Work starts on The Birthplace Project’s £6.1 million transformation of the David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre Construction work starts on site this week on the much anticipated £6.1 million Birthplace […]
I was delighted to find this newspaper report from 1853, which provided a little more information on the arrival of the first Suspension Bridge at Blantyre Works. Can you […]
These Blantyre Communion cups are old! Dating from either 1613-1615 or 1619-1621, they are 400 years old, making them one of the oldest surviving hand made items from Blantyre’s […]
A fantastic photo of Blantyre War Memorial, not long after it was unveiled. This pristine photo was likely taken at the first remembrance service in 1922, following the unveiling of […]
Pictured in Summer 2017 by Alex Rochead, is the other side of the Priory Bridge roadbridge. This twin culvert is pictured on the downstream side (not from from the Priory […]
What a photo! Outside Bardykes House, in the Avenue a few decades ago is the full vehicle fleet lined up for milk company, “Wilkies of Blantyre”. Pickups, milk floats […]
Continuing more previously unseen photos online. This fantastic picture of Robertsons Ginger ‘cairt’ has Blantyre man Peter McDonald standing beside it. His great grandson, Johnny Gilluley shared the picture. […]
This previously unseen photo was taken with exceptional clarity in 1947. As WW2 ended, the Priory Bing had partially collapsed into the River Clyde, blocking part of the river. […]
Thank you to Scott Allison for sharing this photo of his precious bottle of whisky. Dating from 1970, the bottle is unopened, a gift from former Hastie’s Farm, Stonefield. A […]