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Now here’s another great photo you won’t have seen yet! I’ve zoomed in on this Calder photo. Taken between 110 and 120 years ago, these children are standing at the former Milheugh stone bridge, Blantyre. In the foreground is the Rotten Calder river. There’s not much of this shoreline left these days at the foot […]
How about this for an amazing photo! It’s quite probable this is the first ever photo of the current Milheugh Bridge. This first appeared in the Hamilton Advertiser around June or July 1950, 70 years ago this month. The caption reads, “The designers of the new Milheugh Bridge which spans the River Calder near High […]
David Reddiex shared this transcript of a letter from WW1. He told me, “I thought your readers may be interested in this type written letter from the trenches, in 1915. It depicts some of the brave tales of Auchentibber/Blantyre soldiers. My mother, Katherine , was a Strang and my father, James, was a Reddiex…both sadly […]
Owing to the great number of socks needed for soldiers at the front, local Blantyre women came up with a great idea in 1917, to help gather in as many socks as possible. Mrs Moore of Greenhall House and her friend Mrs Bannatyne of Milheugh House offered a prize each month to members of High […]
This postcard is marked River Calder at “Milheugh”, High Blantyre. The scene looks like it may be at the end of the island looking back towards Greenhall, the current walk to the left. However, it’s a little hard to make out and at nearly 100 years old has likely changed quite a bit.
Let’s go to the Calder next. Here, the Ayrshire Cattle plod along by the river at Milheugh during the early 1950’s. Pictured from the island, looking back to the riverbend. Photo courtesy of the Rocheads ,Malcolmwood Farm . Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said:Caroline […]
I’d never seen this amazing photo before until September 2018. Pictured is the Blantyre Ambulance in May 1915. Several postcards exist showing the ambulance at Calderglen and Caldergrove, but this photo was the first I’d seen it at Milheugh House, the former house beside the Calder Falls. The ambulance was bought by funds raised […]
Jenny Hutton asked, “Hi Paul, I’m looking for information on my ancestors John Connell and his wife Margaret Russell. John is referred to as a Miller in Millheugh late 1700s. Their daughter Margaret born in 1798 is my direct ancestor. I would be glad of any information that you can find on them” This was […]
Local lady, Avril Keenan was looking through some old photos recently when she found this one of herself in her favourite childhood spot. Milheugh Falls, down the Calder. Avril told me, “I have such happy memories of mum and dad taking me walks to the falls and over the now gone bridge right up […]