Gunpowder Explosion 1863
This next story took place 155 year ago in Blantyre Stores, in the Village, Low Blantyre in the building which is now the Village Bar on Station Road. About […]
Category Archives: Blantyre Events
1988 Further Highland Games
A last look at Sanny McVicar’s photos of the Highland Games. Keep coming back to Hercules the Bear, surely the star attraction! The thought of putting a live bear up […]
1988 More Highland Games
More photos of Blantyre Highland Games from 1988, courtesy of Sanny McVicar. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors […]
1988 Blantyre Highland Games
Sanny McVicar handed in these excellent photos of the 1988 Blantyre Highland Games. Pictured is Andy and Hercules the Bear, as well as some of the strongmen competing in […]
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 […]
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 […]