Just over 120 years ago, during December 1902, the Blantyre Police conducted a census of the Parish of Blantyre, where they concluded the population was 14,382, (of which 7,775 were males). This was up from 13,942 at the end of the 1901 the previous year. Stonefield was the most populated hamlet with 3,516, followed closely […]
During the 1920’s, there was a distinct slump in the number of public houses in Blantyre. By March 1928 at least TEN Blantyre licensed premises were on the market at the same time! Since the 1921 strike Blantyre had gradually declined as a coal-producing area, and the spending capacity of the workers had become correspondingly smaller. With […]