On 31st July 1917, during WW1, a number of small boys were amusing themselves at the River Clyde riverside at the former Blantyre Works Mills. It was quite common in those days for groups of 5 or 6 year olds to be out on their own but this was a day to end in tragedy. […]
Continuing this months look at brand new “old” photos, exclusively being seen online for the first time. Today we have a couple of photos of the demolition of Blantyre Mills. Taken in 1904 it shows the mills being demolished literally brick by brick. Its easy to forget what a labour intensive job the demolition must […]