The ‘Westend’ is a current 2 storey stone tenement building located at the eastern corner of the junction of Glasgow Road and Bardykes Road. When looking at it historically, it should not be confused with ‘Westend House’ in Auchinraith, High Blantyre. The ‘Westend’ name in modern times tends to refer to the Public Bar at […]
‘Walkers Buildings’ were named after constructor James Walker, who was one half of a former joinery partnership named “J&J Walker (based in Larkfield).” James Walker born in Motherwell in 1843 lived at the bottom of Stonefield Road, the neighbour of the Craig family and was a joiner by trade. Around 1877, the […]
1903 was a year of significant change at the Glasgow Road junction of Stonefield Road. Leading that evolution was the construction of the tall and impressive St Joseph’s Church on the north side, so distinct in style by use of its red sandstone, by comparison to other grey stone used in Glasgow Road. Trams […]
From the illustrated book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 In the early 1800’s a popular and well known public house existed at the western corner of Glasgow Road and Stonefield Road called ‘Clive Place’. The exact spot of this former pub also used an inn, […]
This is a photo of Glasgow Road at the junction of Bardykes Road. It’s 1890 or so and a group of miners stand outside the West End Bar (Robert Craig’s Pub). Robert at the time also was about to demolish the Clive Place Public House at the junction of Stonefield Road and build his […]
This photo dates from around 1915 and is part of a series of Postcards taken around that time. Pictured one Edwardian day is a street scene at the bottom of Stonefield Road, where it meets with Glasgow Road. I believe it to be morning as the shadows are laying to the East, indicating the sun […]