This may not be immediately recognisable, but it is the old Milheugh stone bridge (the one before the current one) at the Calder. A beautiful, old stone bridge much in scale to the modern one spanning the Rotten Calder River. This is the bottom of the Pech Brae, the sharp bend leading up Lindsay Hill […]
Blantyre Project reader, Davey recently shared these photos showing the current condition of the underside of the Priory Bridge. Situated just off Glasgow Road and a little out of sight, I have to admit, I was quite shocked seeing the photo of the cobbled side which looks to have seriously deteriorated in the last 10 […]
To be published on 3rd March 2019 Mr. William Frame was born at Douglas, Lanarkshire in 1850, the son of William Frame Snr (a blacksmith) and Margaret Wilson. William was a late 19thCentury carter at Grimson’s Buildings, Stonefield, according to Naismith’s Directory of 1879. William Frame Jnr married Margret Scott in 1882 in Lanark. The […]
This postcard is marked River Calder at “Milheugh”, High Blantyre. The scene looks like it may be at the end of the island looking back towards Greenhall, the current walk to the left. However, it’s a little hard to make out and at nearly 100 years old has likely changed quite a bit.
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 […]
How beautiful the Milheugh Bridge looked in this photo from nearly 45 years ago. Pictured in the 1970’s, following a clean up, the stonework looks tidy, clean and of course was still relatively new. This recognisable scene for many hasn’t changed too much over the years. The bridge may be older, covered in graffiti, […]
From a few years ago, these pictures by Alex Rochead show something quite special. The end of the River Calder and the point where it flows out into the Clyde! This location is just beyond Fin Me Oot, to the north of the railway, to the west of Haughhead.