Here’s an interesting little story taken from a small book I’m writing about the Livingstone Memorial Church, Blantyre. During the evening of Thursday 10th January 1895 sometime between 9pm and 10pm, an explosion took place in the Livingstone Memorial Church, Glasgow Road, Blantyre. The minister Rev Mr Hugh and the church officer Mr Walter Ewing, being […]
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Blantyreferme Boiler
In January 2017, my friend Alex Rochead was walking at Blantyreferme and took these pictures of a strange object hidden amongst the undergrowth. It was found just down from the railway embankment, just beyond Boatland. (Boat Jocks) The object is large and clearly been unused for some time. We got to discussing it after […]


