Due to the dangerous condition of the tenements opposite ASDA, one of Blantyre’s best butchers closed on 6th January 1979. A shocked Peter Craig had received a letter from the Regional Council on Monday 11th December 1978, giving him just 3 weeks to pack up and move out (including the Christmas holiday!) Peter who had […]
With nobody ever writing about the late 1970’s Glasgow Road redevelopment in any great detail, I’ve toyed with the idea of doing this for some time now. I’ve been looking at this subject in some detail in recent weeks and now collected enough unique research and detail to form a small illustrated book, immersing […]
On Monday 5th June 1978, just a day before the Public Inquiry into the redevelopment of Glasgow Road, the three remaining objectors withdrew their objections, meaning for the first time , the scheme was completely unblocked. The dramatic u turn came about just one day before proceedings had been due to start, which would […]
In the last week of March 1978, plans for the multi million pound redevelopment of Glasgow Road suffered a major setback, when rather than just a few individuals with complaint, a local business also made complaint, setting up a course of events which would cause huge delays. The Co-operative Society, on the basis they had […]
We look back often criticising the redevelopment of Blantyre in the late 1970’s, but it should be noted back then, that with many of the buildings an eyesore, there WAS an appetite for redevelopment and providing something modern for the future. In March 1978, MP and Doctor, Maurice Miller gave a grim warning that objections […]
Michael Barrett kindly sent me this wonderful little pamphlet on the 1970’s plans to develop Glasgow Road. The drawings and information booklet is from 1977 and was likely drawn up to inform businesses and residents what was being proposed. It shows the redevelopment of the town centre had been thought about since 1973 and that […]
To be published on 3rd December 2016 Michael Barrett sent me this real interesting plan of Glasgow Road. Drawn up by the County Council in 1977, it shows some proposals for developing Glasgow Road, i.e what was to happen after the tenements were knocked down. However, what is quite unique about this drawing, is the […]