The perennial property owners ‘worst nightmare’ once again resurfaced in 1907 as mineral subsidence took hold of stone and limestone properties in Blantyre. Cracks appearing on buildings, properties sloping into the ground and in danger of falling down was once again a talking point as the ravages and consequences of mining in the Blantyre District […]
On the 4th July 1872, a dispute arrived in court between the Blantyre estate of Bardykes and the opposing estate over the River Calder, of Caldergrove. The dispute centred around the river itself which formed the boundary between Blantyre and Cambuslang Parishes and clearly the matter couldn’t be resolved by neighbourly discussion. Safe to say […]
In 1925, Hamilton Justices had to step in to attempt to restore peace between TWO Blantyre families. Something that seems to have caused the Chairman a bit of a headache. The McGuigans and the Farrel families of Central Buildings, Glasgow Road had been at ‘fisticuffs’ for many years and finally in December that year, the […]
On 3rd August 1933, a Blantyre man, John Henderson, of 16 Alpine Street was awarded £2O damages, and 18s 5d expenses, against Mrs Margaret Canning, or M’Keown, of 24 Alpine Street, Blantyre. This was for a slander action raised in Hamilton Sheriff Court. John claimed on the grounds of injury to his character and in respect that Mrs Canning falsely […]