On Sunday 28th June 1908, a despicable act of vandalism sent local police into an absolute frenzy of determination to catch the culprit. The Blantyre Ambulance Association some years earlier had built a special lifeboat, complete with oars and life saving equipment and at the same time bought two expensive life vests of modern design. […]
April 1980 saw an increase in the amount of vandalism all over Blantyre. One weekend, vandals broke into Blantyre Nursery Centre on Glasgow Road, which had been poised and ready to receive a huge modernisation and upgrade. They smashed windows, ripped toys and tore apart play equipment. They even killed the children’s goldfish by pouring […]
The first week in April 1967 was particularly notable for vandalism in Blantyre. An empty prefab in Lochlie Street, High Blantyre which was due to be demolished was set on fire on the evening of Monday 3rd April 1967. Although firemen were quickly on the scene, only the frame was left standing. The next evening […]
I’ve been zooming in on old photos again to see what I’d previously missed. Like these two wee boys walking past a house in Barnhill during the 1920’s, or immediately in front of them, on the top of the wall at the Pech Brae, seeing SO much graffiti, which surprised me. Initials and dates painted […]
Yes, you read that headline right, “Mindless fencing” (and vandalism). I’ve recently written here about paths at Milheugh Estate, alongside the river bank being eroded. The council did take some action, by spending 2 days putting up a staked wooden fence alongside the River Calder at a point where the erosion was particular bad. I’m […]