This may take a few people back. Pictured are the shops at Larkfield on Stonefield Road. Happy Season Chinese restaurant has been there for a long time and the current Scotmid then was former “Landmark”, which many people still call it today! This may be going back to the 1980s, the shops located on the […]
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Priory Street 1970s
A photo next, shared by Drew Semple here a while back. Pictured is a rather busy Glasgow Road from Priory Street, at a time in the 1970s, when it was still open to traffic at its junction with Glasgow Road. In the background, The Broadway Cinema, Stonefield Tavern is still recognisable in the foreground. […]
The Rocksox
The Rocksox are a local Blantyre band.They were formed in Summer 2010 when the 2 original members Joe Rouse and John ‘the sox’ McSorley were fast approaching an outdoor gig in aid of charity at ‘The Hoolets’ pub in July of that year. (as seen on Youtube). Also with them was Jim Donnelly. The legend […]