In October 1967, the plight of 7 families at Priory House, Coatshill was heard when the landlord was forced to slash their rents. Tenants complained about the poor condition of the building and the County Rents officer stepped in to reassess the rent and rates. William Mitchell acting on behalf of the council had suggested […]
On Thursday 14th November 1912, a fire took hold of a building at Thornhill Avenue (The Dandy), Blantyre. The unfortunate house was Priory House and when fire was observed around two o’clock that afternoon. Priory House at that time belonged and was tenanted to Mr John P. M’Caffrie, a spirit merchant who owned a pub […]
The once splendid mansion, Priory House in Blantyre by 1967 had become a tumbledown slum. In fact, it had become SO bad, that tenants refused to pay rent by September of that year, demanding action by the county’s “fair rent” officer. Priory House just before this time had been occupied by a doctor and […]