Hopefully this is a first for this picture online. Taken in 1950, it features the Clyde Braes just down from the end of John Street and looks across to Craighead Railway Viaduct in the background. How steep the braes were, more so in the 20th Century with Craighead bing. Of course the viaduct is no […]
This photo was taken in 1904 on Glasgow Road. These shops were once located on the north side of the road not far from where the top of John Street was. Men stand on the pavement, perhaps standing out of the way as the new trams passed by. Today, the man with the black […]
Refuse Destructor – was located at the very end of John Street, over the railway in vacant land, to the north of the railway line. It was opened in November 1910 built by Messrs Hughes & Stirling of London for the purpose of getting rid of Blantyre’s rubbish. This new technology cost £3,500 and […]
Continuing this weeks look at Blantyre Rights of Way. Taken from an ex council book from the late 1970s, another right of way is described in Low Blantyre. Railway Line Right Of Way, Council reference BL/3. “This right of way begins in the carpark at Blantyre Station, just off Station Road and goes alongside […]
A further look at Blantyre’s Rights of Way. From an ex-council book. Station Road to John Street Right of Way, Council reference BL/2. “This right of way begins behind the new housing opposite the entrance to the David Livingstone Memorial Park and was recently reconstituted prior to being incorporated into the Clyde / Calder Walkway. […]
This great aerial photo was taken from a low flying aircraft on 29th December 1950. Documenting postwar Britain, the pilot captured an everyday Blantyre working day over Forrest Street, John Street, The Public Park and beyond. Above the bend in the River Calder, you can see see Station Road prefabs. I can also see the […]
Looking at a map of 1897, I noticed something peculiar. John Street, the road leading off Glasgow Road next to the Sports centre, was NOT called John Street at the time. In fact, it is clearly marked on the 1897 map (which I’ve highlighted with red dots), as “New Station Road“. The street did not […]