This photo is from 1928 or 1929. Four local ladies, whom I believe were at the formation of the museum, the renovation of Shuttle Row into the museum. (which opened in 1929). On the left is Mrs Jessie Paul of Greenhall (some readers will know of the recent passing of her son, Stan). Also pictured […]
What a great photo this is! Taken by Blantyre Drone Works, shared here with permission, it shows nicely the progress of the Davi Livingstone Centre renovation. Many of the paths have bee lifted, some of the walls and gardens removed. Good progress has been made on both the roof of Shuttle Row and the Africa […]
A rather interesting story today of the African Spears that feature as an exhibit at the David Livingstone centre. However, bizarrely the interesting part, being what happened to them when they arrived back to Lanarkshire AFTER Livingstone’s trips to Africa. There is a case of African weapons of war in the centre on the […]
A report from the Arbroath Herald in 1932 demonstrated the sheer popularity of the David Livingstone Memorial in the immediate years after it opened. What unfolds is a report showing how it was one of Scotland’s top tourist destinations. I quote, “There must be many almost envious eyes cast upon the little western town, […]
A good photo, surely taken by aerial photography or balloons, of David Livingstone Centre. Although black and white, taken from a local newspaper, the picture is actually from 1999. An unusual angle, Shuttle Row is on the right, the Africa Pavillions housing the gift shop and cafe in the background. The gardens are well tended, […]
At the end of the 1890’s changed business conditions made the working of the old fashioned Blantyre Mills quite unprofitable. Around the same time that the Mills closed down in 1904, most of the dilapidated buildings around the Village area were pulled down. Several houses however remained. Waterloo Row, some miners cottages and the famous […]