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welcome hoey street, ,i will pitch in with Mary, Black, Fern(though technically its in s. lanarkshire), Royston and Garnet. I know theres more but thought i would get in first with the easy ones
crusty there is a book for sale on amazon(hope its ok to mention them) called -the forth bridge by sheila mackay. judging by the front cover which is all you can see on the site, its full of photos of the construction of said bridge. i will maybe even invest £12.99 of my beer money on it
norrie try http://www.theglasgowstory.com . when you get there search for mayfair cinema and you will find an old photo of the cinema which was situated at sinclair drive in battlefield until the late 70s
Found some film footage of empire exhibition. Go to http://www.BRITISHPATHE.COM (note capitals),and search the database for Glasgow. They will come back with 591 films,of which there must be some hidden gems but more of that later. The exhibition films are no. 82 and 103. you will have to give them ...
On my way to parkhead as a kid, i was always captivated by the goals and boot and ball that was designed into the cobblestones at Barrowfield .I think the street it was situated in was Camlachie,roughly across from the where the kyc is now.anyone know the story behind it? I was told it was in memory...
Theres a couple of pre sixties pics here - http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/Tramsport/BusTrolley.htm Not sure of the location though.Can anyone help with that?
cathkin park is still there, pitch terraces and all, probably much the same as it was in 1976. when the club went bust in 1967 due to financial mismanagement by the board the main stand was demolished and the council took over. for once they didnt sell to the highest bidder, opting instead to turn t...
enlighten me someone please. why do none of the streets in my lovely(sic) scheme have a number 13 was this a bout of post-war superstitious hysteria by our city fathers or is there another reason? sorry but these are the things that keep me awake at night...