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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: greenvalley on Wednesday 09 March 11 16:57 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
I came accross the death of Thomas Matson, who lived at the Lodging House at 77 Drygate Street in Barony Glasgow in 1927.
I wonder whether this was a poorhouse, or a real lodging house. Does anyone know?
Greenvalley
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A lodging house would provide basic food and shelter often for itinerant workers.
The poor house was just that a home for the poor when workhouses were phased out.
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Poorhouse was the Scottish equivalent of the English term workhouse.
A lodging house was, as Emjaybee pointed out, a "Boarding House", very basic and not always very clean. Glasgow Corporation (now Glasgow City Council) ran many "Model Lodging Houses" mostly for men but there were a few for women.
The one in the Drygate many have been a "Model" as they were known, I'm not too sure.
Lodger
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You are absolutely right in your hunch, Lodger ;) From the 1927 PO directory, it shows as a Model Lodging House http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glasgow/1927address845.jpg
Monica
Added: Photo here of the Drygate Model Lodging House www.rootschat.com/links/0c73/ - link shrunk from the Virtual Mitchell site.
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Glasgow Post office street directory for 1933 shows 77 Drygate C4 as "Model Lodging House". Wm Jardine (living at 85 Drygate) is listed as the "Superintendant Drygate Home" at 77 Drygate.
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Still showing up to 1959 - later photo here www.rootschat.com/links/0c74/
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There is still a Model Lodging House on the Gallowgate as far as I know, just before you get to The Barrows.
James.
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Thank you guys, I loved the pictures.
I did think that Thomas may not have been very well off. He was 75 years old when he died and he was a shoemaker, although I'm not sure if he was still working.
Mind you, I can easily see myself in one of those in years to come if things keep going the way they are and of course we'll all still be working our socks of at the tender age of 75 ;D
Greenvalley
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I would be interested to find out when these "Model / Boarding Houses" ceased .
I remember my mum mentioning gents from "the model" in Mossend, coming around the doors selling matches. This would have been around 1954-1960.
Gail
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The Belgrove in Gallowgate taken in 1991. still going strong.
James.
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Plenty still in Glasgow
http://glasgowhelp.com/listServices.php?category=18
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I lived at 95 Drygate in the late 50's and remember walking past the men's model many times as a young girl. They were poor men and some drunks but I remember them handing out 2 shillings or a half a crown to myself and my younger brother, poor as they were they did that!!!!!! That's the Glasgow poor for you!!!
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Just found out my Great gg granda Gordon lived at Drygate Model lodging house in 1901 census. he died in the Greenock Poorhouse in 1902 . Plasterer to trade he was always on his travels,born Perth , living in Aberdeen, Glasgow,Newcastle,Liverpool and Glasgow and finally Greenock. Funnily enough his grandson ,my granda Gordon lived in John Knox Street and ended his days in the Great Eastern Model across the road . My granda would rather buy you a drink than give you money lol
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The Great Eastern, formerly Anderson's cotton mill & then a Model Lodging House, is now converted into flats. The Molendinar burn makes a brief appearance by the west gable where it disappears into a culvert & only appears again below the weir over the Clyde at Glasgow Green, which is tidal below that point.
Skoosh.