Continuing our look at Mary Berry’s 1805 Journal entry when this English Aristocrat visited Blantyre Mills. On 8th November 1805, Mary was staying in Bothwell House and visited the Blantyre Mills to see the processes for herself. Mary also observes the humble beginnings of the Village. She wrote, “I have said that the whole […]
A drowning tragedy occurred in the afternoon of Tuesday 26th May 1937 in the “lade”at the River Clyde near the wood-flour mill at Low Blantyre. The mill belonged to Messrs Gideon Walker & Sons. The turbine engine at the mills had been stopped to allow repairs to be made, and the sluice gates of the lade […]
Curious about a mysterious postcard in the Hamilton reference library that was titled “Blantyre or Bothwell Mill” and wanting to know more about the Mill at Milheugh, Blantyre man Alex Rochead and I set out on a quest in March and April 2014 to find further information and investigate the mill in more detail. Alex […]
On 17th August 1923, the Blantyre Police made a grim discovery. Their search for a Mrs O Brien ended in the worst possible manner when her body was found in the mill lade , leading off the River Clyde. Mrs O Brien had been missing since the previous Friday. The discovery was made by James […]