Railway Opening Trial Trip, 1862
The upper section of the Hamilton to Strathaven railway, cutting through Blantyre was opened on 4th March 1862 with a trial trip. The trial run went from Strathaven terminus to […]
Category Archives: Blantyre Events
Excursion to Mausoleum
The Hamilton Mausoleum at Hamilton Palace commenced construction in 1842, but it would not be completed fully until 1858, Architects putting the final touches on it even 4 years […]
Breaking Ground for Railway, 1858
The ceremony of breaking ground on the under section of the Strathaven Railway took place on Tuesday 4th May 1858 at the the farm of Broompark, Blantyre, the property of […]
Lorry Accident Main St, 1967
Little bit of 1960’s trivia! If you look very closely at the little wall in front of 124 Main Street, you’ll notice it’s slightly different from the rest of […]
1679 Battle Bothwell Bridge
This drawing is taken from an old ‘magic lantern’ series of slides from the 1890’s. The scene depicts the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or […]
1877 Crowds Arrive at Pit
Illustrated here is a drawing made on Thursday 25th October 1877, just a couple of days after the Blantyre Explosion. This was an accurate depiction, these particular illustrators […]
1877 Colliery Disaster Illustration
This has to be one of my favourite images of old Blantyre. Crowds of people make their sorrowful way down what would become Douglas Street on that horrible day in […]
Blantyre Flooded out
In April 1925, Blantyre saw enormous flooding (as did much of Scotland). It caused SO many problems for businesses and individuals alike. In the area surrounding Blantyre, acres of fields […]
Blantyre Oscars 2018 – 1.1 Live at Livvies
BLANTYRE OSCARS 2018 – Music & Entertainment 1.1 Live at Livvies Over the next fortnight, each day we’ll be looking at each of the 15 nominees in this years Blantyre […]