day that plans are underway to turn Lesmahagow Police Station into houses. However, what perked my interest was the photo of that police station, which reminded me at once of the former Police Station at High Blantyre. When putting photos of them both beside each other for comparison, clearly the buildings […]
This story featured on the front page of Blantyre Gazette Saturday 17th July 1948, the fair holidays edition. It remarks upon the effort to address housing shortages in Blantyre. “More Prefabs Allocated – Over half the houses now let. With the allocation of another twenty two pre-fabs on Monday of this week, more than half […]
From the illustrated book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South- The Real Story” by Paul Veverka [Page 506] The homes westwards of Rowan Place are mostly large semi or detached houses, built in early 20th Century, although 4 of them were built much earlier in the 19th Century. Furthermore, every now and […]
About a score of men were charged at the Sheriff Court in early October 1933, with having lived in old Houses in Blantyre and Hamilton in respect of which demolition orders had become operative. The Blantyre cases were taken first, the accused therein being Blantyre men, namely; George Montague jun., labourer, 359 Main Street High […]