This photo dates from the 1880’s and pictured is the inside of one of Blantyre Works Mills. You can see what a cramped, difficult place this must have been to work in. And dangerous too. There is no room for error, no room for slipping or tripping. it was commonplace for clothes, hair, fingers and limbs […]
Whilst this postcard of Blantyre Works Mills dates from 1905, I think it depicts a slightly earlier scene. By 1905, the mills had fallen into decline , yet in this postcard, nicely colourised, the scene looks pristine and new, (and effect i think of the colourisation and touching up the photo). The large mill buildings […]
Curious about a mysterious postcard in the Hamilton reference library that was titled “Blantyre or Bothwell Mill” and wanting to know more about the Mill at Milheugh, Blantyre man Alex Rochead and I set out on a quest in March and April 2014 to find further information and investigate the mill in more detail. Alex […]