Another mystery photo today. Gordon Cook recently showed me this slide but like myself, is at a loss as to where the location is. I’m assured it is Blantyre, but when and where? If you know more, please get in contact. Thanks.
Mystery Photo location
Category: Blantyre Buildings
1980s Crossbasket Castle
Having just recently completed my book “The History of Crossbasket”, I found myself with many images of Crossbasket Castle over the decades. Many of which were sent in by friends and colleagues. This photo is from the early 1980’s, sent in by Gordon Cook. Pictured from the South in the estate grounds, is Crossbasket Castle, […]
Blantyre Engineering Works
In 1878, Mr. Topping an Iron Founder from Coatbridge, established the “Blantyre Engineering Company”, which was known locally as “the foundry“. The company was later owned by Patrick and David Kelly who manufactured machinery mainly for the coal mining industry. This photo dates from between 1995 – 1997 and is the entrance to Blantyre Engineering […]
2002 Blantyre Health Centre
The redesigned health centre and The Haven, located in Victoria Street, Blantyre opened in May 2002. Pictured here by Robert Stewart, in all its brand new glory.
Warnocks Laun, Broompark Road
Pictured here in 1930 is Warnock’s Laun (Land), a tenement building in Broompark Road. Today with receipt of these higher resolution images from Gordon Cook, some more information came to hand about what life was like living there. Mr Andrew Reid was born in this building in 1909. His account of his childhood days at […]
1870 – The Ghost of Agnes Clark
I’m fortunate enough to own a couple of excellent quality prints of Crossbasket Castle. One of these is particularly interesting and in such incredible resolution, that it permits good zooming in on features that may have previously been missed. This 1870 photo shows Crossbasket Castle at the time James Clark, merchant of Glasgow owned it. […]
1583 Map of Blantyre
Previous to March 2015, the earliest map I had of Blantyre was from the year 1654. However, I have recently been passed a copy of a map from 71 years even earlier than that! This Lanarkshire map features Blantyre Parish, with scribbled notes and writing in approximate locations. It dates to 1583, not long after […]