Pictured in the mid to late 1970’s are a group of Blantyre folk, outside the Red Lion (Sammy Maxwell’s Pub) at the bottom of Stonefield Road. Some well known faces in there. John Rundell, John Robertson, Joe Bailey, John Law, Hugh Murray, Hugie Sanaghan, Ben Meechan, James Mcilwraith, Joe Mckie, Jackie Ryan, Harry Smith, Lizzie […]
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1970’s Paint Store, Stonefield
An amazing picture of the inside of one of Blantyre’s stores. Shared here by Jim Cochrane is the paint store at the bottom of Stonefield Road. The building is known to date from the 1880’s or early 1890s. However, it is not to be confused with McCorgary’s DIY store which was further up. I’ve not found […]