Here’s a brilliant photo of the former Suspension ‘Pey’ Bridge once crossing the River Clyde at Blantyre. This rare photo, thought to have been taken in the 1920s or 1930’s shows good detail of all the railings and (locked) gates that protected walkways from the riverside. Despite that a few boys clearly on the path […]
Thanks to Yosef Sa’ar who sent in this photo of the Blantyre Suspension Bridge token from 1853. Actually this one is quite rare, dating to 1853, just a year after the bridge opened. The token would have been collected at the toll booth and would permit the crossing of one side of the bridge […]
Underneath the suspension bridge, on Friday 12th August 1932, Adam Hunter (12), of 5 Murray Place, Bothwell, was drowned within sight of his companions at Blantyre. The boy, in the company of two other lads, also from Bothwell, left home to bathe in the Clyde between Bothwell and Blantyre. Choosing a part where there […]
This photo is of Blantyre Mills at Blantyre Village Works. The inscription on the postcard states “The Clyde at Livingstone Memorial” suggesting a time after the centre opened in 1929. On the far left appears to be Waterloo Row, which went on fire in January 1928. The Pey Bridge can be seen spanning the Clyde. […]
This lovely photo has no date, but likely taken in the 1920s or 1930s. Pictured is the Pey Brig, (The Suspension bridge), which was built in 1852 and demolished in 1949. This is pictured from Blantyre side of the River Clyde looking across to Bothwell. A beautiful, tranquil scene, surprisingly very green given the location […]
Pictured in 1931 is the Suspension Bridge, photographed from Bothwell side looking over to Blantyre Works. The building on the hill is the Blantyre Works School, which David Livingstone himself had attended. The Bridge was built in 1852 and demolished in 1949. The tollbooth was on the Blantyre side at the entrance to the bridge. […]