I’ve been told on several occasions that these photos are of School Lane, Kirkton, High Blantyre in the 1920’s. I have to say firstly, they are AMAZING photos capturing kids playing and 1920’s everyday life. They depict a very natural, fun Scottish street scene. The photo was on the wall in Carrigan’s Pub, High Blantyre […]
This photo dates from the late 1880’s or early 1890’s. A charming photo of Kirkton Top Cross. Another source suggests the photo was taken between 1900-1910 but I believe that to be incorrect. The style of the clothes, the fact that the men have beards (that fashion started to fall away by 1900) and other […]
Station Cafe was a prominent and very impressive end block building to a row of Tenements on Main Street, at the junction of School Lane. It formed part of the area of Kirkton and was formerly called Spiers Restaurant. In the 1800’s, the block itself was called Spiers Laun, and it was the veritable shopping […]