Shared here with kind permission from Jim Donnelly are some of his great photos of the recent tree clearance at Blantyre Ferme Road, near the junction at Redlees Urban Park. Jim took these in March this year. Plans were submitted in September 2019 for a brand new roundabout on the outskirts of Blantyre. The proposal […]
Some stories I need to be careful off, as 1979, is a little “modern” and where high jinks end in arrest, I have no wish to embarrass anybody or dwell on things that happened 40 years ago. SO. In this instance, I won’t name the rather well known man in Blantyre, who once lived in […]
I love Blantyre humour, and this is definitely it at its best! Recently, the “Big H” sculpture at High Blantyre roundabout was dismantled and removed. (Quite right too, it represented HAMILTON Technology Park!). A discussion arose on Blantyre Project about what sculpture would be fitting there instead. Blantyre residents have spoken. Today, I would like […]
Thanks to Emma Louise for sharing this photo of work currently underway today (9th November) on “The BIG H”, i.e the roundabout for the Technology Park at High Blantyre slip. Now I wonder… is the icon being PULLED down or is it being RENOVATED? (It was looking rather tatty If I’m honest.) By 4pm it […]