In May 1977, Strathclyde Regional Council came up against a public outcry that roads in Blantyre were only being done up because a royal visit of the Queen Mother was due. After years of neglect, council workers were spotted nearly every day in April and May out in various Blantyre streets, prompting residents to complain […]
Today, we’re looking at the controversial subject of some of the privately owned roads in Blantyre that had by the Millennium got into a poor standard. With the council choosing not to adopt them previously, expectation was on the residents of each street to look after them. All these photos date from the year 2000. […]
Funding for Blantyre’s roads being repaired and upgraded has ALWAYS been a hot topic! Setting a budget and sticking to it was just as important in Victorian times as it is today. Take for example, this extract of Accounts for Blantyre’s Roads for the year 1859. Mr J Wardrop Moore of Greenhall was treasurer […]
I find this particular section of the 1747 map truly fascinating. In a time long before the EK Expressway, or even the modern route exiting Blantyre up the hill Westwards to Greenhall, there was an older road in this area and it took you through some amazing scenery. If this 1747 map of Greenhall is […]