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A photo today of former Milheugh House, once located where the Calder Falls are. In fact the falls are just out this photo to the left, the river is where the flat line is across the landscape at the bottom of the steps. This photo is pictured from the other side of the river looking […]
A Final look at the story of how the National Memorial to David Livingstone was formed in 1929. An account in the 1940s, looks back at the events between the opening in 1929 and those wartime years. “Though the museum and grounds were on the opening day complete enough to be attractive, and though the […]
Continuing a look at how Shuttle Row was changed from slum to museum in 1929. A written account from 1943 by Rev. James McNair explained the efforts made. “The events described in the foregoing chapters had been spread over about three years. The chief reason for this delay, which was not actually harmful to us, […]
Continuing a look at how the David Livingstone Centre came to be. Written in 1943 by Rev James Macnair, this transcript documents the efforts made to save and turn Shuttle Row into a museum in 1929. Today, the story of how manuscripts and other gifts were obtained. “The Memorial Trust has been markedly fortunate in […]
Sticking with July 1982, there’s nothing much in this Glasgow Road and Elm Street photo to suggest summer. New trees had been planted to landscape the new 599 Club. This was to be the Masonic Lodge’s new “modern” building. Rising from the ground in red brick with its distinctive sloping roof, I always thought its […]
Let’s go back to 13th July 1982 and to Elm Street, Low Blantyre. This photo shows the construction of the Nazarene Church. Pictured in similar construction materials to St Andrews Church, Devlin Grove and the Sports Centre, the church replaced the previous timber hut, which was no longer fit for purpose. With its rathe unique […]
This photo shows the newly completed and finished St Andrews Church. Taken at the corner of Church Street and Glasgow Road on 13th July 1982, the church had only been opened for 4 months. A little earlier 21st March 1982, the Rev. John Handley, Moderator of Hamilton Presbytery, opened the new and current St Andrew’s […]