Following on from yesterday’s article, here’s the other side of the former outdoor auditorium at the Village, Blantyre. Putting the scene into context, you can see Shuttle Row, the home of David Livingstone at the top right. The River Clyde just out the photo to the left. Can you imagine coming along to this location […]
I’ve taken this old 1930’s black and white photo of the former outdoor concert arena at David Livingstone Centre and colourised the photo, to show how it may have looked like back it the day. This was a concert arena, which hosted speakers, musicians and pageants during the 1930’s. It was located in the lower […]
Looking through old newspapers, I stumbled upon a sizeable outdoor concert held in Blantyre in on 14th May 1938. The venue was the outdoor concert arena at David Livingstone Centre (at the time only 9 years old). The outdoor concert arena is no longer there, replaced by the Africa Pavilions and gardens. THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL […]
To the left of the Africa Pavillion Gift shop, at David Livingstone Centre, is a large, open and flat grassy field. I took this picture in early November to put the area into context. This was the location of Blantyre’s outdoor arena. A circular auditorium once existed at this location, open to the elements, and […]