From my book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Priory Place & The Priory Bar Priory Place was a former 19th and 20th Century building situated at the eastern corner of Glasgow Road and Logan Street junction. It comprised primarily of a popular public house (named the […]
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Mr. John Roberts 1849 – 1932
Mr John Roberts was born in Paisley in 3rd December 1849 and had rather an interesting life worth sharing here. He was baptised on 30th December 1849 at Middle Church, in Paisley. In the early 1860’s his family moved to Blantyre. Father William, a police officer and mother Mary, John and his 5 brothers and […]