Announcing TWO new features today to the Blantyre Project Facebook page which I’ve finally got working! Look for the words “Website” in the menu at the top of the Facebook page and our main www.blantyreproject.com website will open up here on Facebook giving you access to over 1,700 articles and 4,700 Blantyre photos, without having to leave […]
Pictured here in 1972 is the David Livingstone Centre. Opened to tourists in 1929, the Centre is about to undergo a transformation when an extensive renovation takes place soon. The Shuttle Row building will be closed for a year during the work and when reopened will also feature a large extension on the back, facing […]
I’m thrilled to at last be firming up plans for my next book launch. I’ll be hosting “An evening with Blantyre Project” on Thursday 26th November 2015 at the Blantyre Bowling Club. The event is FREE and open to all on a first come , first served basis , with places limited to 130 people. […]
Together with some backing from Blantyre Community Committee, I have recently sent away three separate grant applications for individual heritage and conservation projects within Blantyre. I think they are worthwhile and are around the themes of Restoring, Protection and Replacement. Detailed costings, suggestions, plans, photos and history have this week been sent to Historic Scotland for the […]
The Motherwell Times reported in October 1934 that the last survivor of the Blantyre Pit disaster of 1877 had died. I took this report with some caution, but found it interesting nonetheless. Reprinted here, “Monday last was the fifty seventh anniversary of that dreadful explosion in Blantyre in which hundreds of miners lost their lives. […]
An exclusive look for you! Hot off the design table, this is the proposed cover for my third book in this series! Can’t say much more for now, but it’s coming in November. Keeping a similar style to the first 2 volumes, it will be larger, packed with brand new stories, detailed historical information, anecdotes and […]
Back to Glasgow Road. This time 1978, a time when huge redevelopment was underway. Blantyre residents go about their daily business, hands full of shopping, for Glasgow Road had just about everything you would ever need at that time. Looking towards Burnbank, the picture is taken near the former junctions of John Street and Clark […]