Lorry Accident Main St, 1967
Little bit of 1960’s trivia! If you look very closely at the little wall in front of 124 Main Street, you’ll notice it’s slightly different from the rest of […]
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1950’s Main Street, High Blantyre
I’m guessing this brilliant photo was taken in the late 1950’s. Pictured, unusually for the time in colour is High Blantyre’s Main Street. The Baptist Church (the wee tin kirk) […]
1910’s Main Street, High Blantyre
Hopefully this is the first time you’ve seen this photo! This is over a hundred years ago at High Blantyre Main Street. Looking eastwards from the Priestfield Area, the cottage […]
1900’s More Main Street
Back to High Blantyre again, this time facing east around 1900. This little house in the foreground was one of the last thatched homes in High Blantyre Main Street, its […]
Main Street, High Blantyre
A wonderful picture of the north side of High Blantyre Main Street. I’m uncertain of the date but think it it may be mid 20th Century. To the left […]
High Blantyre Post Office
Pictured during 1910’s is High Blantyre Main Street. The Post office on the far left, with Andrew Gilmour’s shop adjacent. It would appear that one of the Gilmours may […]
Auchentibber WRI
A branch of the Women’s Rural Institute started up in Blantyre in December 1978. At Auchentibber, a branch of the institute was set up in the outdoor centre in the […]
1989 Hamilton Road
Strangely, this scene is still very familiar today, despite it being almost 30 years ago. Pictured is Hamilton Road leading out of High Blantyre, the church just out of […]
1989, Oldest Cottage
Who remembers this cottage being lived in? Pictured here, still occupied in 1989, this cottage was built in 1823. With exception of my own home, this is the oldest house […]