There’s a few things in this photo that allow it to be dated. I believe its from 1988. The 599 Social Club sign is still on the brick building beside Elm Street and there’s a for sales sign up, before it became Cobblers or the flats. The Social Club ended in 1988. More telling, further […]
Following the economic hardships of the 1970’s, it was certainly good to see a business flourish in 1980. J.R Reid Printers Ltd had recently moved from Glasgow Road to their new premises at Auchinraith Industrial Estate off Herbertson Street. They had moved only yards behind their former premises in the old Co-operative building on Glasgow […]
A little piece of nostalgia! Pictured here in 1969 in the outbuilding at the back of 317 Glasgow Road is where it all started! JR Reid Printers, the name registered that same year as the document shows. Of course John later moved to 108, then 109 Glasgow Road, then on to his custom built large […]
This photo from Winter 1978 shows the former JR Reid and original Glen Travel shop, next to the Lucky House Chinese Takeaway. I was once told that the dome on the corner of these Co Central Premises buildings, at the corner of Herbertson Street had collapsed in on itself in a fire. This photo indeed, […]
From the book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Blantyre Co-operative Society Central Premises Blantyre Co-operative Society’s Central premises was a former large L shaped, impressive building in Low Blantyre, which contained several Co-op shops, their Head Office and large community hall at the western side of […]