An extract from “The History of Crossbasket Castle” by Paul Veverka (c) Of significance, is that George Neilson extended Crossbasket on two occasions. His second extension, a 4th for the property as a whole, was in 1906 and 1907 when the one storey Eastern part of the house was added to, both at the […]
In April 1927, Cambuslang Parish Council received word that the County Council of Lanarkshire would bear the cost of erecting a new bridge over the River Calder, a tributary of the Clyde, at the location of Caldervale. For some time, the nearby residents had asked for the building of a bridge, as workers and […]
There is an interesting entry in the Fifth District County Minutes for Recreation and Parks on 25th February 1964 that allows a local footbridge to be dated. “In connection with the development of Greenhall, the Clerk submitted for consideration, a sketch plan together with an offer amounting to £344 from Mssrs Alex Inglis & Co […]
These remarkable photos were taken by Mr. C. Towely in May 1961. They show High Blantyre’s abandoned railway station, just off Craigmuir Road, which is now the site of modern homes next to High Blantyre Old Parish Church. The view looks south. The 11 photos show excellent detail including the removed steps on the footbridge, […]
A couple of nice photos showing how things have changed at Crossbasket. These photo were taken at the rear of Crossbasket Castle around 2005, by Blantyre man Alex Rochead. One shows the wooden footbridge spanning the river calder, now demolished by the new owners for safety reasons. The other photo shows the larger waterfall at […]
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 […]