The third from four photos of the David Livingstone National Memorial, now rebranded as the David Livingstone Birthplace. Of course, this is Shuttle Row, built in the late 18th Century, a couple of decades before David was born. The photo dates from the late 1950’s or early 1960s and people of a certain age may […]
Nestled in amongst the trees and natural beauty of the nearby River Clyde is Shuttle Row. This is the second in a series of four postcards from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. The David Livingstone Footbridge is in the forefront, the previous bridge to the one in that location today. It’s a charming photo […]
Prior to WW1, there were many slums in Blantyre, houses of such poor condition, condemned as unfit for human habitation, which unfortunately many families lived in and endured. One such property at the time was Shuttle Row and that building and its inhabitants is the subject of our story today. In Hamilton Sheriff Court on […]
Continuing a look at Blantyre from the Air in 2021, courtesy of photos by Alex Rochead. As a special birthday treat, Alex went up on a microlight flight on 30th June. It’s something he enjoys a lot and as with his 60th birthday, he followed the Calder down through Blantyre to where it flowed into […]
Next, continuing our celebration of the renovation of the Shuttle Row building a comparison from many decades ago and to how it looks now. Gordon Cook sent over this older photo, which at one time was featured on a postcard. By coincidence, I took a similar view only a few days before he sent it […]
Continuing our story of how the David Livingstone Memorial was created in the late 1920s. An interesting account from 1940s, this time explores how all the artefacts and relics were gathered. “The Memorial in Blantyre now contains a collection of relics which for completeness and intimate personal interest can hardly be equalled anywhere in the […]
continued from Part 8. This is the story of how the David Livingstone Centre was formed in 1929. Today, we continue looking at how the beautiful Tableaux which were once in the “dark room” were funded. The precious polychromatic plaster tableaux depicting David Livingstone’s historic journey to Africa have now been painstakingly restored [pictured] ahead of […]