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Dixon's Rows, Blantyre

This is the last five houses in the Row which served as a Chapel to the Catholic Mining Community.

As more and more immigrants from Ireland arrived in Blantyre to work in the Pits, they wanted a place of Worship, because at that time there was no Catholic Church.

They approached the Pit Owners, Messrs William Dixon and asked, if not, petitioned, for a place of Worship.

As William Dixon's family were Catholic and one of his sons was a Priest, they allocated the last five houses at the end of the Row to be used as a Chapel, much to the discontent of the Protestant Community.

This block of five houses were the last to be demolished.

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