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In September 1915, during WW1, Blantyre residents were urged to take care when driving on the road between the West End and The Priory Bridge. A five week programme to upgrade the road, laying down tarmacadam was scheduled, a job which required some care given that the trams were to be kept running. Part of […]
This photo was taken in 1983 at Caldergrove House just before it was demolished. An old Gas Lamp, with the pipes very much on display. Just looking at this, you can perhaps get an idea of how dangerous these kind of lamps were. Pipes could fail, joints open up, gas could leak. Not to mention […]
Just look at this! I took these photos in early November 2020 at Main Street, High Blantyre. The tree is abundant with apples. Whilst this tree next to the Cornerstone has apples on it every year, this year in particular has had an incredible crop. It made me wonder if it was something to do […]
This interesting little wall mounted device was pictured in 1983 at Caldergrove House, just before the house was demolished. This is a wall mounted “speaking device”. Becoming popular in Victorian households, they were all the rage in the 1870s. They were used right into the 20th Century, a predecessor of a house phone. At mouth […]
High up on the fields above Udston (now where the Westcraigs housing estate is) Private Weir of the Mechanical Transport section of the 4th Lanarkshire Battalion training on a motorcycle in 1942. Mr Weir is on the bike and his trainer looks on. Taken during the middle of WW2, the home guard played an important […]
How about this for a great photo! Derek McSwan took the picture at the David Livingstone Bridge last month. Fish have been abundant in this part of the river for many centuries. Did you know, during the early 1700’s, long before the construction of Dales Blantyre Works Mills, a previous dam had been built on […]
A last wee look (for now) at some children’s rhymes from times gone by. Hope you may remember some of these? Murder Murder….Murder murder Polis, three stairs up,A wummin in the middle door, hit me wae a cup,Ma heids aw bleedin, ma nose is aw cut.Murder, Murder Polis, three stair up. Not Last Night…..Not last […]
You may remember in Autumn 2019, I took ownership of an old sandstone clock from the David Livingstone Centre? Rescuing it from being demolished I took it upon myself to promise to restore it on behalf of the people of Blantyre. The clock was donated to the centre back in 1941 by the trustees of […]
A couple of weeks ago, Blantyre Project reader, Andy Gardner was visiting the Harwich Redoubt which is a Napoleonic era fort in Essex, England (pictured). I’m told is was still in use during WWII. So you can imagine his surprise when touring the cells, when inside one, he noticed some preserved prisoner graffiti from 1940 […]