Continuing a theme of inside properties in Blantyre. In December 2014, I visited New Calderglen Care Home just beyond Priory Bridge. Calderglen House is now a private care business but my visit was timed to ensure no disruption to elderly residents. I remember feeling fairly excited as I’d never been inside this grand big Blantyre […]
Pictured in 1975, are the north, south and west facing sides of Calderglen House. Now a care home, this grand house has enjoyed a rich heritage in Blantyre and been home to several families prior to it becoming a business in the late 20th Century. I see the grand entrance was being used as a […]
Pictured here in the 1920s is Calderglen House which remarkably still looks very similar, although of course now used as a care home. Back then in the 1920s Calderglen Estate owner J.R Cochrane had died in 1921, leaving much of the estate to his two unmarried daughters although each went out in the world with their […]
On 18th December 2014, I was given a guided tour around Calderglen House, Low Blantyre. It was a building I’d never previously been in before so I was very thankful for the time and kindness shown to me. With permission from staff, I was given a little tour, ensuring I caused no disruption to the […]
A building i’m often asked about is the small stone ruin in the woods behind modern day Kirkwall Avenue and Jura Drive. It’s been said that this was connected to the Priory and was once a chapel. That’s only half true, i’m afraid and today this article aims to provide some information and history. The […]