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Bobbie Hamilton sent me a message saying “My husband’s Great-Grandmother, Janet Boyd, was born in Blantyre in 1870. In the 1890’s, she worked on Alexander Lambie’s farm, Pilmuir Farm, in Scotland. While working as a farm servant on the farm in 1894, she became pregnant, left the farm, returned home to Blantyre and gave birth […]
These four photos are from 1979. Pictured from Whistleberry , they look across to the former Craighead Bing. A fairly bleak scene and one of the last remnants of visible colliery Bings in Blantyre.
This is Jane Mann, the Blantyre school teacher who lived a relatively short life. Despite the age of this story, it can thankfully be accompanied by some very early, excellent photography. Hope you find this as fascinating as I did. Jane Mann was born on April 12th 1870 at 255 London Road in the Bridgeton […]
During Covid lockdown, whilst out on her daily exercise , Blantyre Project reader Cheryl Gardiner took these photos at the edge of the River Clyde, not far from the Livingstone Birthplace. (David Livingstone Centre) In amongst the woods, near the edge of the river are these ruins, dating back to the days of Blantyre Mills. […]
Cash strapped High Blantyre United, were nearly unable to play the most important game in their 16 year history in April 1992 when thieves stole 9 footballs valued at £240. The theft took place from manager Donald McLachlan’s car just days before a Scottish Amateur quarter final clash against Cumbernauld. The theft was even more […]
Looking down from Sydes Brae towards High Blantyre, this photo was photographed around 1975 and features the Jerusalem Houses most prominently. This was just before the construction of that section of the EK Expressway around the time of contractors moving in to attend to the earthworks and further reduction of the former Dixon’s Pit Bings. […]
During the covid lockdown, John Campbell of Chester, England sent me some very interesting information on the Mann and Campbell families of High Blantyre. With permission, I’ve utilised much of his research here and where possible added to it wherever I could, to put things into context and to make it more interesting for you, […]
How about this for a charming photo. From nearly 100 years ago, this is Shuttle Row, the birthplace of David Livingstone, pictured from the Bothwell side of the River Clyde. Looking over the weir, you can make out the demolished Blantyre Mill Buildings on the riverside. Lots of new homes have sprang up on the […]
Who remembers these tenements on Hunthill Road? These 3 brilliant photos were recently shared to Blantyre Project by Drew Semple who had the foresight to photograph them in 1975. It’s hard to imagine now, but these double storey stone houses and shops lined the top end of Hunthill Road for over 80 years. There appeared […]