Its great when people take time to send in their treasured family photos of places, people and events in Blantyre. I take some delight in being able to share those kind of photos here and whilst there may not be a lot of narrative to such personal memories for people, I’m sure you’ll agree its […]
According to the Mitchell Library, in 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie retreated with his downhearted army stopping briefly in Blantyre. This seems to be confirmed by the “Annals of Blantyre 1883” book which records an anecdote from a local resident, apparently passed this story from his family. It is written in the historical document, the following […]
We’re slowly uncovering a connection that Bonnie Prince Charlie had with Blantyre. This long forgotten piece of history was still well recorded in the Annals of Blantyre book of 1883 where some generations had been told stories and anecdotes when the fallen Prince had passed through this town. Whether lore or not, some facts are […]