Just to finish off my research into a rather eventful 1895, with some last few Blantyre stories of that year. On the evening of Tuesday 8th January 1895, it was very icy and cold. A man named Hendry was found lying between the rails by the stationmaster Mr Ogilvy at High Blantyre Station. A little […]
Another small extract, the last one for now from “A Contribution to the History of Lanarkshire” by Dr Wilson from the 1930s. This little snippet talks about some of the final few priors and summarises the Priory ruins as of mid 1930s. Pictured are 2 rare photos, which I hope you haven’t seen yet of […]
Here’s a little extract from Dr Wilsons book from the 1930s, A Contribution to the History of Lanarkshire It goes into some detail about the history of Blantyre Priory. The wording is somewhat deeper and detailed than I would usually post on this page, but for those that seek more about Blantyre, it’s great reading. […]
Here’s an extract from Dr Wilson’s book of 1935, which describes briefly certain parts of Blantyre. This is a good section which explores the early naming of certain areas of Blantyre. “PLACE-NAMES – The men who constructed the British fort probably gave the district its place-name ― thus, blaentir, W., a promontory (J.). This name […]
There is a great description of the Priory Ruins from 1897 in the Ecclesiastical History of Scotland. Unfortunately, it would appear someone else has plagiarised it as the 1897 date on their book isn’t old enough for this particular description. The Ecclesiastical History of Scotland vol.iii. by David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross 1897 BLANTYRE PRIORY, Lanarkshire The […]