This is a great aerial shot captured by the late Neil Gordon in the 1990’s, above Shuttle Row, Low Blantyre. It serves as a great record for how things look at present, not just the buildings but the fountain and Africa Pavillions. Important why? Well, the museum is ready to be renovated and part of […]
I was recently delighted to win a little auction item online. Hopefully this is a new photo for you. Pictured during the 1930’s is Shuttle Row, Blantyre Works pictured across the River Clyde from Bothwell. The building had just been renovated and was opened a few years earlier in 1929. The Clyde looks fairly low and […]
This photo was taken around 1900 in front of Shuttle Row, Blantyre Works. A horse and cart stops by the steps in front of the building as 2 women come out to buy something. A girl is on the other side of the cart, a boy on the left with what appears to be […]
Exactly one hundred years ago in 1916, this photo was taken at Shuttle Row, Blantyre Works. It shows the very poor condition of the homes, which were then largely occupied by miners families, following the closure of the mills. The homes had been condemned over a decade earlier but still were not demolished. Indeed, […]
This photo features Shuttle Row around the year 1900. Pictured is the entrance to the Shuttle Row building, the circular tower to the left. Young children gather around the door as a mindful mother looks on, in the middle of her washing. The washhouse was out the picture to the left, a circular building […]
Pictured between 1900 and 1903 are 2 little boys playing at Shuttle Row, Blantyre Village Works. They look to be shaking hands and clearly having some fun. Behind them on the right is the 2 storey part of the building now roughcast and used as offices. To put this in a modern context, the […]
This little girl is pictured outside Shuttle Row, at Blantyre Works. The photo dates to around 1900, meaning its now around 116 years old! A sweet photo as the girl poses for the camera or perhaps looks on in sheer curiosity. In the background is the office building at Shuttle Row (David Livingstone’s birth-house is […]