A rarely seen photograph of Hunthill Road taken between 1910 – 1920. A girl stands at the side of the road, with the pavement only on one West side. The small weavers cottages are on the right (some of which still exist today). Long before tarmacadam road, a dog stands on a traffic free dirt […]
The 4th June 1949, and a steam train arrives into Blantyre Station (just off Station Road). This is apparently an excursion from Springburn, but alas, i have no other information, or indeed any reason as to why there’s a band playing on the platform. Do you know more?
Landlord James Craig of Birdfield, Blantyre let out his elegant house for a couple of years in 1849. The rent was considered moderate and the advert placed in the Glasgow Herald on Friday 2nd March 1849 read as follows: “Old Place house consisting of Dining Room, Drawing Room, 4 bedrooms, Kitchen and Pantry, Washhouse, Bath […]
Most people are aware of the old Mills at Low Blantyre, located in and around “the village”. During the late 1700’s the Mill owners erected stone gates within the tollhouses either side of Station Road at the corners of Rosebank Avenue and Knightswood Terrace. The gates used to close to the mill workers around 10pm […]
Since this was written, I have now explored and re-written extensive detail on William Rae. Follow his story here. From “Blantyre People” (c) 2020 Pictured here in 1905 is Nr 7 Station Road, Blantyre “Raploch Cottage”. At the turn of the century, this was a very special residence in Blantyre (as i’m sure it is today […]
A map from a lifetime ago. That is, if a lifetime is more than 80 years. Pictured is High Blantyre in 1935 and what a lot has changed. The picture is worth clicking on to magnify. The town has changed very much. In this era, the High Blantyre Train Station was still there and functional, […]
This photo dates from 1960. Pictured on the left is Nicholson’s shop which was located in the old McLaughlin’s Building on Station Road, Low Blantyre. Maybe you’re young enough to remember this building? Nicholson’s shop was a grocers which stood on the corner of Woodburn Avenue, close to the Station gates. The Nicolson’s also had […]