One of the worlds more remarkable artists was JMW Turner, a name I’m sure you’ll have heard of before. Its recently come to my attention that in the 1830’s he made this sketch of Bothwell Bridge whilst visiting Lanarkshire. The bridge having been expanded around that time would certainly have given him cause to stop […]
Our next colourised photo is from 1913 and a familiar scene at Bothwell Bridge. Before lots of cars or buses, busy trams trundle over the old bridge going between Hamilton and Bothwell. These were not directly linked to Blantyre trams, though you would have to change at Hamilton. This photo is nice and clear given […]
I hope you like this photo. Previously unseen online it was taken around 1900 right on the Blantyre Parish Boundary. A group of late Victorian figures stand, finely dressed on the banks of the river which would eventually become the Lido. This was a time before trams. No tram standards on the bridge yet and […]
This is of course Bothwell Bridge. Photographed from the Bothwell side looking across to the opposing riverbank which would in time become the lido park, later the expressway. An engraving by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, the bridge had been remodelled only a couple of decades earlier, widening it, making it more level and removing a large […]
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig, took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire near Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The battlefield has been included […]
This next picture could be 140 years old! It’s an amazing, rare view of Bothwell Bridge viewed from the Bothwell side. The new stonework of the widened bridge, still looks light and clean and traffic…..was obviously light that day! What a completely different way of life from today! Friend and fellow history colleague, Gordon Cook […]
A superb, rare 19th century engraving of “The Battle of Bothwell Bridge“. I first saw this on the “Lost Houses of the Clyde Valley” Facebook page, run by Christine Wallace. The engraving was done in 1850 and may include some artistic license of the battle which took place in 1679. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. […]