Pictured here in an unseen photo of 1935 is the construction works at David Livingstone Centre in 1935 building the iconic World Fountain. Contractors C D’O Pilkington Jackson have finished building the fountain and are landscaping the pavements around it. Workers shovels, hammers and materials lay around. Stringlines mark out the pavements which have had […]
I love this photo. It’s so calm, christmassy and peaceful. A fresh snowfall has landed at David Livingstone Centre in the 1930s. Long Winter shadows from the trees are cast against the Shuttle Row walls and the photographers crisp footprint are seen in the shallow snow in the foreground. Overcast skies threaten more snow and […]
David Livingstone Centre. Not sure i’ve seen this particular photo before. The generosity of some people! This old postcard in an envelope arrived at my front door from Sandra Leggate to add to the collection. Sandra wrote “Paul, Here’s an old postcard of Shuttle Row, The Village. Unused. I think it’s after the centre opened […]
Pictured here in 1990 is a view of the fountain in the grounds at the David Livingstone Centre near Blantyre. The sculptor Pilkington Jackson created it in 1929 and it was officially handed over on Saturday 14th September 1935. Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson was born at Garlennick, Cornwall in 1887. He studies sculpture at the […]