The full photo from 1904, of Blantyre Weir and the River Clyde, whilst the Gasworks are demolished at Blantyre Mills. On social media: Gord Fotheringham Fantastic picture…..remember the weir….sluice gates and wee bridge…..all the way to the turbine Archie Peat I was born 200yds from what you call the ” weir ” in the 1940s and it […]
Hopefully you’ll not have seen this photo before. It was taken in 1904, around the time when the Blantyre Mills were being partially demolished. The River Clyde thunders over the Blantyre Weir at a time when Shuttle Row and the surrounding homes were being condemned. To be honest , the scene is still quite familiar, […]
Tragedy befell a Blantyre man on 21st December Christmas 1927. Along with two others, John (or James as some reports confirmed) Cook (20) of Chalmer’s Land, Blantyre set out for stroll, and eventually reached Bothwell Bridge, where a pond beside the river was frozen. Cook, who was a deafman, but impetuous youth, suddenly left his companions […]
During the first week of August 1928, the nearby village of Bothwellhaugh was extremely alarmed to find a young resident, Annie McWhinney, aged 15 had gone missing. She was the daughter of Hugh mcWhinney (a coalminer) and Mary Forsyth. The girl lived at 47 Calder place with parents and was described as tall and […]
Although slightly outwith Blantyre Parish, here are some great photos of the Lido (park) at Bothwell Bridge. These were taken in 1939 and form part of a small clip of a few seconds of this area on the British Film Archive. The park looks fairly new and well kept, for it absolutely was! The beautiful […]
Adam Bush has shared these remarkable pictures of Blantyre Weir not far from the David Livingstone Centre. The amazing colours were captured by drone, with Adam piloting the small automated craft, taking these photos. Shared here, Adam told me, “The pictures are natural. No filters or effects have been added so it really captures the […]
I was recently delighted to win a little auction item online. Hopefully this is a new photo for you. Pictured during the 1930’s is Shuttle Row, Blantyre Works pictured across the River Clyde from Bothwell. The building had just been renovated and was opened a few years earlier in 1929. The Clyde looks fairly low and […]