Another example of Blantyre community policing from 1893. On Wednesday 26th July 1893, a woman in Blantyre stole a distinctive red shawl from a resident in the village. The victim reported the theft to police who made enquiries but could not trace where the thief had went. By telegraph the theft was communicated to nearby […]
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Livingstone’s Shawl & Case
Another important relic or exhibit in the David Livingstone Centre is the coloured shawl in which great explorer is said to have been christened in. It had become the property of an Uddingston family, who had handed it down from generation to generation. The shawl, which (in 1930) was still in excellent condition, was […]


