Now, I have to admit people come to my door often in evenings and weekends with something Blantyre related. Often wanting me to hold on to things, I’ve quite a collection developing, worthy of a ‘wee museum’. The odd photograph, a certificate, an old newspaper, if it relates to Blantyre it’s of interest to me. […]
In 1825, Charles MacIntosh supplied the Franklin 3rd Canadian and Arctic expedition with waterproofs. It is alleged that Franklin himself came looking for Macintosh, in the hope that this new technology would protect his party from the ravishes of Arctic storms. Captain William Parry’s narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole in 1825: “We narrowly […]
A serious accident which occurred during a dense fog towards the end of February 1930, at Rutherglen Railway Station, when a large number of passengers were seriously injured, was recalled by many upon the later death on 4th May 1933 of Mr. Donald Macintosh the signalman, who resided at 75 Morris Crescent, Blantyre, after a prolonged […]
Jean Mcintosh lives at Stoneymeadow, High Blantyre. She recently emailed me a short story, which gave her heart a flutter. Jean said, “You mentioned in one of your posts about the ghostly stories of the Lady Nancy. As you know my house looks onto it. This Morning about 2 am (Thursday 12th March 2015 – I […]
Not many people realise this, but Blantyre had another famous son, other than David Livingstone. Mr Charles McIntosh. Not the Renee McIntosh, but Charles MacIntosh, inventor of the waterproof mac. He was certainly in the right profession, if Blantyre’s weather had a say in the matter. If Charles Macintosh were to have had a family […]