This story featured on the front page of Blantyre Gazette Saturday 17th July 1948, the fair holidays edition. It remarks upon the effort to address housing shortages in Blantyre. “More Prefabs Allocated – Over half the houses now let. With the allocation of another twenty two pre-fabs on Monday of this week, more than half […]
Today’s aerial photo is 1961 and shows Springwells in the prominent part of the picture. We can see the concentric nature of Burnside Crescent and down in the foreground on the right is the Model Hostel. The redundant railwayline, no longer being used for passengers cuts through the middle of the photo and beyond […]
Wow. Finally, an excellent picture of High Blantyre Prefabs in their entirety. This aerial view from 1961 looks westwards from above Burnbank back over to Blantyre. The industrial estate sneaking into the picture to the left, but its the former Prefabs that are the main focus. To the back of the photo are the […]
Elizabeth Weaver shared this photo from around 1950, adding, “This is my Uncle Frank (Scott), cousin Robert and cousin Ian in the pram. Taken at the prefabs in High Blantyre. Possibly on Mossgiel Street?” The prefabs at High Blantyre were still relatively new at this time. Speaking of the prefabs, Elizabeth added, “They were […]
This next cine film should be of special interest to anybody who once stayed in the High Blantyre Prefabs. Filmed in the mid 1960’s it features locations along High Blantyre Road and the prefabs, looking over to Springwells and Burnbank. Some of the prefabs feature, as does the little shop within the Prefabs. When I […]
Another fantastic photo taken from Auchinraith Bing, this time looking westwards right across Blantyre. The date is 2nd June 1958 and Anthony Smith has shared the photo. Of course the most prominent feature in this photo isn’t Logan Street in the background or indeed Auchinraith Road or railway, but is actually the light coloured prefab […]
After the Second World War, there was a great demand for better housing in Blantyre. One quick solution was to construct prefabricated homes throughout the county, which were manufactured cheaply , but importantly could address the housing shortages until larger or more substantial homes could be created, to a cost effective budget. The prefabs […]