The content reflects on a historical photograph taken 120 years ago, featuring a boy by the Rotten Calder river near the old Milheugh Bridge, which was demolished in the 1950s. It contemplates the boy’s perspective on the image’s enduring significance, as generations have since come and gone.
Next, a sad tale of homelessness which ended in tragedy. One, snowy morning in January 1903, a startling discovery was made on the banks of the River Calder. A man was found, deceased, having apparently frozen to death in a field, next to the riverbank. As news spread around Blantyre, authorities were perplexed as nobody […]
The continuing cold weather and inclement temperatures is having an affect on us all this week. Wrapping up to keep warm, spare a thought for outdoor animals and birds this winter as they seek out shelter and warmth. Of course nowhere is the effect of ice and cold more apparent than in nature itself. The […]
When I saw this photo yesterday and heard Harrison Ford was filming the next Indiana Jones movie in Scotland, for a moment, I hoped this was taken ‘doon the Cawther’ in Blantyre! I had an image of him standing on Snake Island at Milheugh, hands in the air shouting, “Snakes…why does it always have to […]
Now here’s a charming, beautiful photo filled with nostalgia. Three children walk down the Pech Brae at the Calder past the former cottage. Not far from Niaroo. Taken in 1953, some 66 years ago, theres a closeness with each of them, perhaps siblings? It’s amazing what can be found in a photo with a little […]
A modern myth seems to have manifested in recent years. It is said that you cannot cross the Blantyre Parish Boundary without stepping over water, based on the fact that the Parish Boundaries are the River Clyde to the North, The River Calder to the West, The RottenBurn to the south and the Park […]
Taking you to the 1940s’ Calder next. This lovely, clear photo dates from the 1940’s and shows Milheugh Bridge, near the Pech Brae, at the bottom of Lindsay Hill. In particular the former bridge is featured, one which was demolished in the 1950’s. Men stand by the river fishing with rods, onlookers stand on […]