A further few photos of the construction of the Blantyre Sports Centre. The early foundation works and site clearance. These were taken in 1980 and show the site at the corner of Glasgow Road and John Street. Well before the skatepark or David Dale House was built. Construction of the Sports centre is underway in […]
Lets go to Stonefield Park next. From 1980, a whopping big hole has been excavated in the public park. Why? Well, it was to become the new swimming pool of a brand new Sports Centre. In this photo, taken from roughly where the festive gala site is now, you can see the concrete floor of […]
We’re lucky to have a few good photos of the completed brick built Sports Centre and landscaped Public Park in the days before Google Earth and Satellite imagery. These photos from 1985 show the new building to good effect alongside Stonefield Public Park. It’s a good reminder to show how fast nature can take hold. […]
By 1984, the north side of Glasgow Road had changed completely. The Sports Centre had opened up and in the background Devlin Grove also had been built. The opposing view over to the Clydeview Shopping Centre and ASDA was most different too. It would have all seemed very different for anybody who had been away […]
Another good photo of the building of the Sports Centre. This is the large sports hall, the hardstanding to the left the reception area. To the right are tenements awaiting demolition and beyond that is Glasgow Road. At the very back of the photo is John Street. This was a change in Blantyre that was […]
Staying with 1980 and just off Glasgow Road, This is the site cleared for Devlin Grove. Glasgow Road is out the picture to the left, The crane in the background building the Sports Centre in the park. Who remembers the blue bank huts and cabins? A temporary measure until the RBOS could locate themselves in […]
Love this photo! From 1980, a whopping big hole has been excavated in the public park. Why? Well, it was to become the new swimming pool of a brand new Sports Centre. In this photo, taken from roughly where the festive gala site is now, you can see the concrete floor of the large sports […]