Remember the beautiful walking cane I posted about recently? Well another has turned up! From the same family. Jan Jackson sent me these photos saying, “Here’s another walking stick to add to your collection! This one probably spent a lot of time resting in your hallway in previous years. Also included is the […]
Jane Wright who lives in Melbourne, Australia has a rather fascinating Blantyre heirloom. An ivory walking stick, once owned by “J Jackson Esq, Barnhill, Blantyre.” Jane messaged me, “My Grandmother was named Janet Manson nee Jackson. Born in Scotland, she came to live in Australia, eventually moving into a nursing home at New Farm in […]
Causewayshott, Causewayshot or ‘Causeway Shott Place’ was a former 2 storey tenement situated between Walker’s Building and the Westend. Its location today would be in the front gardens of modern Cloudhowe Terrace. Original constructors were J&J Walker (joiners of Larkfield) who in 1876 acquired the land from Mr. Jackson of Bardykes. Initially 6 […]
Miss Aggie Bain – was born Agnes Lloyd Bain in Hamilton on 5th November 1867 to parents David Bain, an accomplished plasterer and Jane Brownlie, who had married in June 1860 in Hamilton. She was the 4th child, behind older siblings Mary, Andrew and John. In 1871, when she was 3, she was living with […]
This little girl is pictured outside Shuttle Row, at Blantyre Works. The photo dates to around 1900, meaning its now around 116 years old! A sweet photo as the girl poses for the camera or perhaps looks on in sheer curiosity. In the background is the office building at Shuttle Row (David Livingstone’s birth-house is […]
A story appeared in the Glasgow Herald on 23rd August 1850, which recorded what is known to be the earliest game of Quoits in Blantyre. It states, “On Saturday, 17th current, a match at this manly game came off at Blantyre, between the parishes of Cambuslang and Hamilton, by six players from each parish, which […]
Continued from Part 1 From the forthcoming book, “Blantyre Explained” by Paul D Veverka (c) 2016 With the Victorian fashion of extending or renovating homes to incorporate classical features, the Jackson family took the decision to build a new house entirely at Bardykes. This was to be a grander house, the one that we currently […]