This postcard was given to me by Blantyre Project reader Margaret Stewart in January 2020. (Its amazing that people can pass things over to me in my garden from the park!) It is of course Craighead Viaduct (not Greenhall). The photo dates from around 1904, though the colourised postcard is from 1909. Simply titled ‘Blantyre […]
These two views are from September 1979. Taken in Bothwell, it’s a rare angle for this website, looking back over the River Clyde towards Craighead/Ireland Alloys and Whistleberry in the background. With thanks to George Hay for sharing. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly reserved for Blantyre Project Books and not for use by others […]
I love when people share things here from around the world. Helen Jackson who lives in Australia recently sent me a message saying, ” I went to Tasmania from our home in Queensland last year. We visited “Bothwell” and there’s a Clyde River nearby! We visited a great whisky distillery near Bothwell. There was a […]
This beautiful picture was painted in 1910 by Miss J Sweet, a local woman. She painted between 1902 and 1968 and this tranquil scene is pictured at the River Clyde on the Blantyre side that would eventually become the Lido. Craighead estate is on the left side. Above the painter’s vantage point would have been […]
Fantastic photo of Bothwell old ruins and former Bothwell House. Dating from around 1910, this photo celebrates “old and new”, although little did anybody know that the grand house would only last just over another decade, before being demolished in the 1920’s. The River Clyde (and Blantyre) is just out the picture to the right. […]
This great photo is Pete and Anthony Smith at Craighead Viaduct. The date is 1958. Taken from the Blantyre side, it shows the former railway viaduct in good perspective and indeed the elevated pedestrian walkway below the track. Houses can be seen on the Bothwell side in the background. The viaduct spans the River Clyde […]
With the closure of the Blantyre Suspension Bridge on 4th May 1949, thoughts had firmly turned to a replacement crossing by 1950. In Springtime 1950, the new site had been chosen, which was to be further downstream beyond the weir, much closer to Shuttle Row. By April 1950, workmen had marked out the site with Black […]