These 2 photos were taken in 2014 and show the ironwork on the Priory Bridge, just off Glasgow Road. The redundant bridge over the River Calder isn’t in the best condition and these iron stanchions supporting the upper extended deck and parapets look to be fairly rusty. The ironwork was placed when the bridge was […]
Following the recent story about the road bridge near the Priory Bridge, here are more photos kindly shared by Alex Rochead. Built in 1928, the road to Halfway runs over the top of this, the bridge out of view from traffic. Alex told me, “These photos of the road bridge were taken many years ago […]
In April 1925, Blantyre saw enormous flooding (as did much of Scotland). It caused SO many problems for businesses and individuals alike. In the area surrounding Blantyre, acres of fields were under water damaging new crops. On the tramway track, the flooding was most serious at Whistleberry Bridge near Springwell and at the other end […]
Isabella Stillie or Weir, the middle-aged wife of a pensioner, residing at Hamilton Road, Cambuslang, was before the Hamilton J.P. Court in October 1925 charged with having in July stolen a purse containing 8s and co-operative checks from the house of Mrs Chambers at Main Street, High Blantyre. A plea of guilty was tendered, and […]
Taken in Summer 2017 by Alex Rochead, these photos show the roadbridge next to Priory Bridge. We all drive over the top of this without thinking of these twin culverts below, every time we leave Blantyre heading to Halfway. The culverts were built in 1928 at a cost of £80,000, part of the road scheme […]
These excellent photos were taken last Summer (2017) by Alex Rochead, shared here with permission. From the upstream side on the River Calder is ‘The Priory Bridge’ looking through to the road bridge (twin culverts). I love this photo showing the 3 stages of construction. The original narrow bridge that couldn’t even let 2 coaches […]
This photo was issued as a press release during the late 1920’s to show the danger of the bad bend at Spittal, prior to the road re-alignment work. The road leaving Blantyre crosses over the Priory Bridge where the vehicle is, an area now situated in the middle of woodland. The road in the foreground […]