For quite some time prior to 1907, the Blantyre population had heard of a rumour that a new police station was to be built. Finally in October 1907, the news appeared in papers confirming that the rumour was true and that week officials had gone to Blantyre to discuss finding a site. A meeting took […]
If you stop for a second at the junction of Victoria Street and Calder Street, you may just be able to appreciate how beautiful a building the Police Station is. Now think back to August 1908 when that Summer , the residents of Blantyre marvelled at this beautiful, new and grand public building rising from […]
In the last weekend of August 1908 a bizarre situation took place in Blantyre, an unusual occurrence when the police had to announce there were no prisoners in the Blantyre jail! The former jail at the Police Station on Glasgow Road (pictured) had empty cells, something which made headlines, given a more usual occupancy. However, […]
Origins of Victoria Street Unlike the other streets leading south we’ve explored so far and with exception of Auchinraith Road, Victoria Street joined Low to High Blantyre, cutting right through Blantyre and has many homes and public buildings. During the 19th Century until the mid 1870’s, small track led up a slight gradient […]
From the book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Police Station Our Herbertson Street diversion over, lets get back to Glasgow Road. Prior to the existence of the current Police Station at Calder Street, Blantyre had an earlier police station at Stonefield. During the mid 1870’s […]
SCOTS CONSTABLE ON TRIAL CHARGE OF STEALING PAINT On Monday 18th December 1933, the trial took place at Hamilton Sheriif Court before Sheriff Brown of Constable John Swanson, Lanarkshire Constabulary, residing at 45 Victoria Street, Blantyre, who denied stealing, between November 11 and 13 , a quart of paint and five gills of varnish from […]
A nice Summer photo of Blantyre Police Station facing on to Calder Street. Taken in 2005 by Robert Stewart, the long shadows from the trees cast on to the red sandstone on what is clearly a sunny day. The Police Station is one of the oldest remaining public buildings in Blantyre and despite recent rumours […]