This photo is kindly shared her by Anthony Smith whose father took the photo on 15th June 1963. Anthony is one of the boys, pictured standing on the Craighead Viaduct. His family moved that year to Coatshill. Photographed from the Blantyre side of the River Clyde at Craighead Railway Viaduct, this was a dangerous time […]
Two remarkable photos taken in 1963 of the abandoned Craighead Railway Viaduct. Both photos were taken by John Robin, famed for taking photos of a full series of local bridges. Both photos look Northwards towards Bothwell, photographed from the Blantyre side. The first shows the abandoned Railway iron structure. The second, is a rarer photograph […]
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 […]