13th July 1982. The Clydeview Shopping Centre hadn’t yet been opened even 2 years but some of the units were still boarded up. I can see Lightbodys Bakers next to Glen Travel. Also Motorist Discount Centre (MDC) on the corner. The centre looks very familiar, clean but the hard landscaping pretty “bog standard”. This was […]
This previously unseen photo was taken with exceptional clarity in 1947. As WW2 ended, the Priory Bing had partially collapsed into the River Clyde, blocking part of the river. That happened just out the photo to the left. Above and out the photo was Bothwell Castle. Looking round to the right we see the […]
A modern myth seems to have manifested in recent years. It is said that you cannot cross the Blantyre Parish Boundary without stepping over water, based on the fact that the Parish Boundaries are the River Clyde to the North, The River Calder to the West, The RottenBurn to the south and the Park […]
Found this photo from 1999. From 18 years ago is Greenhall Park east driveway in. A time when the council spent proper money on the upkeep of the park, before the storm damaged trees and looking beautiful with verges maintained. Today, the trees are damaged, verges overgrown with weeds and nettles. Felling is ongoing of […]
Was thinking of today’s article about the little pool at Stonefield Public Park and was looking through some photos and found this one from 1997. Remember the blue fences and gates leading off Station Road to the little playpark?! For me in the 1970’s the blue gates was the entrance to “fun times” , the […]
Twenty two local residents turned up today, Sunday 13th August 2017 to bid their collective farewell to the Greenhall Conifers, which are scheduled to be felled from tomorrow. The successful walk through the woods down to Milheugh and back was well attended by families and the weather thankfully stayed dry. The event, organised jointly by […]
Today, I have some more Blantyre “modern” weddings from 1967. Three couples all with Blantyre connections. As you may be aware, I’m creating a large archive of Blantyre Wedding photos on Blantyre Project main website, so these posts may become frequent in the short term. Feel free to comment if you recognise these people. Mr Daniel Crawford and Miss […]
Shared here by Jim Cochrane, who adds, “This is Alex & Jim Rocheads Grand parents Alexander and Wilimina Stewart who lived in Park House. Their mother is the baby girl Minnie Annabel Jane Stewart who was born in June 1918. Her older brother Donald is behind. I think this picture dates from possibly Nov 1918 the end […]