Taking you to the 1940s’ Calder next. This lovely, clear photo dates from the 1940’s and shows Milheugh Bridge, near the Pech Brae, at the bottom of Lindsay Hill. In particular the former bridge is featured, one which was demolished in the 1950’s. Men stand by the river fishing with rods, onlookers stand on […]
Born in Blantyre by James Cornfield 2005 A miner’s row where I was born, was the first thing that I seen that morn, of nineteen hundred and twenty eight, and ever since then its been my fate, to live here in Blantyre town, with those I love, all around. These extended families of mine, […]
Two chaps stand on the former Milheugh Stone Bridge, near the bend on the Pech Brae. Taken in the 1940s, you can see that this previous stone bridge once had iron railings, perhaps removed very recent to this picture for the iron drive during wartime years. The men are standing above where the small tunnel […]
Milheugh Stone Bridge pictured in the 1970’s. The bridge is still heavily laden with graffiti, so nothing new there. This was a favourite stopping off point on my playtime travels in the late 1970s and early 80s. The other photo is from the top of the bridge looking westwards and upstream at the River Calder. […]
As life immediately following WW2, tried to get back to some sort of normality, the 5th District Council turned their attention to infrastructure that had been neglected in wartime years. On 29th January 1946, it was minuted, “Repairs to Milheugh Bridge – The clerk referred to the complaint about the condition of the Millheugh Bridge […]
In Spring 2014, I was given a copy of an old account of various historical events in Blantyre, primarily centering around Barnhill. This old account was given to Alex Rochead’s wife when she was a teacher at Auchinraith Primary. The words were actually written much earlier around 1940 and they actually relate to events 80 […]
It is with sincere thanks to George Park, Arbroath for this next photo. I hope you recognise the scene. Pictured in 1957 is Milheugh Bridge, is a real clear photo with very decent, high resolution. George has some excellent skills of restoring and enhancing the quality of old photos and this one is a fine […]