During Covid lockdown, whilst out on her daily exercise , Blantyre Project reader Cheryl Gardiner took these photos at the edge of the River Clyde, not far from the Livingstone Birthplace. (David Livingstone Centre) In amongst the woods, near the edge of the river are these ruins, dating back to the days of Blantyre Mills. […]
Following the post the other day about the Suspension Bridge, a few people have messaged me to say there are other ruins at that location where the bridge piers used to be. Namely, culverts, foundations of riverside mill buildings and abutments. These are pictured from a few years ago, including some interesting finds like drainage […]
This beautiful painting observed from the Blantyre side of the River Clyde shows the ruins of Bothwell Castle during 1768. Painted by Paul Sandby, it shows one of the former river crossings, this one near to the Priory. A family stand in the foreground, the woman holding a large fishing net, perhaps to catch a […]
This postcard dates from around the 1910s and of course shows the ruins of Bothwell Castle. Pictured is the interior and at a time before the castle was opened to the public as a tourist attraction. Nearby at this time was former Bothwell House, which would have had a fine view over to these ruins. […]
In January 2017, Alex Rochead was walking at Blantyreferme near the River Clyde and noticed these ruins not far from the former Colliery site. There were bricks and foundations and what appeared to be a deep pit formed of concrete. Some of the brick structures had white tiles on the inside. So what was […]
Thank you to Blantyre resident, Katarzyna Grzegorczyk for sending in these photos of Blantyre Priory. Whilst out walking her dog, she stumbled upon the location, which is ever increasingly becoming difficult to get to. The photos are dated from early June 2015, and the ruins are fairly well covered in Summer growth. It was a reminder […]
These two great photos are taken in the 1920s at Blantyre Priory. They show substantially much more ruins that are actually there today. Pictured in some detail are the windows , doors and lintols giving an indication of the scale the building once used to be. The Priory stood fairly intact over the centuries since […]