From my book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Priory Place & The Priory Bar Priory Place was a former 19th and 20th Century building situated at the eastern corner of Glasgow Road and Logan Street junction. It comprised primarily of a popular public house (named the […]
Continuing our look at many weddings of Blantyre people. Sticking with the year 1978 here is beautiful bride Mary MORRISON of 109 Broompark Road who married Mr William MARR of Wishaw in Blantyre Old Parish. The next stunning bride in 1978 is Miss Mary GREEN of 223b Glasgow Road. Mary married Mr Robert DORNAN of […]
In January 1957, a Burnbank man was jailed for 3 years after admitting stealing explosives from Dixon’s Collieries. Charles Tallis, a 44 year old unemployed labourer of Gordon Terrace, Burnbank was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday 4th January 1957 for his part in breaking into a National Coal Board explosives store […]