When the day of the demolition of the David Livingstone Memorial Bridge arrived in May 1999, it was found after cutting the main supports that the contractors could not pull it fully down. The attempt was abandoned and the next day further acetylene burning tools arrived to weaken the bridge sufficiently into smaller sections […]
Great photos from May 1999 taken by Neil Gordon as the David Livingstone Memorial Bridge was pulled down, into the River Clyde. This bridge, thought to have been poorly built had only lasted half the time of the previous. A third pedestrian bridge now crosses the River Clyde at the former Blantyre works area.
Renovation is Complete Well, what can we say! The Council have excelled themselves! (Not often we’ve said that!) Auchentibber War Memorial in High Blantyre is now fully rebuilt and landscaped, ready in time for Remembrance Sunday. The memorial was demolished and rebuilt with grant money following concerns about its dilapidated state. Council workers have been […]
By Blantyre Telegraph…. A welcome familiar sight has returned to Auchentibber, High Blantyre! Rebuilding work has progressed at speed at the Auchentibber War Memorial and once again, the memorial stands tall and proud, completely rebuilt from the base up. We visited the site today and were astonished at the progress this last week. Council workers […]
Conifers Cut back The community owes a huge thank you to Clr Maureen Chalmers (SNP) for being instrumental in getting South Lanarkshire Council to clear back the tall conifers around the Dixon’s Memorial Obelisk, at High Blantyre Cemetery. Decades of growth had obscured the monument and despite concerns from residents over the years, nothing […]
Now Demolished Anybody passing through High Blantyre today may be shocked to see the Auchentibber War Memorial now completely demolished! However, of course there’s a good reason. It’s currently being renovated and rebuilt, and as this picture shows, demolition work is complete. A new base is now being prepared today, Thursday 20th September 2018. Throughout […]
Scheduled facelift underway If driving up Parkneuk Road, beyond Sydes Brae, you may have noticed that investigation and pre construction works have now started at Auchentibber War Memorial, which is scheduled for a much needed facelift. South Lanarkshire Council recently permitted the remedial and renovation works to be begin on 20th August 2018. Investigatory works […]