In the Glasgow Herald of 7th June, 1905, it was reported that a demonstration by miners was held at Castle Park. Blantyre. The story reported that on the previous night, a protest against the action of those responsible for the closing down of Bardykes Colliery had taken place. It was an event which had thrown […]
Mr Tonner, a resident of Spittal raised a complaint in March 1910 directly to the Blantyre Parish Council. He stated that he had observed workmen on the road from Blantyre to Halfway engaged in coating the wooden fences at the side of the carriageway with a coating of tar. Standing in front of the Committee […]
Frank Cornfield has shared this amazing photo and told me, “I would like to estimate the date of this image and also the purpose of the group. My grandfather Finnigan is sitting at the extreme left side of the coach and he looks to be around twenty years old. This would mean the photo is from […]
Further photos of Spittal, this time the old house in front of the farm buildings. Pictured here in 1978, the house faces out on to the road leading to Halfway. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Robert Stewart Why Spittal House, surely the […]
In April 1925, Blantyre saw enormous flooding (as did much of Scotland). It caused SO many problems for businesses and individuals alike. In the area surrounding Blantyre, acres of fields were under water damaging new crops. On the tramway track, the flooding was most serious at Whistleberry Bridge near Springwell and at the other end […]
As we approach the end of our look at Glasgow Road South, the final picture in this book, shared here by Gordon Cook has a tramcar heading towards Blantyre. Nearby, the turn off for Dalton and Flemington, on the left hand side. A snowy scene from the 1920’s. We’re now of course sufficiently beyond Blantyre […]
This photo was issued as a press release during the late 1920’s to show the danger of the bad bend at Spittal, prior to the road re-alignment work. The road leaving Blantyre crosses over the Priory Bridge where the vehicle is, an area now situated in the middle of woodland. The road in the foreground […]