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 […]
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1895 Blantyre Valuation Roll
These six pages list the residents in various Blantyre properties throughout 1895. Although not covering the whole Blantyre area, many of the farms and properties at Auchentibber are listed, so therefore an excellent source for anybody doing any research. Provided kindly to me by Alex Rochead, I’m putting them up on this website , for […]