This miner’s bathhouse was at Blantyreferme Colliery. Not to be confused with the Priory Pit Bathhouse of similar design near the railway line, this one was built after 1938, situated between the Bing at Blantyreferme colliery and the River Clyde. Owned by A.G Moore (coalmasters) the Bathhouse and indeed the colliery buildings are known […]
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The Priory Pit Bathhouse
A little hidden gem of a building, one so secluded, you may only have glimpsed it from the train coming into Blantyre! In 1932 the miners of the Priory Colliery, located just off Blantyreferme road, got a new perk. Their very own washhouse. It was an instant hit as many of the houses in Blantyre […]

