It’s difficult now to imagine that these beautiful Italian Gardens once existed at High Blantyre. These postcards from the 1910’s show just how incredible they looked, with climbing flowers and ivy adorning the stone steps, walls and arches. These 2 images were taken from the Quoiting green looking back at the stonework, up towards Parkneuk […]
Blantyre Project reader, Arlene Campbell asked me recently, “Can’t think of anyone else who may know. Just to cure my curiosity. I park at the side of St Joseph’s chapel every week and this is the first time I’ve noticed this stonework. It appears to be original stone. Was there something else attached to this […]
Letterick, is an area immediately to the north of Greenhall, but just out the Parish boundary. It is still close enough though to Blantyre to be considered part of this area and feels closer to Blantyre than East Kilbride. It is accessed from the Dalton Road, leading off from Stoneymeadow. A mill stood on the […]