This photo is from the collection by early Blantyre photographer, David Ritchie. These three little children’s names are unknown but are within a collection of Blantyre photos and so are most likely from Blantyre. The boys are perhaps twins, looking and dressing the same. This collection of photos is between 1895 to 1905 and the […]
Blantyre Project reader Jackie Lindsay, who lives in Wales has a nice Blantyre connection. She is related to the Cochrane family whom in the late 19th and early 20th Century once lived at Calderglen House. Upon a visit to Blantyre back in 1993, Jackie took this photo was captured the derelict glass hothouse which once […]
Here’s a fantastic photo of the Greenhouse at Calderglen House, just off Blantyre Ferme Road. Clearly when this photo was taken in 1975, it was still being used and despite its age, looked to be in very good condition, even with some apparent glass repairs. The Victorian greenhouse sat on the edge of the terraced […]
An extract from the book, “The History of Crossbasket Castle” by Paul Veverka (c) 1918 – With the World War still ravaging through Europe, and perhaps the property starting to become a liability, George Neilson ever the businessman, put Crossbasket Castle and estate up for sale. The pull of home and business in London […]