Following the recent story about the road bridge near the Priory Bridge, here are more photos kindly shared by Alex Rochead. Built in 1928, the road to Halfway runs over the top of this, the bridge out of view from traffic. Alex told me, “These photos of the road bridge were taken many years ago […]
Although slightly outwith Blantyre Parish, this is nearby enough to post here on Blantyre Project. Pictured in May 2016, is a small disused railway tunnel at Dalton, unusually, with the road going over it. The main road leaving Blantyre to Cambuslang goes over the top of this tunnel and many people would not even know […]
It is with sincere thanks to George Park, Arbroath for this next photo. I hope you recognise the scene. Pictured in 1957 is Milheugh Bridge, is a real clear photo with very decent, high resolution. George has some excellent skills of restoring and enhancing the quality of old photos and this one is a fine […]
In October 2014, I was contacted by Andy Bain who said whilst out walking recently in Low Blantyre (when the River Clyde was low), he observed what looked like a tunnel and a nearby structure. The ‘Tunnel’ was photographed from the opposite side of the river in July 2014 during a real dry spell and […]
Although this is a modern photo by Jim Brown, the tunnel itself dates from 1967. This co-incides with the opening of the Crossbasket stretch of the A725 East Kilbride Expressway, leading up to East Kilbride. The tunnel permits water coming off the upper Southern slopes of Blantyre to safely travel under the expressway heading back […]
You may have read or heard about the possibility of a Tunnel that used to run below the Blantyre Priory and Bothwell Castle. We eluded to this previously in our article http://blantyreproject.com/2012/11/01/bothwell-to-blantyre-tunnel/ where a Victorian Account detailed that a tunnel in the form of a vaulted passageway used to exist, but would suggest that even […]
Taken from a Victorian account. Author unknown. “Tradition says that a vaulted passage under the Clyde formerly existed between the Priory and the Castle of Bothwell; and Miss Jane Porter, in the Scottish Chiefs, has taken advantage of this alleged subaqueous way to heighten the dramatic effect of her story, the scene of which—as most […]