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Demolition at Springwells

April 28, 2022

Work to demolish an old, dangerous tenement building in Springwells, Blantyre has started. Demolition contractors moved in this week to demolish the former Millers Fireplace and adjoining Frasers buildings on the North side of Glasgow Road near the Blantyre boundary with Burnbank. The stone built tenement building has been derelict for a few years, suffering […]

Back of McCaffrie’s Building

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July 5, 2019

Blantyre Buildings

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What a fantastic photo this is! Photographed recently by Jack Byres, it’s full of character and perhaps a timely reminder that not all buildings stand the test of time. This is McCaffrie’s Building in Springwells as it looks today, but uncommonly photographed from the back, away from Glasgow Road. Many people will know it more […]