This may have been taken in the 1970s early 1980s. It’s Hunthill Road looking towards Bardykes Road. A few changes have taken place here with many of the houses especially on the left having been renovated since. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our […]
An accident, which happened on Monday 16th November 1925 at a Blantyre Colliery, owned by Wm. Baird and Sons, Ltd resulted in the death of David Walkinshaw of Hunthill Road and injuries to Alexander Lightbody of Halfway, Cambuslang. Both men were engaged on repairing work when a sharp fall of stones completely buried them. […]
This photo is from 1955. Taken 62 years ago, it’s somewhat of a coincidence, for that may just be the very number of the bus turning down into Stonefield Crescent. This wintery scene is captured from a garden in Hunthill Road and looks up towards the Cornerstone, when once a railway bridge crossed over […]
This photo from 1904 shows Hunthill Road looking northwards. The small cottages on the left, some still retaining their thatched roofs and the smoke of Braehead in the background. The tenement buildings are of course gone with modern homes from the 1970s in their place. The whitewashed property in the background on the right […]
It’s 141 years to the day since High Blantyre (and Low Blantyre Ness’s) Schools opened. This article though seeks to provide a detailed history of the High Blantyre School. The following article has taken some time to research, but I hope you find interesting. High Blantyre Primary School –The school was built from the […]
A.F Smith – This motor business offered motor hiring and repairs and during the 1940’s and 1950’s was located at Victoria Garage, 10 Hunthill Road in High Blantyre. Their phone number in 1950 was Blantyre 442. The owner lived at 28 Milton Street, Burnbank. Can you remember or tell me more about Smiths, or the […]
The first meeting of the newly elected School Board in Blantyre took place on the evening of Tuesday 19th March 1900 following the result the previous week of the triennial election. The first task at hand was to appoint a chairperson. Mr Neil Douglas was quick to nominate Dr. William Grant, who had been […]