On 9th October 1893, a report appeared in local newspapers which highlighted the unsanitary conditions in Auchentibber, and illness which had broken out in relation to polluted water supplies. It’s incredible to think that just over 130 years ago, people were living in those conditions in High Blantyre. I’ve transcribed the newspaper report here: “Owing […]
Sticking with yesterday’s scene on the River Clyde, lets go to the year before. This rare photo shows the installation of a new sewage outfall at the end of the Parkburn, flowing in the River Clyde. The photo was taken on 8th October 1902 and as you can see the river is incredibly low. In […]
The “Auchentibber Village Improvement Trust” was proposed and formed in early November 1915. This wartime organisation was to seek social and living standards improvement for the hamlet of Auchentibber and seek to bring it up to standard of Blantyre itself, particularly to address the problem of sewage in the area. A meeting was held in […]
Pictured here when I visited the David Livingstone Centre in June 2015, is the “Jaw box” at the top of the circular stair turret, leading into the birthplace of David Livingstone at Shuttle Row. The jaw box was an original feature of the building, dating back to the 1790’s and its purpose was to throw […]