In early May 2015, East Kilbride historian Chris Ladds, showed me a sketch that had ben sent to him that same month. Incredibly, the sketch dated in 1821 is approaching 200 years old and in colour, features Calderwood Glen. Drawn by a Mary Paterson, who allegedly was a nanny or teacher at Calderwood Castle, the […]
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Abandoned Bridge near Calderside
I was browsing though Blantyre maps the other day (as I often do!), when i noticed something peculiar at Calderwood Glen. I knew that there used to be footbridges spanning the Rotten Calder River near Calderside, but one of the bridges on the map wasn’t in the location i expected, prompting me to compare to […]