This great photo was taken at the bottom of Stonefield Road in the winter of 1978/1979. Shared here by Sandy Wilkie, it shows some of the more popular shops many of us remember. In the foreground most notably is Mickey’s Cafe and on the opposite side of the close, James Hastie bakers. These shops […]
Taking you back now to 1980 at the junction of Stonefield Road and Glasgow Road. The photo was taken outside St Joseph’s Church looking across to The Old Original Pub, a sight that is still familiar. However, on the left, the scene is completely changed, with those tenements and shops no longer there. Mickey’s […]
The following extract is from author Stuart Christie’s book “My Granny made me an Anarchist” and recalls his time in 1960 or so coming to Blantyre.The words are unedited, sent over by Stuart and printed here with his permission. His brilliant book can be bought here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Granny-Made-Anarchist-Stuart-Christie/dp/0743263561/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413229926&sr=8-1&keywords=my+granny+made+me+an+anarchist “A SUBSTANTIAL PART of teenage social life in […]