David Livingstone's Birth Place

Date taken: Saturday 6th April 2002 Location: Near Blantyre, Scotland.

Latitude 55.86069 °N, Longitude 4.29154 °W Map

Brief description: David Livingstone was born at Blantyre (8 miles south of Glasgow) on 19th March 1813 in this single apartment home in a tenement building called "Shuttle Row".

These buildings housed the workers of the cotton spinning mill located just below on the banks of the River Clyde.

Camera: Nikon F60. Lens: Nikkor Standard 35-80mm f /4-5.6. Shutter speed: 1/250 Aperture: f /13.

Film: Fuji Press/Professional ISO 400.


© Steve C Thompson

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