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This nice looking barometer photo was shared by reader Jan Jackson. Jan, who lives in England told me this barometer has an inscription which reads “Presented to Mr Jas. Jackson by the Blantyre Bowling Club on the occasion of his Marriage 2nd June 1887.” A fine wedding present to a respected member of the Bowling […]
Going back again to John Thompson’s 1832 Atlas Map of Scotland and staying with Blantyre Parish. Here’s another old Blantyre name, no longer there anymore. “Turnwheel” was situated right at the north end of the Parish at its boundary with Cambuslang Parish and exactly where the Rotten Calder met with the River Clyde. Not far […]
This drawing dates from around 1900 or so and reflects a depiction of the earliest tram on the Hamilton Network. Titled ,”Workmen’s Car” this is part of the Hamilton, Motherwell & Wishaw Tramway Company, an early open top design which also had the driver exposed to the elements. As the years progressed, trams became more […]
The incredible old Spinning Jenny, once part of the David Livingtstone Centre has undergone a remarkable transformation. Dismantled carefully, renovated and now rebuilt inside the new, rebranded David Livingstone Birthplace, this promises to be a wonderful display showing the equipment a young David Livingstone worked on. This extract of the most recent David Livingstone Birthplace […]
A fellow history colleague of mine, Mr Peter Jump is a keen user of a metal detector. As a hobby, with permission he often scours fields, parks and verges to see if anything interesting turns up. Just recently there, he uncovered a small ball shaped object near Greenhall, believing it to be a musket ball. […]
In Summer 1913, Britain was gripped by a bizarre and strange disease which seemed to be killing honey bees and Blantyre didn’t escape. The phenomenon was known as the “Isle of Wight” disease thought to be caused by a micro insect or mite (acarine) which got into bee hives. Allegedly originating in the Isle of […]
As the UK embarks on a massive programme of Covi19 Vaccinations, some of us of a certain age, may remember a time as a child where another programme of mass vaccinations was rolled out in Scotland It started in March 1950 when Indian Sailor Mussa Ali arrived in Glasgow, ill with suspected chickenpox. However, doctors […]