Stephen Anderson took these photos back in 1992, just off Victoria Street. As he contemplated buying this old house, it was already boarded up and shortly after was demolished to make way for Victoria Care Home, built in 1996. How remembers this house and what can you tell me about its modern history? (I […]
Further photos of Auchentibber. The first house on Auchentibber Road, pictured near the junction in 1978. You can see where the house has been blocked over, when it previously was several properties. This house looks remarkably similar 40 years on. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, […]
One of the largest residential homes in Blantyre is up for sale at £75,000 less than the Summer 2016 asking price. “Campsie View” in Auchentibber, High Blantyre is one whole lotta house! And then some. At current offers over £575,000, Campsie View was designed and built by the current owners for their own personal use […]
To be published on 14th February 2017 An extract from “The History of Crossbasket Castle” by Paul Veverka (c) 1904 – George Neilson’s remaining ownership of Crossbasket passed by quite unremarkably except for a time during April 1904. On 7th and 8th April 1904, a legal agreement was drafted between George and Mr. David Borrie […]
High Blantyre Publican Matt Boyle lived at 306 Main Street, a neighbouring property to my own. His home was demolished during the last week in May 2008, to make way for the building of 12 new flats (Lomond View). Jim Brown captured the moment on camera, when excavators ripped the house down. Such a prominent […]
Crossbasket is situated on the Rotten Calder river, a tributary of the Clyde, a few miles from the ‘Mains of Kilbride’ and near to the mining town of Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The estate is located near Stoneymeadow Road beyond the General’s Bridge. Located 102 metres above sea level, for satellite navigation it has a postal […]
Pictured here in 2012 by my brother Ivan, is Crossbasket House before the current renovation started. By this time, the building was not watertight and some of the fittings had been stripped out. It was dark, dreary and wet. Thank goodness for the new owners and the wonderful work they’ve carried out. By Springtime 2015, […]
On Facebook this evening, Blantyre man Gary Doonin posted me a photo. The picture was of a small sandstone ruin that still exists today. Posting “Hi Paul this is one of 2 ruins which sit behind Bardykes on the Spittal Burn and near to river Calder on opposite side to Calderglen House and new housing […]