Ancient Priory, foundation of Blantyre and surrounding Northern areas incl Dechmont
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Bronze Age
Interesting find – 
x3
1242
Bothwell Castle – history x1 
1290
Blantyre Priory and WIlliam – Origins of Blantyre Priory x1
1300s
William Wallace – and Blantyre Priory x1
Bothwell Castle – reconstructed x1
1500s
Communion Cups – from the Priory
1661
Bothwell House – Bothwell Building History x6
1663
Haunted Blantyre Priory – Part 1 of 2 x3
Haunted Blantyre Priory – Part 2 of 2 x3
1718
Blantyre Priory – and Bothwell Castle engraving x1
1747
The Forgotten Letrigland – Mystery long lost area x2
1748
The Bardykes Black Mill – Brief History of the Black Millx2
The Blackmill House, Priory Bridge – Detailed History x4
1768
Bothwell Castle Ruins – painting by Paul Sandby x2
1770
The Mavis Mill – A brief History of the mill & buildingsx3
Mavis Mill – History of ownership x5
Bothwell Scenes – from Blantyre Priory x2
1774
Military Encampment – at Blantyreferme & Fallside x1
1775
Hallside Summer House – Ruined building on edge of Parish x3
1778
Bothwell Castle – Illustration x1
1779
Bothwell Castle – unknown painting x1
1782
The Priory Flood of 1782 – The Clyde rose dramatically x1
1799
The Priory Bridge, Blantyre – History of Priory or Spittal Bridgex5
1801
Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 1 of 4 – A love song at Prioryx1
Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 2 of 4 – A love song at Prioryx1
Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 3 of 4 – A love song at Priory x1
Bothwell’s Bonny Jane Part 4 of 4 – A love song at Priory x1
1806
Coin Found – at Blantyre Priory x1
1808
Carving – at Blantyre Priory x1
1810
Painting looking to Bothwell Castle x1
Another Blantyre Scene – towards Bothwell x1
1817
Fatal fall – from Priory Bridge x1
1834
Turner – sketching Blantyre x4
1841
Removing Blantyre Priory Stones – illegally taking stonework x1
1848
Blantyre Beltane at Dechmont – Fire Festival on Dechmont Hillx1
1849
The Chapel Eddy – River Clyde vortex at North of Parish x1
The Clyde Railway Bridge – The Bridge at the North of Parish x5
1859
Ruins on Dechmont Hill – Evidence of structures on hillx2
History of Loaned Cottages – at Flemington x4
Bothwell Castle – ruins x1
1860
Blantyre Priory – Stereo view oldest photo x1
Bothwell Castle – from the river x1
1861
Drowning – at Haughhead x1
Bothwell Castle on the Clyde – Illustration
1864
Royal Visit – to the Priory x1
1870
Letrigland River Crossing – at Bothwell Castle x1
Bothwell Castle – by Thomas Annan x1
Bothwell Castle – painting x1
Bothwell Castle – rare, early photos x4
Bothwell Castle – early photo x1
Ferry Crossing – photo x1
1876
Priory Coal Mining Pit – The Priory Pit History x1
Westend Place – and the West End Bar – detailed history x9 
1879
Arthur H Jackson v George Ford x1
1880
Bothwell Castle – From Blantyre x1
Bothwell Castle – from the Clyde x1
Clyde Boat Shed – River Clyde x1
1883
Blantyre Priory and the River Clyde – Oldest building in Blantyre x1
1885
Bothwell to Blantyre Tunnel? – Blantyre tunnel under Clydex1
Ramble by the Priory – Victorian riverside description x1
1889
The Priory Colliery – Also known as Bothwell Castle 3 & 4 minesx1
Priory Colliery Magazine Store – A history of the Dynamite store building x7
1890
The Westend Bar, Blantyre – History of West End Pub, Glasgow Rdx2
Ferry Crossing – near Bothwell Castle x1
Westend Junction – photo and details x1
Bothwell Bridge scene – bridge x1
1892
Priory Colliery – events x1
Dusky Cranes Bill – Blantyre priory x1
1893
Smart capture of Housebreaker x1
1894
Bairds Collliery – another new colliery x1
Men Killed – on Caledonia Railway
Accident – on Railway at Newton x1
Daring attack – on spirit shop x1
1895
Priory Pits Sunk – accidents x2
John Young – gamekeepers sad death x1
1896
Caldergrove Row – short lived houses x1
Caldergrove Lodge – Brown family x1
1897
Description of the Priory – record x1
1898
Caldergrove East Lodge – x3
Early motorcar accidents – Haughhead x1
1900
The Smithy at Dalton – shared photo x1
1901
Bicycle theft – and investigation work x1
Sad Shooting affair – spittal rows x1
1903
Bothwell Castle – from Blantyre x3
Blantyre Tram – Reynolds driver x6
George Matthews – frozen to death
1904
Boy at the Clyde – river photo x1
Ferry Boat – at the River Clyde x2
Blantyre Priory – visit x1
1905
Bothwell House – from Clyde x5
This way for Blantyre – horse and brake x1
Warning to Brake Drivers – New trade
1907
The Open Deck Caurs – tram stories x1
Charabanc – day trip out x1
Horse Troubles – Spittal Brae x1
Easter Tram Excusions, 1907 x1
Priory Bridge Brickwork, 1907 x5
Tramcar Line Extension, 1907 x1
1908
Organ Grinders – at Blantyre x1
Mr Jacksons Accident – Westend x1
1909
Swiss Cottage – Uddingston x1
Redburn Cottage – burned out
1910
Tramcar on Spittal Bridge – Photo on Glasgow Roadx1
Site of Lido – painting, fishing by river x1
The Boathouse – Boatland x1
Priory Bridge – Highway Robbery x1
Mr Tonners Fence – tarred x1
1911
Blantyre Priory – tunnel reference x1
1912
Alleged Highway Robbery – Priory Bridge x1
1913
Fatality at Blantyre Priory – over cliff x1
1914
Ducks at Mavis Mill – police story x1
1915
Surfacing the road – Priory Bridge x1
1916
Salvation Army Band – Blantyreferme Cottage? x1
Caldergrove – House becomes Hospital x1
1917
Caldergrove – Nursing Staff x3
Caldergrove – WW1 hospital x3
Drunk Tram Driver – or injured? x1
1919
Caldergrove Plaque – hospital plaque x1
1920
Blantyre Priory Ruins 1920s – The Priory in ruined state x2
Blantyre Priory – Photo by Robert MacLeod x1
Maggie Marshall at Hallside – Milkmaid photo x1
Bothwell – from Blantyre x1
Colourised – Priory Ruins x1
Spittal Farm – Photo at the burn x1
The Zepps – Wild Melee x1
Blantyre Priory – ruins x2
1921
Two Explosives magazine broken into – Priory x1
Westend – Breach of Certificate x1
Clyde Bridge Railway – fire x1
1925
Stolen Purse – thrown over Priory Bridge x1
1926
Blantyre Bus Smash – at Spittal x1
Loanend Colliery Fatality – 2 men involved x1
1927
Haughhead Hotheads – incident on the bridge x1
Priory Bridge – Tram Heist x1
Priory Bridge – bad bend at Spittal x1
Blantyre Tram – at Dalton x1
Priory Bridge – Photo x1
1928
Raid on Priory Coal Wagons – Stealing coal from the stores x1
Priory Road Bridge – photos Alex Rochead x2
1929
Signifying interest for Priory Pit Bathhouse – Priory x1
Woman Doctors Pluck – courageous lady doctor x1
1930
Aerodrome Proposal – at Blantyre x1
Forgotten charge – kills a man at Priory x1
End of Loanend Colliery – downturn x1
Burial Found at Dalton – interesting find x6
Blantyre Priory – description from book x1
Priors and The Priory – Dr Wilsons Book x2
1931
Fire at Priory Colliery – danger to all x1
Canoe woes – on the clyde x1
1932
The Priory Pit Bathhouse – Colliery Workers bathsx2
Blantyre Priory – from Bothwell rare view x1
1933
Fatality at Blantyre Priory – accident x1
1934
A mean Bicycle theft – ends up with remand x1
Craighead Teenage Tragedy – at riverbank x1
1935
800 Miners idle – at Priory Colliery x1
1936
Footballer Injured – at Blantyre Priory Colliery x1
Bardykes Colliery – accident leaves 5 dead x1
1937
Hero – saves Blantyre youth x1
Priory Photo – from booklet x1
1938
Miners Forfeit wages to charity – strike ends with donations x1
850 idle miners at Priory – in striking support for 1 man x1
Two Miners Electrocuted – At Newton Colliery x1
1939
Fatal Black out at Priory Bridge – Man killed at Priory Bridge x1
1940
Bardykes Colliery Double Tragedy – 2 workers killed in short timex1
1944
The Priory Tunnel, a theory – Tunnel under the Clyde concealedx1
Reclaiming the River Clyde – after bing collapse x1
1947
Priory Collapse – Story of collapsed bing into the Clyde x1
View from Priory Bing – Collapse at the Clyde x1
1948
The Dechmont Flittings – Rehousing of an entire communityx1
Priory Pit Children Playing – Playing at the Priory Row houses x2
Those were the days – Priory Pit x1
1950
The Ruined Priory – Archeologists description of Prioryx1
Loanend Cottages – from the bing x1
1955
View from Loanend – from the bing x1
Another view from Loanend – from the bing x1
1956
The Blantyre Carvings – Priory carvings by Tommy Hawkinsx11
Blantyre Carvings Video – by Peter Gordon 
x1
1960
Westend Bar – aerial photo x1
Bothwell Castle – ruins x1
Photo of fields at Priory Bridge – Spittal x1
1962
View from Priory Bing – by A Smith x1
Playing on the Clyde – Raft racing x1
Blantyre Priory – ruins x2
1964
Priory Colliery – bing x1
1965
Memories of Craigton Place – by Gerry Walker x1
Dechmont Firing Range – photo x1
1966
Removal of Priory Bing – by Anthony Smith x1
Caldergrove – Bertha Waddells Theatre company x1
Priory Bing looking to Bothwell x1
1967
Construction of M74 – Shared by A Hastings x45
Three fatalities – at Spittal x1
Priory Bothy – blaze 1967 x1
Wimpey Homes – refused x1
1968
The Priory Pit, The Last Lum – Chimney photo by Robert Stewartx1
1972
Fire’s Without Smoke – Changing coal to electric firesx1
Trip to Calderpark Zoo – Veverka baby photo x1
1974
Caldergrove House – through the woods x1
1975
Loanend Cottages – cowsheds x1
1977
Priory Bridge Verge – tidy x3
1978
Craigknowe – Right of way x2
Priory – Right of Way x1
Mining Museum – near miss x1
Blantyre Ferme Road – Landscaping x1
Dalton Cottages – on A724 to halfway x1
Spittalhill – just off A724 x1
Spittal Farm – photos x3
Spittal House – photo x1
1979
Blantyre’s 18 hole – golf course x1
1980
Priory Bridge Kids – photo x1
1982
Loanend Cottages – and Flemington x1
1983
Caldergrove House – Glass window x1
Caldergrove House – Wall mounted speaking tube x2
Caldergrove House – interior photos x5
Caldergrove House – Gas Lamp x1
Caldergrove House – Servant’s Kitchen x1
Caldergrove House – hallway and bathroom x3
1985
Priory Fields – ahead of further levelling x4
1986
Priory Playing Fields – new fields x1
1989
Blantyre highland Games – Jon Pail Sigmurssen x1
1996
West Hallside Farm – Demolition x6
2013
Welcome to Blantyre Sign – renovation x3
2014
Otters back to the Calder – Photo by Jim Brown x1
Priory Bridge – photo x1
2015
View from Hamilton Road – Request G Cunningham x1
Mavis Mill Lade and ruins – photographed in March x5
Priory Pit – Dynamite store x1
Priory Pit Bath Ruins – exploring whats left x3
Priory Ruins – whats left now x5
Celtic Crosses – at Blantyre Priory x2
Astricted Mills – Blantyre mills of the Calder x1
Blantyre Priory Tunnel – my Search Part 1 x5
Blantyre Priory Tunnel – my Search Part 2 x5
Clinging on to Blantyre trees – at the Priory x1
Mini Find at Blantyre Priory – exploring x1
Bothwell Castle – scene from Priory x2
Blantyre Priory – recent photos x3
Blantyre Priory – stonework x3
Priory Bridge – roadbridge x1
Priory Bridge – ironwork x2
2016
Bull at Loanend – photo x1
Hidden Steps at Blantyre Priory – by Wullie Bell x2
Railway Tunnel – at Dalton at Glasgow Road x2
Loanend – May 2016 x3
Priory Bridge – Wildflower meadow x1
Pit Baths – artwork x1
Priory Bridge Steps – photos by AR x3
2017
Cochrane discharge from Caldergrove – remembrance x1
Priory Bridge – Roadbridge x1
2018
Edwards – Tourism Video x1
2019
Priory Bridge photos – x8
2020
Condition of Priory Bridge – abutments x2
Old Boot – at Mavis Mill x1
Trip tae the baths – Priory Pit recollection x1
Dechmont – Firing range photos x20
2022
Tram Car Stop Stone – marker x2
2024
Bothwell Castle – then and now x2
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