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There was a big pram shop at the Trongate.cant remember the name..way back in the 60s... also another one in High st near College street.. Some other weans clothes shops were Isobel Towns in Main st Brideton.. Hatricks London road at Heron st Bridgeton. the lovely shop in Duke st.. name escapes me.....

Oh I thought Robertpool referred to dead bodies.. I wouldnt think many came back at all or not many, I think the ones buried here were maybe shipped home injured and died here. could be wrong though.. maybe it depended if they died at the end of the war and were brought home. Its so sad for families...

I wrote this a few minutes ago... for all our brave boys who never came home.. All no be back Ma.. thote ad say, Ye might wait at the station, Ave seen oor hoose the last time noo. Ave done it fur oor nation.. As a lie here on this mud and dirt, A thote aboot yer face, Worn oot wae work and worry, L...

Remember Bows well, a nice shop with lovely furniture.. Dont know about that Robert, I only knew Lewis s as the poly years ago..

checked with Peter on Parkhead History who is the best at all this type of info and it is the oldest tenement from the 1700s.

Not sure if these shops were only at Parkhead or not but Campbells had a few shops in Tollcross road... and our Coops that were everwhere at one time.. In London road Bridgeton. we had a Co shoe bakers. drapers. dairy, shoe shop and a shop that did lights and furniture..

It was on the other side of the road from Arnotts in Jamaica st... a smashing big shop... but for some reason I was never in there much. http://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/company/?id=c0712 http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/167667/glasgow-60-68-jamaica-street-colosseum-warehouse/rcahm...

Margaret Forresters in London road at Bain st... the building is still there but the big shop long gone.. whether this was a chaind of shops or not I dont know.. then we had all the tailors.. Weaver to Wearer..Burtons..Tom Martin..Claude Alexanders. does anyone remember the big one at the Trongate, ...