Rather superb photo of the former piggery at the bottom of John Street. Over the railway, under the tunnel, the piggery was located on the Clyde Braes and those people of a certain age may remember the smell! Residents throughout Blantyre were encouraged to separate their food scraps, which would be uplifted for free and […]
The Springwell Piggery was formed in 1916, when Thomas Speirs, the new owner of McLelland’s Buildings cleared the yard at the back and fenced off the large open plan space. He sold the former stables that year, which was of no use to the Speirs family and the buyer was a Mr. William McCallum Junior […]
This photo may be more difficult to put into a modern context, for only the railway line remains today. Taken in September 1939 by the Smith family, the scene looks north westwards over to the former Craighead Bing. In the background, the whitewashed building is the piggery and the railway line at this point […]
This photo dates from 1960. Pictured on the left is Nicholson’s shop which was located in the old McLaughlin’s Building on Station Road, Low Blantyre. Maybe you’re young enough to remember this building? Nicholson’s shop was a grocers which stood on the corner of Woodburn Avenue, close to the Station gates. The Nicolson’s also had […]