The following is an extract of a letter sent by Captain James Brown in June 1915 to Mrs Bannatyne at Milheugh, Blantyre. A letter from the frontline telling the story of brave Blantyre soldiers. Just one month later, James Brown himself had died in battle. I’ve recently discovered that the soldiers in this letter referred […]
How about this for a GREAT photo! The Milheugh Calder Falls at nighttime. The moonlight glistens off the white water. You can almost hear the roar. With thanks to Kevin Samson for sharing.
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.