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This photo from the 1930s is of course Shuttle Row, Low Blantyre and in particular the very room where famous explorer David Livingstone was born in 1813. It’s a busy photo and there’s more than a hint of trying to cram many museum artefacts into the small space, something which happened for decades afterwards too. […]
I’d never seen this photo before until recently. Shuttle Row, the birthplace of David Livingstone. The installation of the turnstyles would suggest its after 1929 when the museum opened. The vehicle perhaps from the 1930s or 40s. Looks like it needs a whitewash too. The picture is full of character, the car certainly helping this […]
This scene is from around the 1910’s. Beyond the River Clyde on the Blantyre side of the river are the ruins of Blantyre Mills and up on the hill, Shuttle Row, the birthplace of Livingstone which was thankfully saved. The mills were demolished in 1903 leaving nothing much but the wages building (i’ve still to […]
David Livingstone Birthplace – Progress Photo update Here’s a wee look inside and around Shuttle Row. Latest photos of the ongoing renovation of the David Livingstone Birthplace. Due to re-open in Summer 2020, good progress with the new path layout is shown here. I look forward to seeing this all landscaped. They’re doing a […]
Following 1900, Shuttle Row (the birthplace of David Livingstone) was in a poor condition. Damp, poorly lit with much room for improving sanitary conditions. In this photo from over a hundred years ago women and children stand at the doorway (I’ve reason to suspect the far off figures may be the Dunsmuir Family). This photo […]
Shuttle Row, a photo taken between 1898 and 1903. How incredible that this building was saved and turned into a museum and currently going through the most amazing transformation. Built just after 1785, the modernisation and improvement work guarantees it will be here for several more hundred years. Just imagine the generation of people who […]
How beautifully well kept Shuttle Row was in the 1930s after the Museum opened. It seemed to looked after, the grounds tended, neat and tidy. These photos show the museum off well in the 1930s. Some of the trees were removed to create the Africa Pavilions. Following a recent look around the inside of the […]
Another great photo of the David Livingstone Centre. Shuttle Row peeks through the large trees, a scene quite different today. This photo is perhaps 1930s or 40s and is courtesy of Gordon Cook. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Andy Callaghan Looked pretty much […]
This fabulous photo was recently shared by Alex Rochead. Taken in the mid 20th Century, what’s noticeable right away are the beautiful large trees, now no longer there. Some of these trees may have been later felled in the 1970s to make way for the Africa Pavilions. Shuttle Row, a museum by the time of […]