The full photo of Auchinraith Vaults (also known as Matt Boyle’s Pub) on Main Street, High Blantyre. This building is directly opposite the junction of Muir Street, which can just be seen in the foreground. The photo is from 1980, shared here by Willie McLelland. The building actually looks better in that time than now. […]
This photo postcard is one hundred years old. It’s certainly dated from 1917 for on the back it simply says “Somewhere in High Blantyre”. Very faintly at the top right is the pencil word, “Scot” which may or may not be relevant. Shared by Gordon Cook, the picture presented several mysteries in both who is […]
High Blantyre Publican Matt Boyle lived at 306 Main Street, a neighbouring property to my own. His home was demolished during the last week in May 2008, to make way for the building of 12 new flats (Lomond View). Jim Brown captured the moment on camera, when excavators ripped the house down. Such a prominent […]