James (Hamish) Sneddon Dow recently shared these wonderful snippets. A few comments of social history, that sites like ours love to capture! He commented, “My father, Malcolm Dow, used to take me as a treat to the Priory Baths which were looked after by my great uncle, George Dow of Springwells. At that time we […]
I have to admit this is above and beyond the usual standard of graffiti in Blantyre. Painted on the side of the Priory Pit Baths, this artwork has a touch of artistry about it more accomplished than the usual spray can opportunist. I have to admit, I have no idea what it represents and […]
The Central Welfare Committee in London in October 1929, signified their willingness to proceed with the erection of baths at the Priory Colliery, Blantyre, which belonged to Messrs William Baird and Co., Ltd. It was reported in the Motherwell Times on Friday 18th October 1929, with the following commentary: “As 880 men are employed, the […]
These photos are taken from the Clyde Railway Bridge looking back to Blantyreferme collieries 1 & 2. Away in the distance would be Fin Me Oot (Caldervale). The bings of the collieries are common to both pictures, but several years separate them. The first shows neat fields of crops behind Boatland, in the fields of […]