This photo shows the newly completed and finished St Andrews Church. Taken at the corner of Church Street and Glasgow Road on 13th July 1982, the church had only been opened for 4 months. A little earlier 21st March 1982, the Rev. John Handley, Moderator of Hamilton Presbytery, opened the new and current St Andrew’s […]
Ah, the changing face of Blantyre. Going back now to 1983 and on the north side of Glasgow Road, these pictures show the newly built St Andrews Church. Located at the corner of Church Street and Elm Street junctions of Glasgow Road, these photos were taken not long after the building was constructed. The grassy, […]
Two photos from 1984. The scene is familiar, although the buildings in that time are new. This cluster of modern buildings helped shape Glasgow Road as we know it today. The 599 Club, St Andrews Church, Clydeview Shopping Centre, the Sports Centre and Devlin Grove, all built within a couple of years of each other. […]
On 21st March 1982, the Rev. John Handley, Moderator of Hamilton Presbytery, opened the new and current St Andrew’s Church on the same site of the former Stonefield Parish Church. Also in attendance were the Very Reverend professor Robin Barbour, former Moderator of the General Assembly and the architect, Mr. R. Robertson. It was […]