Old Monkland - Housing Conditions of Miners
Extracted from "The Housing Condition of Miners" Report by the Medical Officer of Health, Dr John T. Wilson, 1910
Old Monkland Parish
Coal mining has been carried on in this parish from early times.
The census population of the parish, including the Burgh of Coatbridge is as follows:
1851 27333
1861 29543
1871 34073
1881 37323
1891 44616
1901 53248
Table 1 shows that the parish contains 18 collieries in which 4,035 person are employed
The total number of houses in the parish, excluding the Burgh of Coatbridge, is 3331, while the number occupied by miners is 1437, that is 43.14% of the total. Of these houses, 423 have been provided by mine owners, 1008 are rented by miners and 6 are owned by miners.
Robert Addie & Sons
Rosehall Mine - Situated near Whifflet
Persons employed underground 1320, above ground 320, total 1640
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Coathill and Whifflet (Burgh of Coatbridge) 358, Rosepark 12, Addies Square and Muirpark, Bellshill 70
In rented houses, situated at Coatbridge Burgh, Airdrie Burgh and Bellshill 1200
The mine owners' houses situated in the County area are described as follows:-
Rosepark Cottages
8 Two-apartment houses Rental £8
4 Three-apartment houses Rental £10 10s
- Built under the Building Bye Laws - Single storey, brick built - Damp-proof course - Hollow walls - Wood floors, ventilated - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- No overcrowding - apartments large
- Garden ground - wash houses and coal cellars provided
- Privies and ashpits -one privy provided for every 3 tenants - doors to lock
- Sinks inside, with gravitation water
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
James Dunlop & Co Ltd
Bogleshole Mine - Situated near Tollcross
Persons employed underground 220, above ground 40, total 260
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Clyde Iron Works and Tollcross 36
In rented houses, situated at Tollcross, Carmyle, Shettleston and Glasgow 224
Carmyle Mine - Situated near Tollcross
Persons employed underground 140, above ground 30 , total 170
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Clyde Iron Works and Tollcross 80
In rented houses, situated at Tollcross, Cambuslang, Shettleston, Rutherglen and Glasgow 90
Easterhill Mine - Situated near Tollcross
Persons employed underground 140, above ground 20, total 160
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Clyde Iron Works and Tollcross 48
In rented houses, situated at Tollcross, Carmyle, Cambuslang, Shettleston, Rutherglen and Glasgow 112
Monkland Mine - Situated near Calderbank
Persons employed underground 152, above ground 31 , total 183
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Calderbank and Gartness 19
In rented houses, situated at Airdrie, Chapelhall &c 160
In houses owned by employees at Airdrie and Chapelhall 4
The mine owners' houses number 378 and are described in 7 groups as follows:
1. Causeyside Street, Tollcross
9 One-apartment houses Rental £2 18s 6d
12 Two-apartment houses Rental £5 10s 6d
- Single storey, brick built, in 3 rows - Erected about 70 years ago - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, insufficient ventilation under floors - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough - Back walls damp
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- Garden ground available, mostly cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- 3 open privy middens, about 40 feet from houses
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipe at channels
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
2. Clyde Iron Works Rows
41 One-apartment houses Rental £2 18s 6d
56 Two-apartment houses Rental £5 10s 6d to £6 16s 6d
- One storey, some brick, other stone built - Erected at various periods from 30 to 100 years ago - no damp-proof course - Walls of some houses strapped and lathed, others plastered on solid - Some floors wood, others brick, unventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and broken - Walls mostly damp
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- Garden ground available, some cultivated - wash houses and coal cellars provided at Mud Row only
- 5 open privy middens between the rows
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipes
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
- These two groups of houses are now included within a special Scavenging District. The houses are mostly occupied by iron workers employed at Clyde Iron Works, only a few being occupied by miners
3. Buttery Row Gartness
14 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 10s
- One storey, stone built - Erected over 60 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - Internal surfaces of walls and ceilings in fair condition
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- Garden ground provided - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One open privy midden
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipes
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
4. Calderbank - Old and New Square
28 One-apartment houses Rental £4 11s
106 Two-apartment houses Rental £7 7s 4d
6 Three-apartment houses Rental £8 0s 4d
- Two storey, stone built - Erected about 70 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings, some in good condition, others rough and broken
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- No garden ground - no wash houses - some coal cellars
- 8 privy middens in centre of squares about 20 feet from houses
- Slop sinks on stairheads for upper houses; about 26 houses have inside sinks with gravitation water, the remainder have surface channels only
- Gravitation water supply from 5 standpipes
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
- Action has been taken with regard to the defective and foul condition of the conveniences at the above and also the condition of the outside sinks and drainage arrangements, but improvements have been of an intermittent nature.
5. Welsh Row, Calderbank
28 One-apartment houses Rental £4 11s
- Single storey, stone built, back to back - Erected about 70 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - wood Floors, ventilation insufficient - internal surface of walls and ceilings in poor condition generally
- No overcrowding - apartments fairly large
- No garden ground - no wash houses - some coal cellars
- Two privy middens, one at each end of row
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipes
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
6. Stone Row, Calderbank
24 One-apartment houses Rental £4 11s
26 Two-apartment houses Rental £7 7s 4d
- Two storey, stone built - Erected about 70 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - Internal surfaces of walls and ceilings in fair condition
- No overcrowding - apartments good size
- No garden ground - no wash houses - some coal cellars
- Two privy middens, situated at end of blocks
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from 2 standpipes at rear of houses
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
7. Old Forge, Calderbank
1 One-apartment house Rental £4 11s
27 Two-apartment houses Rental £7 7s 4d
- Two storey, stone built - Erected about 70 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and broken
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- No garden ground - no wash houses - a few coal cellars
- Three privy middens about 30 feet in rear of houses
- Slop sinks on stairheads for upper houses, others have surface channels
- Gravitation water from 2 standpipes behind houses
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
- These houses in Calderbank Village are chiefly occupied by the employees of Calderbank Steel Works, but some are occupied by miners. The whole have been described
J Dunn & Stephen Ltd
Foxley, Kenmuir and Bogfield Mines - Near Tollcross
Persons employed underground 270, above ground 80, total 350
There are no houses owned by the mine owners in connection with the above mines, and the employees reside in rented houses at Tollcross, Carmyle, Shettleston, Glasgow, Paisley and Coatbridge
Glasgow Coal Co Ltd
Daldowie Mine - Situated at Broomhouse
Persons employed underground 198, above ground 37 , total 235
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Boghall 46, Carmyle 13, Burntbroom 7
In rented houses, situated at Baillieston 36, Tollcross 19, Broomhouse 15 , Uddingston 3 , Carmyle 1, Shettleston 78, Glasgow 15, Coatbridge 1, Airdrie 1
Kenmuirhill Mine No 1 - Situated at Mount Vernon
Persons employed underground 190, above ground 66 , total 256
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Burntbroom 3, Mount Vernon 8
In rented houses, situated at Cambuslang 56, Tollcross 72, Mount Vernon 15, Carmyle 13, Shettleston 56, Uddingston 3, Barrachnie 2, Glasgow 24, Rutherglen 1
Kenmuirhill Mine No 2 - Near Mount Vernon
Persons employed underground 448, above ground 97, total 545
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Mount Vernon 15, Carmyle 6, Boghall 2, Newton 1
In rented houses, situated at Tollcross 150, Cambuslang 135, Shettleston 120 , Baillieston 14, Broomhouse 12, Blantyre 6, Coatbridge 20
In houses owned by employees at Mount Vernon 2
Kenmuirhill Mine No 4 - Situated at Mount Vernon
Persons employed underground 0, above ground 8 , total 8
One employee resides in a mine-owners' house at Mount Vernon, others reside in rented houses at Cambuslang 4, Tollcross 2, Shettleston 1
The mine owners' houses number 74 and are described in 4 groups as follows:
1. Boghall
30 One-apartment houses Rental £5 4s
15 Two-apartment houses Rental £7 16s
1 Three-apartment house Rental £10 8s
- These houses are built in 4 blocks, and form a square, the front block being 2 storeys, the others one storey - All brick built - Erected about 40 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- No overcrowding - apartments large
- No garden grounds available - 4 common wash houses - coal cellars provided for each house, but a number of these are not used
- One privy midden in centre of square
- Sinks in kitchen with gravitation supply - drainage to main sewer - within a special drainage district
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
2. Burntbroom
4 Two-apartment houses Rental £4 18s 6d
1 Three-apartment house Rental £7 8s.
- One storey, brick built - Erected about 50 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors below ground level, unventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and broken
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- No garden ground - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One open privy midden at top of row
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water supply from outside standpipe
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
3. London Road, Carmyle
7 Two-apartment houses Rental £9 19s 4d
1 Three-apartment house Rental £13 8s 8d
- Two storey, stone front - Erected about 15 years ago - Damp-proof course - Walls strapped and lathed - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings good
- No overcrowding - apartments large
- No garden ground - 2 common wash houses - coal cellar to each house
- One large open privy midden
- Sinks in kitchen with gravitation supply - drainage to main sewer - within a special drainage district
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
4. Carmyle Road
14 Two-apartment houses Rental £9 19s 4d
1 Three-apartment house Rental £13
- Built under the Building Bye Laws - One storey, brick built - Erected about 12 years ago - Damp-proof course - Walls hollow built - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings good
- No overcrowding - apartments large
- No garden ground - 2 common wash houses - coal cellar to each house
- One open privy midden at rear of houses
- Sinks in kitchen with gravitation supply - drainage underground
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Lochwood Coal Co
Lochwood Mine - Situated near Easterhouse
Persons employed underground 101, above ground 15 , total 116
There are no mine owners' houses in connection with this mine and the employees reside in rented houses in Baillieston 96 and Airdrie 20
James Nimmo and Co Ltd
Gartsherrie Mine - Situated near Coatbridge
Persons employed underground 0, above ground 21 , total 21
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Gartgill 10
In rented houses, situated at Gartgill and neighbourhood 8
In model-lodging house, Coatbridge 3
The mine owners' houses are described as follows:-
Gartgill:-
30 One-apartment houses Rental £5 4s
25 Two-apartment houses Rental £7 7s 4d
- One storey, brick built - Erected over 30 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and broken
- No overcrowding - apartments large
- Garden ground available, not cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- 4 open privy middens in square
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipes
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Palacecraig Coal Co
Faskine Mine - Situated at Calderbank
Persons employed underground 7, above ground 2 , total 9
There are no houses in connection with this colliery and the employees reside in rented houses in the surrounding districts
United Collieries Ltd
Bredisholm Mine
Persons employed underground 520, above ground 175, total 695
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Tannochside 145, Aitkenhead 132, Newlands 98, Braehead 49
In rented houses, situated at Drumpark 100, Uddingston 90, Coatbridge 81
Calderbank Mine
Persons employed underground 450, above ground 64, total 514
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Baillieston 78
In rented houses, situated at Baillieston 436
Ellismuir Mine
Persons employed underground 315, above ground 49 , total 364
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Baillieston 19, Braehead 8, Tannochside 1
In rented houses, situated at Baillieston 336
Kirkwood Mine
Persons employed underground 112, above ground 37 , total 149
The employees reside in the following localities:-
In mine owners' houses, situated at Kirkwood and Drumpark 8
In rented houses, situated at Coatbridge District 70
The mine owners' houses number 129 and are described in 5 groups as follows:
1. Braehead Rows
42 One-apartment houses Rental £3 12s to £4 18s
1 Two-apartment house Rental £7 4s
- One storey, stone built - Back to back - Erected over 80 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Floors of concrete and brick - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and broken
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- Garden ground available but not cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- Two open privy middens behind houses
- 23 houses in front have sinks in kitchens with gravitation water - back houses have surface channels only
- Houses at back have gravitation water supply from standpipes at drainage channels
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
2. 135-141 Main Street, Baillieston
8 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 10s
145-151 Main Street Baillieston
5 One-apartment houses Rental £6 10s
5 Two-apartment houses Rental £13
1 Three-apartment house Rental £19 10s
- Two storey, stone built - Erected over 60 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors - Floors in first block are ventilated, others unventilated - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- No gardens - no wash houses - coal cellars to No 1 block only
- One WC to every 4 houses, doors have locks, one covered ashpit
- Sinks in kitchen with gravitation supply - drainage to main sewer - within a special drainage district
- Scavenged daily at owners' expense
Note on 144/151 Main Street, Baillieston - Ash bins. Scavenged daily - now in special scavenging District
3. Dyke Street, Baillieston
12 One-apartment houses Rental £4 18s
21 Two-apartment houses Rental £6
- One storey, brick built - Erected over 30 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Floors of single-apartment houses concrete, other houses have wood floors, ventilated - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- No overcrowding - apartments large
- No gardens - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One WC to every 4 houses, doors have locks - 3 large covered ashpits
- 21 houses in front have sinks in kitchen with gravitation water - other rows have surface channels with gravitation water from standpipe at drainage channels
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Note on Dyke Street, Baillieston - Ash bins. Scavenged daily - now in special scavenging District
4. 56-70 Buchanan Street Baillieston
6 One-apartment houses Rental £5 2s
2 Two-apartment houses Rental £6
- One storey, stone built - Erected over 50 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings in rough condition
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- No gardens - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One WC to every 4 houses, doors have locks - 3 covered ashpits
- Sinks in kitchen with gravitation supply - drainage to main sewer - within a special drainage district
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Note on 56/70 Buchanan Street, Baillieston - Ash bins. Scavenged daily - now in special scavenging District
5. Reid's Rows, Baillieston
26 One-apartment houses Rental £4
- One storey, stone built - Erected over 40 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Concrete floors - Internal surfaces of walls and ceilings in fair condition
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size
- Garden ground available - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One WC to every 4 houses, doors have locks - 3 covered ashpits
- Outside sinks - drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipes
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Note on Reid's Row, Baillieston - Ash bins. Scavenged daily - now in special scavenging District
Groups of houses in Old Monkland Parish occupied mostly by miners, but not belonging to any mine-owner
Pender's Row Baillieston (45 to 67 Buchanan Street)
12 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 12s
- Single storey, stone built - Erected about 100 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings fairly good
- No overcrowding - kitchens fair size but back rooms small
- Garden ground available but not cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One open privy midden at rear of houses
- Sinks in each houses, with gravitation water
- Drainage to main sewer, within special district
- Scavenged occasionally at owners' expense
Notes on Pender's Row - Now in special Scavenging District
Buchanan Street, Baillieston
4 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 12s
- Single storey, stone built - Erected about 100 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings fairly good
- No overcrowding - kitchens fair size but back rooms small
- Garden ground available but not cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One open privy midden at rear of houses
- Sinks in each houses, with gravitation water
- Drainage to main sewer, within special district
- Scavenged occasionally at owners' expense
Notes on Buchanan Street, Baillieston - Scavenged. Now in special Scavenging District
Camp Row, Baillieston
16 Two-apartment houses Rental £7 16s
- Single storey, brick built - Erected about 36 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- Garden ground available but only partly cultivated- no wash houses - no coal cellars
- 3 privy middens to rear of houses
- Sinks in each houses, with gravitation water
- Drainage to main sewer, within special district
- Scavenged weekly at owners' expense
Notes on Camp Row - Scavenged. Now in special Scavenging District
McGhie's Land, Buchanan Street, Baillieston
12 one-apartment back to back houses Rental £5 8s to £6
4 Two-apartment houses Rental £8 8s
- Single storey, stone built - Erected about 50 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Wood floors, ventilated - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and patched
- No overcrowding - although single apartments are somewhat small
- No garden ground - no wash houses - a few coal cellars
- One open privy midden at rear of houses
- The houses in front row ( 6 one-apartment and 4 two-apartment houses) have inside sinks, with gravitation water - the houses at back have surface channels with one standpipe at end of channel
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Notes on McGhie's Land - Scavenged. Now in special Scavenging District
Kirkwood Row, Bargeddie:-
Comprises 79 houses, which are brick built, single storey, divided into 8 blocks, described as follows:
Block No 1
1 Two-apartment house Rental £5 14s
Besides these, there are 6 Single-apartment houses Rental £4 4s and £5 14s
Below the street level, the front walls of which are entirely embedded, but as the ground slopes rapidly away from the roadway the back wall is entirely above the ground level
Block No 2
Also 6 Single-apartment houses below street level, similar to those described in Block 1 Rental £4 4s
Block No 3
5 Two-apartment houses Rental £5 14s
Block No 4
Block No 5
Block No 6
6 Two-apartment houses Rental £4 18s
Block No 7
5 Two-apartment houses Rental £4 4s
Block No 8
3 Two-apartment houses Rental £5 2s
- Erected about 38 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Floors mostly wood, ventilated, some brick - internal surface of walls and ceilings have been renewed within the last 3 years
- No overcrowding - apartments large size with the exception of the back rooms in Block No 7, which are small. In all the other blocks these small rooms are used as sculleries
- Garden ground available to Blocks Nos 6,7,and 8, cultivated - no wash houses - coal cellars for each house
- 4 open privy middens to rear of houses
- Outside sinks - drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from outside standpipes at channels
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Beech Row, Kirkwood
6 Two-apartment houses Rental £5 15s 6d
- Single storey, brick built, having arched roofs, covered with felt - Erected about 37 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Floors , some wood, unventilated, others brick - internal surface of walls and ceilings in poor condition
- No overcrowding - kitchens large size, but rooms somewhat small
- Garden ground available but not cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One open privy midden at rear of houses
- No inside sinks - one outside sink in front of row
- Gravitation water from standpipe at sink
- Scavenged occasionally at owners' expense
Longmuir Square, Bargeddie
47 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 10s Single storey, brick built
12 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 10s Two storey, brick built
- Erected about 37 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - wood Floors, some ventilated - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- No overcrowding - apartments large size
- No garden ground - no wash houses - 23 coal cellars
- One covered-in privy midden in middle of square
- Outside sinks with surface channels
- Gravitation water from 3 standpipes
- Scavenged daily at owners' expense
Tarry Row, Drumpark
5 One-apartment houses Rental £4 2s 4d
11 Two-apartment houses Rental £5 8s 4d
- Single storey, brick built, having arched roofs, covered with felt - Erected about 40 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Floors of fireclay slabs, rough and broken - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and broken
- No overcrowding - kitchens large size, but rooms somewhat small
- Garden ground available but not cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One open privy midden between rows
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipe at west end of row
- Scavenged occasionally at owners' expense
Low Row, Cuilhill
10 One-apartment houses Rental £4 10s
- Single storey, stone built, having tiled roofs - Erected about 90 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Floors of fireclay slabs, in fair repair - internal surface of walls and ceilings rough and damp in places
- No overcrowding - apartments fairly large but ceilings somewhat low
- Garden ground cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- One open privy midden in front of row
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipes about 150 yards distant
- Scavenged occasionally at owners' expense
Baird's Row, Cuilhill
22 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 6s
- Single storey, stone built - Erected about 36 years ago - no damp-proof course - Outside walls strapped and lathed - Fireclay brick floors, in good condition - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- No overcrowding - apartments large
- Garden ground available and mostly cultivated - 4 common wash houses - no coal cellars
- 4 covered privy middens in front of rows
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from 2 standpipes at surface channels
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
The proprietors of extensive fireclay works in the Lower Ward District are owners of workmen's houses in this parish, some of which are occupied by miners. These are described as follows:-
Passover Row, Glenboig
10 One-apartment houses Rental £7 6s
- Single storey, stone built - Erected over 70 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid - Some floors of fireclay, others cement concrete - Internal surfaces of walls and ceilings in fair condition
- No overcrowding - apartments fair size, but ceilings rather low
- Garden ground available but only partly cultivated - no wash houses - no coal cellars
- 2 open privy middens to rear of houses
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipe about 150 yards distant
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
Gartliston Square
5 One-apartment houses Rental £4 10s
- Single storey, brick built - Erected about 13 years ago - Cement damp-proof course - Walls hollow built - Wood floors, ventilated - Internal surface of walls and ceilings in good condition
- No overcrowding - apartments good size
- No garden ground - common wash houses - coal cellar to each house
- Two privy middens
- Outside sinks - drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipe at surface channel
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense
9 One-apartment houses Rental £5 6s 4d
22 Two-apartment houses Rental £6 12s
- Single storey, brick built - Erected over 30 years ago - no damp-proof course - Plastered on solid walls - Wood floors, ventilated - Internal surfaces of walls and ceilings in fair condition
- No overcrowding - apartments large size
- No garden ground - common wash houses - coal cellar to each house
- Two open privy middens at corner of square
- No sinks- drainage by surface channels
- Gravitation water from standpipe at surface channels
- Scavenged regularly at owners' expense