This beautiful and unique Blantyre house is Blantyre Lodge which once sat where the current sand playpark is at David Livingstone Birthplace grounds in the Village. In Winter 1914, at the start of WW1, it was home to many Belgian Refugees, who had fled the atrocities in their homeland and came to Scotland. On the […]
In previous articles, I have suggested that Blantyre Lodge may not have been lived in during the 1920’s, for it was known that it had become somewhat dilapidated and the Jolly family, formerly tenants of the large house (which once stood beside Shuttle Row), had gone by that time. It was of sincere interest […]
A beautiful description of the former Blantyre Lodge is uncovered here. Pictured is William Jolly’s Lodge at Blantyre Works, together with the floorplan. Mrs Helen McGowan Jolly, a daughter in law of William Jolly, describes the house in one of her many letters, “The old house of Blantyre Lodge was a 2-storey stone built mansion […]
On 21st June 2015, I was contacted by Australian lady Marg Boardley (nee Sommerville) who emailed, “I’m visiting from Australia and came across your Blantyre page. My great aunt, Helen Smail Sommerville gave her address on her marriage cert in 1917 as Blantyre Lodge, Blantyre. Do you have any record of her working there? She […]
Pictured here with the kind permission of Historic Scotland is Blantyre Lodge around 1900. This building once stood in what is now the sand play park at David Livingstone Centre. In 1901, William Jolly, a retired schools inspector age 62 and his wife Mary Anne also 62 lived in the house with their daughter Carolina. […]
Gordon Cook has given me some more information on Blantyre Lodge, the former works managers home in the Village, Low Blantyre. (which was once situated where the current play park is now at David Livingstone Centre). Gordon told me, “It was lying empty for quite a while just prior to WWI, when Rev. J. Brand […]
Blantyre Lodge. Taken in the 1890’s this grand 3 storey house belonged to William Jolly, the Blantyre Works Manager’s House. It was located next to the works mills, in what is now the grounds of David Livingstone Centre. It was the house at the end of “The Dandy” path. I think the house looked very […]