This postcard from the 1930’s shows off the former ROSE GARDEN at David Livingstone Centre to good effect. Wooden trellises, lawns, beautiful beds of rose and the Herald Clock at one end (currently in my possession and being renovated). This all was set out close to the riverbank, at the bottom of the slope (behind […]
Continuing our look at Flora Dickson Potter’s research and memoirs of Auchentibber. Flora sadly, no longer alive put these words down on paper, and now kindly passed on to me with thanks ,via Janet Cochrane. In Flora’s words, she continues to discuss the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and Italian Gardens. “A series of photographs, which may […]
Mr. Robert. C McCallum was the first warden/curator of the Livingstone National Memorial (The David Livingstone Centre) working there during the latter part of 1929, from before the centre opened in October and throughout the 1930’s. He was a member of the South Dalziel Church, Motherwell, a Motherwell man at heart who once lived […]
Referring to a little souvenir booklet from 1909 written by the workers who created the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and surrounding gardens, these words tell of how Auchentibber Inn owner Mr. J.B Struthers being disillusioned at dreary little villages and inns, wanted to create something at Auchentibber, presumably not only to beautify the back of his […]
This little stone culvert is situated to the North end of the Mill House at Blantyre Works, but actually within the David Livingstone Centre lower gardens. It once was located on the South East side of the Rose Garden, which was a flat, level area high above the lade. The construction does not date to […]
In June 2015, overseas Livingston/Livingstone historian, Donald Clink and I were emailing back and forth discussing the mystery of where the gravestones at Blantyre Village Works were moved to. I recently posted photos from Alex Rochead showing them to be at David Livingstone Centre, salvaged presumably at the time the works cemetery was removed. Donald […]
An additional attraction was constructed at the Livingstone Memorial at Blantyre. The goldfish and water-lily pond which was built in the centre of the famous Rose Garden adjoining the memorial building was opened on Monday 18th May 1936. As it was a holiday in Glasgow and Edinburgh there was a large number of visitors from these […]