The David Livingstone Birthplace re-opens in Blantyre in just over a months time on Wednesday 28th July 2021. The extensive £9.1m renovation of the museum, cafe, shop and toilets promises to be exciting and put Blantyre firmly back on the map. As the countdown continues, here’s a sneak peak at the Birthplace room, which when […]
A pause today on our continuing story of how the David Livingstone Centre was formed in the 1920s. Today, we very much bring you right up to the present day with the exciting announcement this week that the centre, now rebranded as David Livingstone Birthplace is opening next month! The David Livingstone Birthplace in South […]
Continuing our story of how the David Livingstone Centre was formed in the late 1920’s. From an account in the 1940’s transcribed here: “The enthusiastic interest that our scheme now began to excite enabled us to carry through without restriction another of our plans. We were anxious that the wall pictures that were to illustrate […]
With the imminent re-opening of the renovated Shuttle Row museum in Blantyre, we’re celebrating by showcasing in detail, the story of how the slum was changed into a museum the first time around during the late 1920’s. Transcribed from the 1940’s, this chapter explores how the ideas were built upon. “By the Spring of 1927, […]
Continuing the detailed story of how the David Livingstone Centre was transformed from run down slum in the 1920s to a National museum that Scotland could be proud of. I’ve transcribed this text from the 1940s which today explores taking ownership of the park grounds: “The transfer to our Trust of the property was formally […]
Continuing a look at how Shuttle Row became the Museum for David Livingstone. An account written in 1940s remembers back to the efforts of the 1920s and how the transformation came about. “Preliminary matters having been this happily settled, our next action was to appoint an Organising Secretary, under whose guidance our formidable financial task […]
Continuing the story of how Shuttle Row became the Museum. This account was written in the 1940’s remembering back on the 1910s and 20s efforts to save the building. Shuttle Row is picture in 1929 after being saved. “Option over the ground having been secured, the next step was to form a temporary committee. We […]