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About ten o’clock on the evening of Tuesday 16th May 1916, a terrible motor car accident occurred on Glasgow Road, Blantyre, resulting in the death of a boy and injuries to two girls. This was a time of very few vehicles on the road and few rules for safety. The motor car in question actually […]
Catching up on some requests. Andrew Cousins sent in a message asking, “I’m looking for any info on the Taggarts who lived on Station Road pre 1948. Also, info on James and Michael Taggart whose name are on the War memorial. My mum is Ann Cousins (Nee Taggart) daughter of John Taggart born 1910. Many […]
William Rae was a ‘bonesetter’ who lived in Blantyre for a time and quietly practised and treated the local people in relative obscurity. In 1904, the popular press became aware of his work, and after they printed stories of his skills and cures, Rae was flocked by patients from the surrounding regions hoping for miracles. […]
A former pedestrian shortcut in the far end of Stonefield Public Park through to Station Road. Farm Road is in the distance. This land to the left and middle was used to build modern houses. Woodburn Avenue off towards the right. I’d love to know when the modern detached houses were built. (I’m sorry, I […]
Marion Robertson kindly shared this lovely little cine clip of her family in 1962. You may recognise the top of Station Road and the Broadway Cinema. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Elizabeth Weaver Aww, what great footage! I remember the fashion for […]
More photos from 1999. Taken in and around Station and Farm Road. Relatively unassuming back then, they may be of interest now almost 2 decades later! The styles of the cars have certainly changed and I suspect the colours of some of the houses too! Thats one thing about the 90’s, we LOVED to paint […]
From 1999, this photo shows Station Road. A little blurry in times before digital photography, it does show the nice colours the houses were painted 2 decades ago. Some of Blantyre’s buildings in the 1990’s went through a “fashionable” masonry paint overhaul. Another example of such colour was at the shops at the bottom of […]
This photo, whilst a little random, was taken at a time before digital photography and google-earth street maps and at least lets you see Station Road 18 years ago. Taken by a camera with film, near the junction of Glasgow Road, at the exact location of the former Toll House. Can anybody name the businesses […]
Was thinking of today’s article about the little pool at Stonefield Public Park and was looking through some photos and found this one from 1997. Remember the blue fences and gates leading off Station Road to the little playpark?! For me in the 1970’s the blue gates was the entrance to “fun times” , the […]