What a fantastic amount of interest there was in the recent photos of the Valerio family. Carmen Wood who shared those photos visited Velma last week and read out the names and comments people had written on the page. Velma wants to pass on her good wishes to everyone. Carmen told me, “She could remember […]
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Velma at Stonefield Road
Blantyre who’s who
This next photo read like a real ‘who’s who’ of Blantyre business. Ian Robb of Spittal Farm, Jackie Evans the Bookie, Peter Wilkie of Birdsfield, Davy Scott Ice Cream man of Tony Valerio (Victoria Cafe latterly owned by Bill Skouse), Archie Struthers of Shott Farm and Jock Young mechanic from the garage attached to […]
The Broadway Cinema Railings
When the Broadway Cinema opened in 1939, there were small iron railings around the corner of Glasgow Road and Station Road, protecting public from traffic. During the war years, as with most iron railings all over the UK, they were cut and removed for the war effort. (Look at many stone walls in Blantyre, you […]