This wonderful photo originated from Kenneth McVicar and came to me via Historic Hamilton. In the early 1960’s an accident involving a lorry and the side of the Bothwell Bridge took place. Whilst nobody was injured too badly, the contents of the lorry spilled out over the bridge and into the River Clyde below. […]
I like this photo of Bothwell Bridge. I suspect it was taken to celebrate the building of the monument of the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. The monument was built in 1903 using money raised by public subscription. You’ll see the lack of vehicular traffic and indeed, the lack of any tram standards, meaning the […]
Although slightly outwith Blantyre Parish, here are some great photos of the Lido (park) at Bothwell Bridge. These were taken in 1939 and form part of a small clip of a few seconds of this area on the British Film Archive. The park looks fairly new and well kept, for it absolutely was! The beautiful […]
Here’s a great photo of the Lido Park, down at the Bothwell Bridge, before the A725 was constructed. The photo dates from the 1960s and shows the splendour of the well kept park, nicely cut lawns and flowerbeds. This isn’t Blantyre though. Taken from the Bothwell side of the River Clyde, it looks across to […]
I recently posted a couple of photos from Gerry Young who mentioned when the River Clyde was low in October 2015, he noticed the remains of a pier or jetty near Craighead and Bothwell Bridge. Well, upon further investigation, the remains appear even more interesting, as they look as though they are spanning the river […]
Gerry Young sent me these 2 photos back in November, adding, “Paul, I was walking towards Bothwell Bridge, at the Lido, probably 3 weeks ago (mid October), and noticed in the water what looked like a frame, or support of some kind leading out into the middle of the Clyde.The water level was down a […]
In 1870, early photographer captured may locations around Lanarkshire. Amongst them, from the Blantyre side of the River Clyde are these two early photographs, showing Bothwell Bridge in all its rural glory. This was a time before cars, indeed before trams. A time before the covenanters monument. A time before the Lido when instead mature […]