OS1/21/11/62

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Carluke (continued)

Forty years ago the only bakers bread
used in the Parish was 1/6 worth brought
weekly from Lanark or Glasgow
Stat. acc[oun]t 1841

The latter paragraph is evidently an
error on the part of the Stat: Acct:
for Mauldslie Castle was erected prior
to 1800 and was the residence of the
Earl of Hyndford.

The town contains about 4000
inhabitants inclusive of Crawforddyke
Street the great proportion of which
are dependent for subsistence on the
immense Iron Works in this and the
adjoining Parishes: it contains
branches of the City of Glasgow and British
Linen Companies Banks both fine buildings
it is however badly lit with gas there
being no public lamps in the town
and only a few private ones at long
intervals: in general the houses are
one storey and slated. but a good
many excellent houses (two storeys)
have lately been built in Kirkton S[tree]t.
Two annual cattle fairs are
held at Carluke one on the 21st May
the other on the 31st October.***
There are 3 good Inns in the town
and a good many public houses.
The principal proprietor is
John Hamilton Esq of Fairholm
and Kirkton.

Transcriber's notes

The first 2 paragraphs of this page did not read easily. In particular the second line of paragraph 1 where I could not figure out the word after 1/6. Reference to the Stat Account (footnote on page 592) rendered the correct interpretation and made it clear that 1/6 is 1shilling and sixpence (18 old pence or 7½ new pence)
Paragraph 2 just does not seem to logically follow. But it may actually refer to the final paragraph of OS1/21/11/61 that mentions Carluke consisting of only 4 cottages and a church.

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Ian Muirhead

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