On August 23rd 1808, Miss Mary Berry an English aristocrat with a flair for writing, wrote from her visit to Bothwell Castle House, to her friend and fellow writer, Joanna Baillie. Joanna was born at the Manse in Bothwell but at the time of the following letter in 1808, was living in England. Mary […]
In early February 2015, Blantyre man Jim Brown made an interesting discovery,whilst out taking pictures at Milheugh, near the River Calder. Posting it online prompted the interest of several people, myself included and so on 19th February 2015 (despite me suffering some eye problems), Jim Brown, Joey Campbell, Alex Rochead and myself set off to […]
With 2015 starting off with a cold, snowy start, finally he snows started to melt in early February 2015. The Winter sunshine provided an excellent opportunity for some great seasonal photos and taking the opportunity on 5th February 2015, Robert Stewart used a particularly clear and crispy day to take these two photos at Milheugh […]
A little mystery arrived at my doorstep during the 2014 Christmas holidays. Margaret Bright emailed me saying, “I am currently researching my family tree, and I have discovered some connections with Blantyre Mill. Gavin Dalziel was born in Sorn, Ayrshire in 1722 but died in Lanarkshire. His son James was born in Sorn in 1752, […]
An old photo of Milheugh is pictured in this article. Sent in by Jim Cochrane, I hadn’t seen this picture before and unable to date it as the river looks fairly similar in all historical pictures, unless there is a building or structure to be able to date the picture. The style of postcard though […]
It is with sincere thanks to Gordon Cook and with his permission via Alex Rochead, that I have been permitted to share this previously unseen photograph of Millheugh Bridge, at the bottom of the Pech Brae. Although there’s no date on it, I’m confident from features on old maps showing the nearby mill(s) that it […]
The 8th May 1945 saw German troops surrender to the British and earmarked the end of the Second World War in Europe. Just 10 days earlier than this, a different kind of surrender was taking place in Blantyre. Trespassers had taken over Millheugh House, near the Calder Falls and on 28th April 1945, they officially […]