Dundyvan Church, designed by architect Alexander Cullen and constructed in 1905, has been listed since 1977 and is described as a striking gothic design in red sandstone with a crown tower topped by a spire.  The church and manse, which have been empty since the mid-1990s, are in a poor condition due to fire and water damage and a collapsed roof.

Des Dillon -the author of "Six Black Candles" grew up in the Slap-Up.

Here are some comments taken from the bulletin Board:

Sugaroly: What you are looking at is the gushet of Dundyvan rd and Henderson Street and looking straight up Turner Street. If you look at the top you can just see Kate Devoy's shop on the corner of Douglas Street and Turner Street. Kirk Street made up the square and I lived at no 10, top flat looking on to Dundyvan church.

Sugaroly: spot on John, Dundyvan parish church Kirk Street looking from the Clyde valley electric company site I think.Scan 6 is Kate Devoys shop and Robertson's shop in Douglas Street. scan 4 looking up Henderson Street you can just make out Jeany vovos chip shop and Flannigan's grocers owned by Dr Flannigan's father I think

TJFulton:  Dr. Jack Flanigan's father was a butcher. My mother lived on Dundyvan Road. I was in Coatbridge in 1958 and the house she lived in was about to be torn down. It was exactly as she described it. Fireplace, dirt floor, no plumbing , one window.  Two adults and nine to thirteen children.

Sugaroly: HI John , You are right about the housing conditions. Where Street Augustine's old school was there was a street called Carrick Street known as the pokey row and that was definitely basic living. I vaguely remember a water well in a back yard between bank Street Dundyvan rd Buchanan Street and Hutton Street where this new complex now stands and it made me smile when all the back clapping was going on about the great discovery of there own water source

Digger1:  Digger here, The entrance to the well that Sugaroly mentioned was on Bank St between Hutton St and Dundyvan Rd across from the City Bakeries on Bank St. There were people who lived above the shops and there was a big wide close for the entrance for the dust bin men and the coal lorries, in the back yard there was a stone wash house where the women went to do their laundry, they would get the water from the well to the fill the tub, In some other old tenements they had a cold water tap inside the washhouse, in order to get the hot water the women would have to light a fire underneath the wash tub which made of brick and stone (fireclay).

I think there might be a wash house in the Summerlee Museum, I will be going to home in March and will visit the Museum when I am in Coatbridge

Digger1 and Jonnel - at Summerlee - discussed the great number of people who read the board comments!!

On the topic of the Slap Up there has been only 3 contributors!! But yet nearly 10,000 people have read the comments!! I am disappointed at the poor activity on the forum and wonder why I do it??

Come on - dont be shy - use the forum or board - you are getting it FREE!!

Try it now at: http://www.monklands.co.uk/board/

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