Standing at the edge of the front entrance area of Crossbasket, there is a good view west, down to the beautiful River Calder. At the time of writing (April 2015), the old wooden footbridge over the river that once led to the ruins of the mill, to the northwest of the Castle has been removed. […]
With such a beautiful transformation having recently taken place to Crossbasket Castle itself, it was only fitting that the grounds received a makeover too. AND then some! In the last fortnight, gardeners and landscapers have being working tirelessly at Crossbasket Estate to give the gardens an overhaul, fitting of a five star exclusive wedding venue. […]
This instagram photo was taken by the staff at David Livingstone Centre, showing a plant, not entirely native to Scoland. Pictured on Bank holiday Monday May 25th 2015, are beautiful blue poppies. A bright blue flower of the sort we’re used to normally seeing as red. I enquired about it and was told by Alison […]
As you may know by now, I’ve written a book about the “History of Crossbasket.” Whilst researching the book, I gathered together all the photos and pictures I had of Crossbasket, into chronological order. Whilst doing this, I obtained some higher resolution pictures that allowed me to zoom in on detail previously not noticed before. […]
Pictured here by myself in December 2014 are the current gardens outside of Calderglen Nursing Home, Blantyre. This nicely landscaped area offers a idyllic retreat for the residents of the care home throughout the year. How pleasant it must be to sit outside here in Summertime and watch the wildlife and listen to the trickle of […]
Another previously unseen photo has been shared here by Alex Bowie. This time around 1908 photographed at the back of the Auchentibber Inn, Sydes Brae. Developed from the glass plate negative, this clear photo captures the back of the Auchentibber Inn (which is pictured on the far left). JB Struthers was innkeeper at the time. […]
I was interested to see “Allotments” noted at the side of Stonefield Road on the 1936 map. The plots were located in two large fields behind Dixons’s Rows, the miners homes. Hemmed in by the Gasworks on Stonefield Road (on the later Letham’s Garage site). The worked gardens were not shown on earlier maps and […]