A familiar scene. This is Shuttle Row, at the Village, Blantyre. A postcard from the 1930’s or 40s in black and white and a lovely painting from a similar vantage point by Betty Gillespie, painted many years ago. Definitely worth showing here! With thanks to Alex Rochead for sharing.
Tag: painting
Little Lizzie’s Prayers
I just LOVED this story. Elizabeth McCourt is an elderly Blantyre lady who once lived in Auchinraith Road, Blantyre during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Although now living in Australia, she remembers vividly her youth in Blantyre, especially during wartime years. With help from her son, Elizabeth contacted me back in January 2018 with a delightful […]
Elm Street Playpark
This view of Elm Street looks north towards Glasgow Road and was captured on camera in 1978 by the late Neil Gordon, just prior to the extensive redevelopment To the right is Kidd’s Buildings, in front are the tenements on the north side of Glasgow Road and to the left is the former Stonefield Parish […]
1870 Blantyre Mills Painting
The late Blantyre historian Neil Gordon, was certainly a very accomplished painter. Amongst his many passions of all things Blantyre, he took great delight in painting scenes of this old town. Like this painting he did in 1979, of Blantyre Mills pictured in 1870. Some of Neil’s paintings ended up in local museums, others […]
Two Blantyre Paintings
1903 Bothwell Castle from Blantyre
1908 Auchentibber Inn Painting
This lovely painting was commissioned by myself as a possible contender for the front cover of my latest book. It was pipped at the post when I chose Pathfoot cottages instead, but the painting is worth sharing here and very beautiful in its own right. The scene is the Auchentibber Inn during 1908. Landlord JBH […]