On 7th July 1898, a letter appeared in the Glasgow Herald, sent in by W.G which gave an interesting, written description of the decaying Blantyre Works Village at the time. Pictured in that era is one of the larger mill buildings, derelict with windows broken to suitably illustrate. “Sir, If my letter of the 13th […]
In March 1938 one of the brightest, most ambitious and spectacular amateur productions ever witnessed in Blantyre took place, organised by the members of Blantyre Old Parish Church Sunday School. It was staged in the relatively new Miner’s Welfare Hall on Calder Street, first with a full dress rehearsal to a children’s audience on the […]
An article about the history of New Lanark appears in the Herald today. Constructively written, it however contains a massive error, confusing New Lanark with Blantyre Mills. It incorrectly states that David Livingstone was born in New Lanark and was schooled there, when of course he had nothing to do with New Lanark. David Lvingstone […]
Now this post may prompt a few interesting comments. Andra McAnulty in the 1880’s described Blantyre “A village of a kind, but, as a matter of fact, it was nothing more than a clay hole.” Around the same time, A Glasgow Herald reporter came to the village and said, that like many colliery communities, High […]