Thanks to Andy Bain who took these great photos whilst walking through David Livingstone Centre recently. Photographed in October 2014, they show the gardens still in full bloom, despite Autumn being well and truly there at the time. I have to say the gardens are looking remarkably well tended recently, a credit to the centre […]
One of Blantyre’s most iconic features is the Livingstone World Fountain. So many times i’ve been to David Livingstone Memorial site and walked by the globe in the little circular pool and simply thought “nice fountain“. Stopping recently to have a real good look, I quickly gained a new appreciation of the craftsmanship put into […]
On the east side of Calderwood Glen on the Blantyre Craigneath side (the river boundary separates Blantyre from East Kilbride) a small stream called Fiddler’s Burn cascades impressively down into the valley from high rocky outcrops. A sluice and sliding panel were formed in the 1800’s, to draw off water to a triple fountain on […]