In December 1980, there was still the question of what businesses would move into the new flat roofed shopping units at Larkfield. Owner, Jaquib Ali came under fire from residents nearby when he announced he was planning on letting to an arcade company. People were up in arms that gambling machines would be installed in […]
Tag: shops
1960 Fernslea Avenue
Taking you all now to 1960. Pictured is the old chip shop on Fernslea Avenue at the junction of Oaklea Crescent. The picture looks north towards the old St Blanes school. The houses adjacent on Fernslea Avenue look fairly new, the roughcast still pristine, with young hedgerows in the gardens. What’s your memories of […]
Shops Forced to move, 1979
Stonefield Road, Blantyre 1915
From the illustrated social history book… “Blantyre – Glasgow Road, The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2016 – 2018. Exploring Stonefield Road   Stonefield Road takes its name after the old district of ‘Stonefield’ in Blantyre, which in the early 20th Century actually extended from this point southwards up to Larkfield and as far […]
Clydeview Shopping Centre – East
Clydeview Shopping Centre – East   Clydeview Shopping Centre is a contemporary small shopping centre fronting on to Glasgow Road, currently with partially occupied businesses.   It is located near Blantyre Asda supermarket and was opened in October 1980. It comprises of 2 storey retail units to the east and west of a central pedestrian […]
1927 Main Street, High Blantyre
Miners Truck System Tokens
Most of the Blantyre Colliery owners liked to exercise a fairly rigid social control system over their workers, especially if it lined their pockets even more. The colliery managers were usually pillars of the local church as religion was a very real factor in community life and it led to collieries being positioned beside churches […]
1862 Proprietors of Blantyre
In the mid 1800’s a Lanarkshire Directory used to be published to make businesses easier to find for customers. Blantyre was always listed and in this particular one (which was in remarkably good condition for something 150 years old!) the full list of Blantyre’s shops and businesses were drafted out with addresses for contact. No […]