Trip to Cathcart Cemetery Sunday 7 MAY

[Ronnie]

Anyone up for a tour of Cathcart Cemetery on Sunday 7 May?

We can move this to What's On once a few folk say yes.

I'll have the maps and some info on the folk buried there - including Stan Laurel's mum, R. S. McColl, and the Hood family, who used to live in The Knowe (an Alexander Thomson design) but who now inhabit a small Egyptian temple.

Not sure about nearby cheap eats/ warehouse shopping ... :)

[HollowHorn]

I'm in, Ronnie, shifts allowing
Seriously now, if any of you knuts out there, seek, in any way, to inhale a modicum of Glasgow's history, do yourself a favour & hook up with one of Ronnie's trips, it will cost you fuck all & you'll learn more than you ever thought posible. Folks is folks, and the nice thing is that the Doc is a learner too. Sign up, whatcha gotta lose

[Socceroo]

Count me in for that one, work and other stuff that is keeping me busy will have eased up by then

[thecatsmother]

Are we talking 2006? Cos I think ye'll find the 7th is a Wednesday. And gonnae stop arranging these when I'm busy??? eh?

[Cazzie]

I'm interested - can you confirm the date?

thanks

[Monument]

I would like to, but 7th June seems to be a Wednesday and I am away.

If you mean 7th May, unfortunately I am also away

[candyhearts]

Can do a Sunday but not Wednesday 7th

[Margaret]

Ronnie
Would your tour also include the Jewish section?
I've been round Cathcart Cemetery a few times but have never been able to access the Jewish section

[crusty_bint]

Margaret, there's a hole in the wall you can cut through, just walk from the gate nearest holmwood house along the perimeter and ul find the gap; the gap in the wall of the jewish section (I think, if i remember correctly) is directly adjacent

Sounds good Ronnie, I'll probably come along too.

[Margaret]

Crusty_Bint
Thanks. I want to get photographs of some graves there for a friend in Canada - Ronnie's tours sound good though, If i'm not working I will try to get to this one.

[crusty_bint]

No probs Margaret, hope to see you on the day

[stinkpad]

Margaret, there's a hole in the wall you can cut through, just walk from the gate nearest holmwood house along the perimeter and ul find the gap; the gap in the wall of the jewish section (I think, if i remember correctly) is directly adjacent

I've marked the gap in red. It takes you into the Christian bit. The Jews are at the far north eastern end, past the Muslims.

[Margaret]

The graves that I am looking for are in the Jewish section across the road from the main graveyard.....
So will the hole in the wall only get me into the main graveyard.
I'm too big to squeeze through the gates
Not fit enough to scale the wall

[Fossil]

The graves that I am looking for are in the Jewish section across the road from the main graveyard.....
So will the hole in the wall only get me into the main graveyard.
I'm too big to squeeze through the gates
Not fit enough to scale the wall

Don’t worry Margaret there are always a few burly chaps on these outings willing to give you a punt up

Fossil

[stinkpad]

The graves that I am looking for are in the Jewish section across the road from the main graveyard.....
So will the hole in the wall only get me into the main graveyard.
I'm too big to squeeze through the gates
Not fit enough to scale the wall

The hole in the wall gets you into the new graveyard and the jewish bit is at the far end so no climbing or squeezing required.