This photo is Elizabeth Weaver, pictured as a baby in 1950. Elizabeth who lived on Victoria Street at the time said, “This is me in the pram at Victoria St. The bear was made by a German prisoner of war (from army blankets, so he was a bit rough, but much loved)” This nostalgic, special […]
Today, situated on the corner of Victoria Street and Glasgow Road, on the former site of Hastie’s Farm, Annfield Terrace and Blantyre market is the modern Victoria House Care Home. Whilst this building has an entrance and address at 16 Victoria Street, its large, impressive frontage facing out on to Glasgow Road makes […]
Origins of Victoria Street Unlike the other streets leading south we’ve explored so far and with exception of Auchinraith Road, Victoria Street joined Low to High Blantyre, cutting right through Blantyre and has many homes and public buildings. During the 19th Century until the mid 1870’s, small track led up a slight gradient […]
What a great photo for a couple of reasons! Pictured here in the 1960’s is Cathy Little’s shop in Victoria Street (the shop beside what is now Boots Chemist). Coming out is none other than Blantyre’s Peter Wilkie of Bardykes, father of Sandy Wilkie. Sandy permitted the photo to be share here via Alex Rochead […]
Zeigfield’s nightclub – Nightclub owner James Mortimer bought the Hastie’s Farm development at 16 Victoria Street in 1985 as part of his Lanarkshire Holdings. He then changed the rear Hasties Restaurant into Zeigfields Nightclub and the front part of the building, formerly Bananas Disco, into Barnums. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights were Disco nights […]
Afton Cottage – houses at previous addresses 32 and 34 Victoria Street. Afton Cottage first appears on the 1905 Valuation roll, being owned and occupied by John Barr. Afton means a small Scottish river, which may have been a reference to a small former burn nearby that led to Stonefield Farm and beyond to […]
A brand new housing estate for Blantyre is proposed to be started in early 2017. Partnership housing developer Lovell will undertake the development for Clyde Valley Housing Association which will help tackle the shortage of new affordable homes in South Lanarkshire. Blantyre will see 38 new homes being built in the currently derelict land at Victoria Street adjacent to the […]