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When did the Meadowside Granary finally close?
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Wed Mar 27, 2002 10:57 amby PGCC
Does anyone know when the Granary finally ceased being used for it's sole purpose as a grain store?. I lived accross the road from it in Thornwood between 1988-96, but was never aware of much grain operation.
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Wed Mar 27, 2002 12:50 pmby Guest
I lived in Thornwood too (until around 86'), used to play (get into trouble) near the Granary. Plenty of rats, and stories of Grain-fed super-rats, but no big ships. Although i was told by one of the more adventurous types in my school class that there was grain a a large tower with some sort of chute that they slid down.
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Wed Mar 27, 2002 12:52 pmby Jazza
Anonymous wrote:I lived in Thornwood too (until around 86'), used to play (get into trouble) near the Granary. Plenty of rats, and stories of Grain-fed super-rats, but no big ships. Although i was told by one of the more adventurous types in my school class that there was grain a a large tower with some sort of chute that they slid down.
it was me that posted that by the way, just forgot to login!
Meadowside Granary
Posted:
Fri May 17, 2002 1:26 pmby STURDEE
Was still in use in 1992 but this seems to have been its final year.
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Sun May 19, 2002 1:05 pmby Sharon
I was speaking to a guy yesterday...he reckoned that the 1960 building was still in use until a year and a half ago. They were still exporting grain at that point.
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Wed May 23, 2007 12:15 pmby Shazbat
BUMP
Managed to blag a free go on the Science Tower yesterday. A very informative wee mannie was full of interesting info about the area.
Apparently (allegedly) poison couldn't be used to deal with the rat population when they were demolishing the building due to pollution implications, so they put in teams of wee dogs, which were duly massacred by the teams of rats. At least 200 dugs met their grisly end this way.
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Wed May 23, 2007 1:37 pmby cheesylion
Shazbat wrote:BUMP
Managed to blag a free go on the Science Tower yesterday. A very informative wee mannie was full of interesting info about the area.
Apparently (allegedly) poison couldn't be used to deal with the rat population when they were demolishing the building due to pollution implications, so they put in teams of wee dogs, which were duly massacred by the teams of rats. At least 200 dugs met their grisly end this way.
How do we blag a shot? I fancy a wee spin on that!
Posted:
Thu May 24, 2007 11:50 amby Shazbat
How do we blag a shot? I fancy a wee spin on that!
Och, just one of those high level strategic meetings.
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Posted:
Thu May 24, 2007 8:37 pmby PGCC
Shazbat wrote:BUMP
Congratulations you win £5 for raising one of the oldest threads on HG
Well done
That's me now up to 8 posts ... Whoopee!
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Fri May 25, 2007 3:48 pmby Shazbat
Channeling Pat Lally
