A modern photo sent in by Tracey Lees. Tracey said, “hi, i read your page on a regular basis and the other day i was out the back door of the Priestfield community hall when i noticed a few planters there all dated from 1903 . I’ve taken a pic of them but just wondering […]
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Hunthill Road pictured about 1915
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 […]
Rosendale Tenements, Springwell
Pictured here in this mass produced postcard, during the early 1970’s is ‘Rosendale’. This was a 3 storey, well constructed tenement building, which when first erected was very visible and different from other homes in Springwell due to it’s red sandstone. The building served as excellent accommodation for many, many Blantyre families but sadly around […]