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How much is known about Steam Trucks in use in Glasgow particularly in the War years, I remember that A company, 'Alexandra Transport' ran a fleet of Steam Trucks during the war. I lived in a house just to the north of them on the banks of the Monkland Canal and had a good view from our bedroom wind...
Hi Cell, Yes that's the one! I was an engineer with British Railways at that time until Beaching came along and I switched to Highway Design. Some of my mates also switched to the power authority also. Do you know anything about the two day outage in '53 or '54? I was told it was caused by a 'bus ba...
Hi, very interesting. Two anecdotes that may be of some interest- In 1953 there was a serious melt down of a power station serving East Glasgow which resulted in a 2 day outage. I was dancing with a girl in the Dennistoun Palace the evening that it happened. We are still together after 60 years. As ...
Hi Grahame, thanks for your comment. I have been researching many such hill forts in Central Scotland for a power point presentation and I do not know of any one of these which had not, in fact be so occupied. Given Glasgow's early origin, St Mungo's known conflict with the locals ( he was banished ...
Helen, not a very helpfull comment. This was a reference to a probable iron age fort, nothing to do with ley lines. Anyone can convince themselves that there are possible lines between geological features which often have a natural explanations.
Hi Grahame, Thanks for the interesting reference to source of 'Druid hill' label. The former name 'Dun Chatten' ( hill of the cat?),struck an immediate memory to me as there is a street of that name just south of the site. I looked at the information from Mann's work but it would seem that he did no...
Glasgow Necropolis is bounded by Firpark Sreet and Wishart Street being is separated from St Mongo's former church site by the line of the Molindinar Burn now under Wishart street. Recently The hill on which it stands has been referred to as 'The Druid Hill' I have seen no proof of this suggestion, ...