A previously unseen aerial photo of David Livingstone Memorial Centre taken in the 1950’s. The centre is clearly visible at the upper right, the Clyde in the background. The photo is likely mid to late 1950s. The outside concert venue is pictured on the left on the slopes down to the River Clyde. In the […]
During the evening of my book launch in November, I was surprised to find the most common thing people wanted to chat later about was the possibility of a tunnel between Blantyre and Bothwell. Again, I heard stories of how people used to play in a tunnel, but importantly again, this was in the early […]
On 4th November 2014, I was contacted by Blantyre Project reader John Duffy who said, “ I enclose a photo that you may have or not seen before. I came across this a few years ago whilst out with my kids down the Clyde walkway ( over the Livingstone Memorial Bridge and down the on […]
Until today, I’ve always thought the Milheugh area of the Calder was home to Blantyre’s oldest trees. Some of the trees on that Estate and at Greenhall are absolutely huge, with expansive tree trunks certainly as old as several centuries. However, on Sunday 2nd November 2014, whilst out walking , I was forced to conclude […]
Winter 1927 claimed the life of a young Blantyre deaf man, named John Cook. John, who resided at 51 Glasgow Road, Blantyre was accidentally drowned in the River Clyde directly opposite the East Lodge of Craighead House. The River, owing to the intense cold was partly frozen and Shoemaker John (age 20) was enjoying himself […]
This is a sad story and one I have to admit at first being slightly wary of telling. It’s a little more “modern” than I usually look at, but it is part of Blantyre’s history and despite it’s tragedy, I hope the retelling of it here will raise awareness for children today by reminding them […]