Alistair Hastings shared this photo with Blantyre Project which was taken by and credited to his late grandfather Joe Hastings. This is almost certainly taken in 1963 or 64. Nice colour, shot on Kodachrome and is of the Bothwell Covenanters Memorial at the end of Bothwell Bridge. The quiet roads almost as much of a […]
The Monument itself was transported from Fife to High Blantyre Cross and lifted into place and secured without any fuss, then immediately covered up. The day for the unveiling was fixed for Sunday the 23rd of October 1977 at 2 p.m, a day after the actual centenary. On the day of the unveiling, crowds quickly […]
One thing can be said for the monument built to commemorate the centenary of the Blantyre Pit Disaster – it is a true tribute for the town. Not only had the monument been designed by local artist Neil Gordon, but it was built by a Blantyre firm using a process actually invented in the town! […]
My history colleague, Alex Rochead recently pointed out potential errors or mistakes in the burial records of the Blantyre Pit Disaster miners who were buried at Dalbeth. This all highlights the difficulties in recording the identities, names and ages of the miners in the immediate weeks after the disaster. What is fact, determined from death […]
Some interesting correspondence from Blantyre Miners’ champion Andra McAnulty which shows how outspoken he could be. He wrote in 1903 to the editor of the Labour Leader Magazine: “The following correspondence explains itself : Dear Comrade,—Enclosed you will find a printed circular inviting me, as a member of the District Committee of the County Council, […]
With the imminent re-opening of the renovated Shuttle Row museum in Blantyre, we’re celebrating by showcasing in detail, the story of how the slum was changed into a museum the first time around during the late 1920’s. Transcribed from the 1940’s, this chapter explores how the ideas were built upon. “By the Spring of 1927, […]
Thanks are offered again to South Lanarkshire Council for cutting down the remaining tall conifers in High Blantyre Cemetery. The trees had in recent decades grown considerably and were obscuring the memorials and gravestones. They had partially been cut in October, so it was welcome news again when this week, the council cut down the […]