1910’s Waterfall at Calderwood Castle
This postcard shows the BIG LINN, i.e the large waterfall high up the Rotten Calder not far from Calderwood Castle. Taken around 1910 or so, this postcard would have made […]
Category Archives: Blantyre Places
1961 Blantyre Station
Blantyre Station looking west in 1961. You can see the bridge in the background spanning the railway at Station Road. On the northern side, the goods shed still visible […]
Blantyre Weir May 2018
This beautiful photo of Blantyre Weir was shared by Ian Nicholas, who took the photo in mid May 2018. Taken from the David Livingstone Bridge, the old suspension bridge once […]
Caldergrove Timber for sale
An advert appeared in the Glasgow Herald in April 1861, selling off timber from felled woodland at Caldergrove. A sale was organised for Wednesday 10th April 1861 from a […]
Backloan Meadow, High Blantyre
I found this interesting advert from 1855. It describes a house and garden for sale in High Blantyre, being part of the Lintbuts and Backloan Meadow. A home of […]
Village, Gardens & The Clyde
Here’s the full photo from 1900 or just before showing the expansive Blantyre Works Mills, the sweeping Clyde at the bend. If you look closely you’ll see the gardens on […]
1956 High Blantyre Station
If you’re a certain age, you may recognise the abandoned High Blantyre Train Station, pictured here in 1956. Looking southwards towards Sydes Brae ,the station is now a modern […]
1903 River Clyde
A previously unseen photo of the River Clyde. Taken on April 4th, 1903, 2 young figures stand at the end of the Parkburn, where it flows out in to […]
Removal of Auchinraith Bing
In 1967, it was announced that a private firm would be paid 6d per cubic yard for all material they removed from Auchinraith Bing. The firm was Alexander Russell […]