A wonderful recent photo by local photographer Jim Brown. Nestled amongst the leafy woodland of High Blantyre is Crossbasket Castle. Photographed from the ‘Lady Nancy’ looking across to Letterick and Dechmont, of note is the atmospheric fog, from temperature inversion, not quite cleared. It certainly made for a wonderful photo opportunity!
I’m absolutely thrilled to launch a brand new book today, Sunday 20th November 2022. Written during the covid pandemic, “Blantyre Project – A Journey in Time Volume 5” is the fifth standalone book in this popular series. It’s my first book for over 3 years and absolutely crammed with interesting, new Blantyre stories, 146 images […]
This is the Jack family from Stonefield Road, Blantyre. The Photo was taken in the late 1800s and is shared here by Ken Shaw. James Jack & Agnes Jack (Marshall) pictured had 12 children, 8 in photo, 6 of each sex. The children emigrated to USA & Australia. Ken told me, “I’m the grandchild of […]
A fantastic photo I’ve only seen for the first time this week, shared here. These are the construction workers at Blantyre’s David Livingstone Memorial Bridge during the early 1950s. The old suspension bridge was away and construction of the new bridge had started, with scaffolding in place and the beams being hoisted into position. Rather […]
Today’s picture is High Blantyre lassie, Miss Ritchie. This is certainly one of joiner and photographer, David Ritchie’s children, but I’m not sure which one. Lizzie? Minnie? The picture is from just before 1900, making it over 120 years old. The Ritchie family lived at one time on School Lane, then at Broompark Avenue in […]
A cracking BIG tree at Kirkton on display this year as South Lanarkshire Council prepare Blantyre for the forthcoming festive season. The Council put up the tree at High Blantyre Cross last week, decorating it with festive lights yesterday, Tuesday 15th November. There’s a tree now put up at Glasgow Road too. Although Blantyre no […]
For those who haven’t been to the David Livingstone Birthplace grounds for a while, you may be interested in these recent photos which show the nice lighting installed throughout the grounds. A sight only seen after dusk, the new lights line the paths at their edges and above them, with the Pavilion buildings also brightly […]