Not an everyday sight, but this photo somewhat reflects the end of mining in Blantyre. Captured by photographer Jim Donnelly, the remains of an old mining bogey or cart lies in the River Calder near where it flows into the Clyde. The location could possibly suggest this came from nearby former Blantyreferme, Priory or Newton […]
Three Blantyre Boy Scouts had an unexpected dip in the River Clyde on the night of Monday 13th July 1931, and it was fortunate that their escapade did not end in tragedy. During the summer holidays and warmer weather, the youths had conceived the idea of building a canoe, which was about 10 feet long and […]
Two High Blantyre men and a third from outwith Blantyre lost their lives on the evening of Monday 29th August 1938. The Three men were trapped in the cabin of a heavy transport lorry which crashed over Duneaton Bridge (pictured), about a mile south of Abington, Lanarkshire and lay dead in the darkness from 2 […]
Richard Rankin took these three photos in early October 2014. Shared here, they feature an interesting inscription on the side of a rock, adjacent to the River Calder. It says “Wee Yanni Pool”. The exact location is on the left river bank at Crossbasket. Richard said, “I first noticed this years ago up trouting, at […]