Despite being Summer, Monday 2nd July 1900 saw a great unexpected rainfall in Blantyre. Between five o clock and half past six, merely for an hour an a half, a deluge never seen before fell upon the district immediately flooding out properties. It didn’t let up for 90 minutes, falling with a force causing raindrops […]
Yes, you did read that title correctly. In September 1897 one Wednesday, a particularly long and prolonged spell of heavy rain caused considerable flooding throughout Blantyre Parish. Damage to property was minimal with a baker having a number of bags of flour destroyed through water flooding his premises. However, things were a little more serious […]