A wonderful photo from the early 1950’s featuring Mr Duncan of Little’s Building at Larkfield, Stonefield Road. Bill told me, “This is my dad at the coal cellars probably sweeping up after a coal delivery. Our house rear window is not visible in the photo, but it’s located to the left of the low rise […]
Some great old photos next of Letham’s Bus Garage in the 1960s. The Garage was located on the site of the former Gas Works on the Eastern side of Stonefield Road, about halfway down the street. Today, the ground lays vacant with a few abandoned homes partially constructed. Whats your memories of the bus station, […]
Pictured in the mid to late 1970’s are a group of Blantyre folk, outside the Red Lion (Sammy Maxwell’s Pub) at the bottom of Stonefield Road. Some well known faces in there. John Rundell, John Robertson, Joe Bailey, John Law, Hugh Murray, Hugie Sanaghan, Ben Meechan, James Mcilwraith, Joe Mckie, Jackie Ryan, Harry Smith, Lizzie […]
This may take you back. Pictured at the bottom of Stonefield Road, in the 1970’s is the former Cobbler’s shop. Previously Frank McGhee’s shop, and even before that Tommy Laughlin, this was the place to take your shoes to get mended. Of course, people did. New soles, insoles and segs. I don’t think I’ll ever […]
Mr James B Struthers was a well known spirit dealer at Stonefield and High Blantyre in the 1880s. He was an accountant from Wishaw still living there as late as 1875. On 23rd April 1872 he married Mary Ann Harrison at Cambusnethan and had son, also James in 1875. The couple went on to have other children, mostly […]
I’m thrilled to at last be firming up plans for my next book launch. I’ll be hosting “An evening with Blantyre Project” on Thursday 26th November 2015 at the Blantyre Bowling Club. The event is FREE and open to all on a first come , first served basis , with places limited to 130 people. […]
An amazing picture of the inside of one of Blantyre’s stores. Shared here by Jim Cochrane is the paint store at the bottom of Stonefield Road. The building is known to date from the 1880’s or early 1890s. However, it is not to be confused with McCorgary’s DIY store which was further up. I’ve not found […]