The narrative unfolds in a location that is currently known as Elm Street. It explores events and characters associated with this setting, providing a glimpse into its history and significance. The story delves into the transformations and experiences that have shaped this area over time.
Duncan Slater shared this family photo earlier this week. From 1937, this picture was taken at his dad’s plot at the former “Merry’s Raws” before the family all moved to the corner of the brand new Priory Street in the same year. As such, this photo represents the end of an era and start of […]
This is a colourised photo of Mary Thomson, BIRTH 1831 • Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, DEATH 6 JUL 1922 • Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She is photographed at Merry’s Rows in Blantyre in 1912. In 1853, Mary married Walter Anderson (b1828-d1900). She died at 60 Merry’s Row living with Cecilia Lindsay, her Daughter. Mary is […]
This brilliant old photo shows the former miner’s homes at Merrys Rows, Low Blantyre. These were located where Elm Street is today. Their proximity to Auchinraith Pit made them particularly susceptible to subsidence and as you can see, there are massive cracks, in what was generally considered housing of a poor standard. Makes me wonder […]
Shared here kindly by Sharon Brown in Australia, is Blantyre siblings, Andrew and Margaret Lindsay. The photo dates from around 1909 and the children lived at Merry’s Rows, ancestors of Sharon. Their parents, William and Cecilia Lindsay lived at 60 Merry’s Rows and whilst this looks like a happy, family photo, this family at that […]
Alois Schlothauer (Slater) The Slater’s story at Merry’s Rows is an interesting one. Alois Schlothauer was born in 1866 in Germany, the son of German parents. He eventually married in Scotland and moved to Merry’s Rows in Blantyre in 1902, after obtaining a job at Merry & Cunningham’s Pit. In 1914, when […]
From the book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017 Merry’s Rows Merry’s Rows or Raws were built in 1876 to 1878 by coalmasters, Messrs Merry & Cunningham to house the workers of their nearby Auchinraith Colliery at Auchinraith Road. A local dialect of that time had them […]