Landscaping Work Progresses The ASDA retail units may not be getting built anytime soon, but there’s a plus point. There’s quite an open view forming from Craig Street and Asda Car Park, all the way down to the Public Park, opening up the space which we think will look green (if not fairly redundant) in […]
In September 1979, Hamilton District Council gave their thumbs up for plans to go ahead and make Blantyre beautiful. To remove the demolition scar on Blantyre, trees, bushes and grass was to be planted in many separate areas. One prominent area was to be the Stonefield Public Park, immediately across from the proposed shopping centre […]
After the opening of the Sports Centre in June 1982, extensive landscaping took place to either side of the widened Glasgow Road. Brick planters with topsoil, intended to make Blantyre come alive with flowers, a far cry from the old boarded up dereliction so prevalent on this street in the previous decade. Here in […]
On Monday 6th March 1978 work started on landscaping the verges of Blantyre Ferme Road at Priory Bridge. The idea was to create a natural screen between the road and the residents of Coatshill and Priory Bridge. The Council sponsored a job creation plan to plant young trees along the verge. The Priory Bridge […]