In the 1890’s, a railway bridge once crossed over Broompark Road, near to where St John Ogilvie Church is today. The open grass parks where people walk their dogs today once accommodated an elevated railway. The ceremony of breaking ground and commencing the construction of this under section of the Strathaven Railway took place on […]
In August 1894, a Blantyre man wrote anonymously into the Hamilton Herald and Lanarkshire Weekly Newspaper with a rather tongue in cheek dig at a Councillor. The message was “Waken up John, Waken up, there’s an election coming!” meaning that it was time for that particular councillor to spring into action and get things done. […]
Another picture kindly shared by Elizabeth Weaver. This is 1958 and Elizabeth is around 10 years old standing at her gate at Victoria Street, not far from the former railway bridge. (just out the picture to the right) Elizabeth added, “That was a wool dress and it was yet another itchy garment. It also had […]
This fantastic colour photo was taken during the 1960’s at High Blantyre. The vantage point is the former dismantled railway spanning over Hunthill Road, from a point where the two lines converged to the east of the northern railway bridge. Looking down Hunthill Road, many of the buildings on the western, left side still […]
Further photos showing the removal of the Railway Bridge at Hunthill Road. What is thought to be 1962 or 1963, the bridge removal is underway. Workmen have a stop/go board to continue letting pedestrians through, like these ladies going about their business unaffected by the work. The ladies are walking past the second Hunthill Railway […]
This previously unseen photo was taken on the day the Railway Bridges were removed at Hunthill Road. Looking up toward Kirkton along Hunthill Road, the police car is parked near the top of Stonefield Crescent. A crawler crane is in place with the burning of girders already commenced on the underside of the bridge. Incredibly, […]
At the very bottom of John Street, the railway bridge was repaired by steel girders a few years back. However, there is a dating stone. Dated 1847, carved into the stone, the time of the construction of the main Hamilton to Glasgow line. So if that was the first repair, the original really lasted well, […]