Cambusnethan Parish Housing
Orchard Row, Overtown
This is a row of 36 two-apartment houses owned by Houldsworth of Coltness, and let at a rental of 2s. 3d. per week, exclusive of rates. There are no sculleries. Water is supplied by two stands in front of the row. Dust-bins are in use, and scavenging of a sort is done regularly. Dry-closets of a very unsatisfactory type are in use. There are small gardens in front of those houses. [Evidence presented to Royal Commission, 25th March 1914]
Stone Row, Overtown
This property consists of 12 two-apartment houses rented at 2s. 4d. per week, and 12 one-apartment houses rented at 1s. 5d. per week, rates being additional in both cases. There are no sculleries, and only one washhouse for twelve tenants. Water is supplied from a stand in the centre of the row. The closet arrangement is simply disgraceful. [Evidence presented to Royal Commission, 25th March 1914]
Wemyss Row, Overtown
This row consists of 20 one-apartment houses let at a rent of 1s. 9d. per week. There are no sculleries here; washhouse and coal-cellar are combined, but there is no water in the washhouse. The closet accommodation is abominable; scavenging of a kind is carried on in an irregular fashion ; road disgraceful. [Evidence presented to Royal Commission, 25th March 1914]
Morningside Square, Cambusnethan Parish
Morningside Square, Cambusnethan Parish - A group of miners' dwellings, known as Morningside Square, in the Parish of Cambusnethan, containing 35 one-apartment houses, have been frequently inspected during the last few years, and negotiations have been proceeding with the superiors and the mine owners, who are lessees, with the view of having the houses closed or provided with proper domestic and sanitary conveniences. [1909 Annual Report of the County & District Medical Officer]
Morningside Square. - Negotiations for the provision of proper domestic and sanitary conveniences for the group of dwelling-houses known as Morningside Square, referred to in last year's Annual Report, page 200, and in the Special Report on Housing, page 137, were brought to a satisfactory conclusion during the year. A specification was prepared by the District Sanitary Inspector, showing the improvements and sanitary conveniences necessary to render the houses reasonably fit for occupation, and submitted to and approved by the Colliery Company, who were lessees. After taking estimates for the work, however, the Company declined to proceed further, on the ground that they were only tenants of the houses, and that the superior was therefore responsible. The matter was accordingly taken up with the superior's agents, and after considerable correspondence i» was thought desirable, with a view to bringing matters to a conclusion, to serve a notice under Section. 16 (1) of the Public Health (Scotland) Act. This had the desired effect, as the superior and the Colliery Company arranged terms, and the repairs are presently being carried out on the houses on the north side of the square. These improvements might be described as follows: - (1) Lowering surrounding ground surface and draining subsoil ; (2) providing proper drainage for waste water ; (3) repairing roofs and providing eaves gutters ; (4) outer surface of walls coated with Portland cement plaster, and rough cast; (5) internal surfaces of walls strapped, lathed, and replastered; (6) all inside partitions rebuilt and provided with proper damp-proof course ; (7) wood floors, provided with proper ventilation underneath; (8) windows - new double-hung windows provided; (9) sculleries, with boiler, sink, and water supply ; also, an earth privy of an approved pattern provided for each house. [1910 Annual Report of the County & District Medical Officer]
Morningside Square, Newmains (Chapel Coal Company, Lessees)
This property consists of 35 single-apartment houses, at a rental of l0d. per week, including rates. At the date of our visit this place was in a very bad condition, and could hardly bear description. [Evidence presented to Royal Commission, 25th March 1914]
Morningside, Newmains (Chapel Coal Company)
There are several groups of houses in this vicinity, but as they are all pretty much of a pattern, we have simply brought them together in this report. They are all owned or leased by the Chapel Coal Company, and are amongst the poorest types of houses we have visited. The rental itself throws some light on the quality of the property - single houses 10d., and double houses 1s. 5d. per week, including rates. The whole place was in a very bad state at the date of our visit (6th May 1913), and simply baffles any attempt at description. [Evidence presented to Royal Commission, 25th March 1914]
Binnie's Rows, Newmains
Binnie's Rows, Newmains (Chapel Coal Company, Lessees)
This property is leased by the Chapel Coal Company, and consists of 26 double- and 17 single-apartment houses; rental, 1s. 5 1/2d. and 10d. per week, including rates. There are other groups of houses in this district which are either leased or owned by the same firm, and we have arranged to link them all together. They are pretty much of a sameness, and can best be described as a mean, dilapidated place. [Evidence presented to Royal Commission, 25th March 1914]