Here’s a brilliant photo of the former Suspension ‘Pey’ Bridge once crossing the River Clyde at Blantyre. This rare photo, thought to have been taken in the 1920s or 1930’s shows good detail of all the railings and (locked) gates that protected walkways from the riverside. Despite that a few boys clearly on the path […]
A fantastic photo of the Village showing the former Schoolhouse on the upper slopes, taken around 1930. This was the final years for this building, which had doubled as a chapel/schoolroom for almost a hundred years. The whole area was changing fast, the upper plateau beside it, levelled and cleared of homes at Waterloo Row […]
A charming, rural scene from 1930 or so. In the foreground prominently is the Suspension Bridge (or former Pey Brig) over the River Clyde. Above the braes, which were used for drying greens, you can see the villas of Rosebank Avenue. This whole scene is very overgrown now, woodland on the slopes and homes on […]
Going back 100 years on Station Road and how things have changed here. Things looked very rural heading down to the bottom of the road. The former gatehouse on the left on the western side of the road marking the start of Blantyre Works Village. Way down in the distance, the walls of Blantyre Lodge […]
What a difference 100 years makes! This is Station Road at the junction of Rosebank Avenue. A rather built up scene 100 years ago most notably with triple storey tenements and shops at Ulva Place with tenement homes stretching right down Station Road. The distinctive round former gatehouse, one of two in the foreground. This […]
In Springtime 1980, a new housing estate in the Village was given the go ahead. Daly Gardens and adjacent homes extending Ness Drive was originally designated as “Viewfield West”. Permission was given in 1980 for the 59 new homes to be built on a site that had been propose to be used earlier as the […]
Here’s the full photo from 1900 or just before showing the expansive Blantyre Works Mills, the sweeping Clyde at the bend. If you look closely you’ll see the gardens on the left hand side, the whitewashed double storey homes of Waterloo Row and the old suspension bridge. On the opposite bank, on the horizon is […]