By 6th October 1874, Sheriff Spens had issued his judgement in the case of Blantyre local authority against Mr McGregor, residing at Hydepark House at the corner of Springfield and Broompark Road Blantyre. The case, a prominent one was around the water supply to miners’ families at Stonefield. It was alleged by the petitioners that […]
Springfield House was a former detached home once located at the junction of Broompark Road and Springfield Crescent. It should not be confused with Springfield Cottage, an existing old house on Glasgow Road, Blantyre. Springfield House did however start off being called a ‘cottage at Springfield’. Situated at 78m above sea level, the area of Springfield, just off Broompark was […]
I have marked up this 1955 aerial photo to show some interesting features and how much Blantyre has changed at that location. Looking towards Victoria Street and beyond to the High Blantyre Cemetery, westwards. The houses at Welsh Drive and Victoria Street int he foreground are recognisable and haven’t changed much, but beyond Victoria […]
Blantyre man Allan Reardon presented me with a mystery in early February 2015. Allan, who lives at Aller’s Farm, Stoneymeadow asked, “Hi Paul do you have any maps that have Springfield Place on them I know there is a Springfield Crescent and I’m assuming it’s off this but so far can’t get a map with […]
In the 1791 A Statistical Account of Blantyre written by Rev Henry Stevenson, there is a comment about a Spring in Blantyre that was even visited as a tourist destination! Long lost to history, the exact location of this Spring is now unknown. Where from the description below could this be? Springwells must have got […]