Whilst looking at a less common map of 1832, I noticed with some surprise a name that is not used in Blantyre anymore. Clayhouse appears on Station Road, approximately beside where the Village Bar would be. This is somewhat of a mystery to me, and has proven most difficult to research. Not only are […]
Looking back at the 1747 map of Blantyre, I was intrigued to see one of the earliest houses in Blantyre called “Woodhouse”. Pictured here amongst agricultural fields, the property was later accessed from Station Road (later formed from the straight line of nearby field boundaries). Indeed, during this time, there was nothing much else around […]