I’ve now caught up and sent everybody their re-animation videos, everybody who asked for one. One final one for now. A 110 year old photo of a Blantyre girl was amongst the collection of David Ritchie’s photographs of the turn of the 20th Century. The High Blantyre photographer captured a lot of buildings, scenes and […]
Category: Blantyre People
Netta Paterson, 1950’s
Sheena King recently shared this charming photo. Going back to the early 1950’s, it was taken outside a close at 7 John Street, Blantyre. This wee girl’s name is Netta Paterson. She lived with her brothers and sisters at number 5 John St. Sheena told me, “My Grampa Wil Fleming lived at number 7. My […]
Re-animating Livingstone
Continuing a little look at putting some life back into old Blantyre photos. Today, it’s the turn of Blantyre’s most famous son, Explorer Dr David Livingstone. Born at a time when no film existed, until now you could only wonder what he would look like on film. Thanks to the wonderful image and the use […]
Duncan Generations
Re-animating James Kelly
I’ve launched a brand new feature this weekend at Blantyre Project called, “Re-Animation”! Incredibly, I’m able to take a good quality, forward facing old image of a person and make a 13 second video of their face! See how they once looked at a time before film, or when no film existed! Like this short […]
Re-animating George Cullen
We’ve launched a brand new feature today at Blantyre Project called, “Re-Animation”! Incredibly, we’re now able to take a good quality, forward facing old image of a person and make a 13 second video of their face! See how they once looked at a time before film, or when no film existed! Like this short […]
Liz Allan’s Family, 1959
The Mcgrail Family, 1929
Four Angel Falls, High Blantyre
The Crossbasket Falls on the River Calder at High Blantyre. Reader, Gerry shared this photo with the river in spate after all the meltwater from the recent snow. The falls have become affectionately know as the Four Angels Falls in recent years, a name becoming more widely being referenced to. All being well with planning […]