On 7th July 1893, the Hamilton Herald newspaper wrote, “Within the past few days, numerous inquiries have been made in Blantyre regarding the water supply, the quality of it, the possibility of increased smoke nuisances and the class of young women in the neighbourhood and the number likely to seek employment were it offered.”
“The results of these inquiries appears to have been satisfactory, and it is now rumoured that a laundry on a most extensive scale is now likely to be erected in the vicinity of Blantyre village.”
AI imagine the scene
