By late 1893, Lanarkshire County Council Sanitary authorities had issued an order to Blantyre Works owner Joseph Monteath to clean up the village. The order asked for Monteath to attend to certain improvements on the housing there and in the open surrounding spaces in order to bring health standards up to improved conditions. This was […]
In 1894, an extensive work schedule of repairs was being carried out at Blantyre Mills. It was generally recognised that the mills were in decline by this time, the mining folks overshadowing the spinners but still there was hope that some sudden upsurge in work would happen. During July of that year, exactly 130 years […]
In December 1894, the Hamilton Advertiser had a small article about the Blantyre Works Factory. Though still operating, (and only just), they reported that 1894 was closing and that the year had been a bad one for many working folks. The ‘Misfit’ kept turning up, i.e issues causing employment and trade worries. Despite this, trade […]
Another interesting Summer excursion described in 1895, this time an outing by the children of the former Blantyre Works Sabbath School, pictured here. The children were associated with the Primitive Methodist Church who were using this school/chapel building at the time. On Saturday 8th June 1895, their annual outing destination was Strathaven. The Band of […]
Some of this scene will be familiar, other parts not. This is Blantyre Works area around the late 1890’s, just before the turn of the Century. To the left is the familiar Shuttle Row, the early home of explorer David Livingstone. On the right, not far from the river are the mill houses, only one […]
This great photo was taken by the RAF In 1950. It features the village and Station Road area. My friends Gordon Cook and Alex Rochead and I were recently discussing features in this photograph trying to work out what row of homes were previously called “Glasgow Row” and if they still existed by that time. […]
Slipping back 100 years or so again with this next photograph. The latest black and white photo to be coloured for Blantyre Project. This was taken from the Bothwell side of the River Clyde and looks across to Blantyre and to Shuttle Row. This is the site of the former Blantyre Works Mills in the […]