A community concert was held one Friday evening in March 1900 with the purpose of raising money to improve certain aspects of Blantyre. In particular, there was the intention of raising funds for more efficient railings around the old (disused) burying ground near Blantyre Works. It was noted that many of the old families […]
A local folk group sprang up in the mid to late 1960’s, called “The Livingstone Folk Four” or sometimes known as “The Livingstones.” (an amusing take surely on the more well known Stones). This Blantyre band became well known throughout Scotland as they toured and played gigs in places all over the UK. The […]
A few times when I visited David Livingstone Centre, I wondered what the small plaque was on Shuttle Row. Not the prominent one at ground level telling for the 1929 opening, nor the one on the North Gable telling the story of the bell. Instead, looking upwards on the South side, just where the building […]