Alexander Crawford was born in Blantyre on 24th July 1837 at his grandparents home at Blantyre Works. His parents were Alexander Crawford Snr from Blantyre b1819 and his mother was Lucy Chalmers of Bothwell b1815. Younger Alexander was the eldest child of 7 siblings. Alexander (or Sandy as he allegedly liked to be known) is […]
There is a reference on this photo suggesting it is from 1938. Pictured in some clarity are the Clyde Bridges at the North end of Blantyre Parish. The photographer must surely have been standing on the actual bing in the Blantyreferme colliery itself to capture this scene. The shadow of the bing in the foreground […]
Pictured here between 1900 -1910s is the Boatland Crossing. The small ferry boat crossed back and forth from the Uddingston side at this Ferry Path in the foreground on the left, over to the Blantyre side at Boatland, near Blantyre Ferme. Although not dated, these photos are consistent with similar featured postcards of the era. […]
I wanted to write an extended article on the history of Boat Jock’s which is now extensively researched here with several days work. This has proved to be one of the most interesting things i’ve had the pleasure of looking at and will feature in forthcoming books. In 1667, a new area in Blantyre was […]
Perhaps the oldest known map of the topography and detail of Blantyre’s buildings has arrived with me recently and i’m absolutely excited to see the detail on it. Already, it has clarified a few mysteries and confirmed in several instances that buildings existed at least at that time. Over the next few weeks, i’ll be […]