I’ve got a few previously unseen, old Blantyre photos to show this week, before we continue on our journey exploring stories from 1900-1905. The photos are also from that era, that timeline having been a focus for Blantyre Project these last few months. This photo from around 1900 is thought to be taken in Blantyre […]
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Robert Smellie, 1980
Blantyre’s Robert Smellie is pictured here in 1980 at his auction house in Hamilton with a rather wonderful item. In May 1980, Robert oversaw the sale of an antique wooden chair made from the 1414 wood of St Margaret’s Palace in Edinburgh! The chair was fashioned in the 19th Century using the old wood and […]