How about this for a charming photo. From nearly 100 years ago, this is Shuttle Row, the birthplace of David Livingstone, pictured from the Bothwell side of the River Clyde. Looking over the weir, you can make out the demolished Blantyre Mill Buildings on the riverside. Lots of new homes have sprang up on the […]
This photo from a newspaper is nearly 100 years old. Taken in the mid 1920’s, it shows the back of Shuttle Row, at the Village, Blantyre before it became a museum. The building was in “a bad way” by then. This housing had already been condemned and the foresight to turn it into the David Livingstone […]
Over the last few weeks, I’ve put up several photos of the back of Shuttle Row. This one is simply an illustration, but certainly worth sharing too. I’m unsure if Livingstone ever sat on the slope outside the back of his home and contemplated the world, but this sketch shows somebody in a reflective mood. […]
I don’t have a date for this fantastic photo, but it could be anything between 70 – 90 years old. It’s the back of Shuttle Row, at the Village. I’m also unsure if this was when the building had been converted but suspect it may have been before (pre 1929), given that children are playing […]
Another great photo of Shuttle Row. An unusual angle from the back. This is the birthplace of explorer David Livingstone, born on the top floor to the right in 1813. In this photo from the 1940’s, young trees have been planted on the slopes, which today are now much, much taller! Shuttle Row was renovated […]
Taken from the Bothwell side of the River Clyde, this photo (i think) dates from the 1940’s and looks over to Blantyre to Shuttle Row. This is the lower part of that building (the taller 3 storey part out the photo to the right). This is the back of the building and you can just […]
Now here’s a bit of a mystery. This is an old view of Shuttle Row down at the Village, which you may know in 1813 was the birthplace of Explorer, David Livingstone. The date of the picture is unknown, but thought to be just before the museum was renovated (1920s). Now, if you look very […]