“Has anyone got a close up photograph of the Blantyre War Memorial?” That was the question being asked in November 1977 by Hamilton District Council who wanted to replace a plaque stolen from the memorial months ago. Shamefully, the plaque commemorating the names of Blantyre’s fallen was stolen, pulled right off the war memorial and […]
If you’re ever visiting the David Livingstone Birthplace, you may wonder what the small plaque is on the gable of Shuttle Row. Not the prominent one at ground level telling for the 1929 opening, nor the one on the North Gable telling the story of the bell. Instead, looking upwards on the South side, just […]
One last photo from Caldergrove House, this time a plaque which was on the north facade. Caldergrove House was a large villa in its own grounds by the Rotten Calder River, built c.1830. In 1875 a mansard roof and Ionic-style porch were added to give the house a more imposing façade. The interior was also […]
A few weeks ago, I posted about gravestones being found in the grounds of the Livingstone Centre, relatives of David Livingstone which were lying in the woods overturned. Well, recently, Alex Rochead shared these photos showing a small plaque in the centre grounds recognising the stones and also took a few photos of further gravestones […]
Seen here for the first time online, an exclusive close up look at some of the detail on the former Cochrane Chapel building. These photos are from between 110-120 years ago, whilst the chapel sat in isolation in the Calderglen fields, long before any homes or woodland. Beautifully carved stone lintols, with decorated figureheads are […]
During the 1970’s, the plaque bearing the name of Blantyre soldiers who lost their lives in WW2, was stolen from the War memorial in High Blantyre Cemetery. (Sidenote, I can’t think of anything more disrespectful!). As Cemeteries were the responsibility of Hamilton District Council Leisure &, Recreation Departments back then, official set about on […]
In 1913, as the country celebrated 100 year centenary of Livingstone’s birth, a memorial tablet was also unveiled in St James Congregational Church, Hamilton, with which the Livingstone family was associated. David as a young man had become a member of that church. Mr. William Naismith of the Yews, who knew the Livingstone family, performed […]