Faces to the names

[HollowHorn]

The top photograph is looking at the corner of Avenue Street and Riverford Road in Rutherglen.

Is that a 'Ford Popular' over on the right?

[John]

The top photograph is looking at the corner of Avenue Street and Riverford Road in Rutherglen.

Is that a 'Ford Popular' over on the right?

It may well be. It is a Ford Consul my sister and I are sitting on. Great old cars.

Here is a shot of my dad and I sitting on his Ford Prefect in the late 60's. It was taken outside my Gran's somewhere in Parkhead. I would be grateful if anyone could suggest the street as I would like to revisit it. I think the large wall on the right may be the Barrs factory.

Sorry about the colorisation but I didn't scan this one.

[glasgowken]

Thought I'd better do the decent thing and give you all the chance to rip the pish!!

You look a wee bit like a younger version of me

[John]

What's the building behind you ?

Looks like some where in Islington...

eta: posted too late.

Excellent guess tobydammit. I award you a small edible prize.

[HollowHorn]

Here is a shot of my dad and I sitting on his Ford Prefect in the late 60's.

Wonderful photo WB, you look so like your dad. Also, your eyes have not changed one iota, I'd recognise you now just from that pic.

[glasgowken]

Err, no I meant the auld pic

I'll look forward to your now photos.

[John]

Here is a shot of my dad and I sitting on his Ford Prefect in the late 60's.

Wonderful photo WB, you look so like your dad. Also, your eyes have not changed one iota, I'd recognise you now just from that pic.

Thanks HollowHorn. The photo is a little bit of social history. Look at the prams left out in the sun against the wall and the open windows in the tenement at the bottom where the mums would be keeping an eye on the sleeping babies. There are lots of people in the street, it was probably a Saturday as that is when we visited my gran. You can just make out a little shop down the left hand side and I used to get sent there to buy butter and it would come as a chunk in grease-proof paper.

I have the photo in a frame downstairs in the hall now.

Oh the memories - I need to go and lie down in a darkened room for a little while..........

[John]

Here is a shot of my dad and I sitting on his Ford Prefect in the late 60's.

Wonderful photo WB, you look so like your dad. Also, your eyes have not changed one iota, I'd recognise you now just from that pic.

---I meant to add that I still have the same haircut!

[Fraz13]

Feel free to rip the piss here :)

[glasgowken]

All set for the lassies





(Sorry )

[HollowHorn]

I meant to add that I still have the same haircut!

Well, nearly Is your dad still on the go?

[John]

I meant to add that I still have the same haircut!

Well, nearly Is your dad still on the go?

He certainly is and he is fitter than me. He must have been about 22 or 23 when this photo was taken - Life was obviously hard in those days

He was a mechanic and used to take me everywhere. I have vivid memories of being driven through Glasgow in the early 70's and seeing the tenements in the process of being ripped down.

I also had cousins in Parkhead and when I was a few years older I remember going with them to explore tenements which were in the process of being demolished. I only wish I had a camera then.

[HollowHorn]

Och, just a heavy paper round, no doubt

[cheesylion]

Thought I'd better do the decent thing and give you all the chance to rip the pish!!

http://www.funnyfair.com/policemanfl.htm

You saying I've got a soor puss!?

[cheesylion]

Thought I'd better do the decent thing and give you all the chance to rip the pish!!

You look a wee bit like a younger version of me

Ok, curious to know what you look like now?