In 1896, the future of the buildings at Blantyre Works was in doubt. The old mill buildings and many of the homes lay derelict after a decline of the mill itself. However, in August, a flicker of hope was offered for Blantyre Village when it was reported in a local newspaper that brighter days were […]
I recently found and bought this postcard on Ebay. Pictured not long after the demolition of Blantyre Works Mills in 1903, the scene is one of substantial dereliction and former glory. The slopes leading down from Shuttle Road down to the riverbank since this photo was taken have been reclaimed by nature, with new roadways, […]
This scene is from around the 1910’s. Beyond the River Clyde on the Blantyre side of the river are the ruins of Blantyre Mills and up on the hill, Shuttle Row, the birthplace of Livingstone which was thankfully saved. The mills were demolished in 1903 leaving nothing much but the wages building (i’ve still to […]
Going back again to the end of the Mills at Blantyre. This industrial scene was photographed in the 1890’s, before almost all these buildings were demolished at the turn of the next Century. The river is of course the ‘Clyde’ and you can see an unusual, previously unseen view of the former Pey Bridge, the […]
An absolutely cracking photo of Blantyre Works Mills, taken in the 1890’s. Previously unseen, this is part of a larger photo which was captured in marvellous quality, a little snapshot of the last years of the mills and before their mass destruction in 1903. Lets put it in context. This is down the village. The […]
More Reales! These the ones kept at New Lanark, overstamped with the mark of those mills. As we saw the other day, Blantyre had them too during the early 19th Century. Here’s another example. BLANTYRE WORKS in a circle around 5/- in a circle. The countermark exists on a dollar of Ferdinand VII, 1814, […]
The Blantyre Mills lay derelict and empty in 1903. A building, which by then was 118 years old had served its time, and the people of Blantyre well. Through its doors thousands of people, often over many generations in same families and some as young as 10 years old, had worked at the equipment. […]