Lets go back next to 1982 and yet another brand new (old) photo for you! Pictured on the east side of Station Road, not far from the Station itself, is the old and former McLaughlin’s Buildings. The Nicholson’s shop on the corner of this building had closed by this time and it is known the […]
Pictured here in 1967, just a few weeks before its demolition is Greenhall House, High Blantyre, which once stood on what is now the carpark in Greenhall Park. I’ve previously told the history of Greenhall House, but left the demolition date vague unable to determine when exactly it was, so I was really pleased […]
I was passed an interesting article from G Cook about an illegal still in Station Road. From 1924, “Sheriff Shennan, at Hamilton yesterday, imposed a fine of £75 on Alexander Dunbar Nicholson, who admitted having had an illicit still in his premises at 30 Station Road, Blantyre. Accused’s house was raided at midnight by the police, and the Fiscal stated that […]
This 1747 map of High Blantyre including Greenhall is probably the oldest map i have of Blantyre and shows Greenhall spelling as “Greinhall”, the same as it was in valuation records of the time. Several sources indicate that Greenhall house was built around 1760, but this map (which shows man made structures in red) clearly […]
It is with sincere gratitude that i have received kind permission from the owners of this 1983 video to share with you. The feature was filmed by Matt Nicholson along with brother Hugh and their cousin Ian Jamieson. They remember their fond childhood memories of growing up at Greenhall House and Estate in the 1960s, […]