Two remarkable photos taken in 1963 of the abandoned Craighead Railway Viaduct. Both photos were taken by John Robin, famed for taking photos of a full series of local bridges. Both photos look Northwards towards Bothwell, photographed from the Blantyre side. The first shows the abandoned Railway iron structure. The second, is a rarer photograph […]
This photo dates from around 1947 and according to Gordon Cook, who shared it here, the photo captures the demolition work partially dismantling the iron walkways on top of the Greenhall Railway Viaduct. Gordon told me the viaduct was formerly called “The Letterick Viaduct”. This work may have only been done in part in the […]
We’ve uncovered a beautiful little story set in Blantyre in the early 1820s. Here is what we found: “Old Robin was once the Minister’s man (janitor) and of course had charge of the Manse Gardens at Kirkton. But although he watched carefully against all depredators, he was a tender-hearted man, and thought it not great […]