This beautiful photo of Blantyre Weir was shared by Ian Nicholas, who took the photo in mid May 2018. Taken from the David Livingstone Bridge, the old suspension bridge once crossed just beyond the weir, roughly in the middle of this photo. The Clyde looks moderately high, and with leaves on the trees, all the […]
Continuing this months look at brand new “old” photos, exclusively being seen online for the first time. Today we have a couple of photos of the demolition of Blantyre Mills. Taken in 1904 it shows the mills being demolished literally brick by brick. Its easy to forget what a labour intensive job the demolition must […]
The full photo from 1904, of Blantyre Weir and the River Clyde, whilst the Gasworks are demolished at Blantyre Mills. On social media: Gord Fotheringham Fantastic picture…..remember the weir….sluice gates and wee bridge…..all the way to the turbine Archie Peat I was born 200yds from what you call the ” weir ” in the 1940s and it […]
Hopefully you’ll not have seen this photo before. It was taken in 1904, around the time when the Blantyre Mills were being partially demolished. The River Clyde thunders over the Blantyre Weir at a time when Shuttle Row and the surrounding homes were being condemned. To be honest , the scene is still quite familiar, […]
Anthony Smith has kindly shared this wonderful photo or the River Clyde dry! It was taken in 1950 and captures family members at Blantyre weir, near the David Livingstone Centre. Well, I say dry, actually the river is diverted through the west side of the weir. Graeme Walker told me, “The sluices are all […]
Adam Bush has shared these remarkable pictures of Blantyre Weir not far from the David Livingstone Centre. The amazing colours were captured by drone, with Adam piloting the small automated craft, taking these photos. Shared here, Adam told me, “The pictures are natural. No filters or effects have been added so it really captures the […]
Monks in Paisley were granted various extensive charters to net and to construct traps (yairs) in the year 1452AD for catching salmon in Loch Lomond, Rivers Leven, River Clyde and the Gare Loch. During the early 1700’s, long before the construction of Dales Mills a dam had been built on the River Clyde at Blantyre. […]