My old 1859 map highlights a feature in High Blantyre now long gone. The old manse house, in the grounds of High Blantyre Parish Church had extensive orchards, not just around the house, but stretching out South in fields of fruit trees reaching as far back as the bottom of Sydes Brae. The orchards were […]
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The heart of Springwells
Springwell area of Blantyre got it’s name from a large and prominent house that stood alone and isolated on the Glasgow Road at it’s junction with Auchinraith Road. Springwell House was built in the late 1700’s and sadly was demolished before the advent of any camera. There are no known sketches of it either. An […]