Flagpoles at Anniesland X

[jkwelsh]

Well I never!

I know this is an old post, but Ive only just joined the forum and was looking for anything relating to Anniesland where I grew up. (I currently live and work in Nairobi, Kenya)

My claim to fame?

I actually put those flagpoles up around 35 years ago In fact I have a connection with the old shops that were under the flats. My gran (long gone now) ran the newsagents. My mum worked in the menswear shop next door (can't remember its name) and I demolished the Top Hat cafe that was next to that, and I spent a summer working in the shoe shop next to that!

The 'Old Bloke' (Hugh) owns the lot (including the buildings out back in Fowlers Lane) and I worked for him while at school when I was 14/15 as his Saturday help. That must of been around 1977ish.

I worked in the Flats above as well, and the reason the window has been out on that top flat for just about ever is (or at least was) to do with not paying rates on the flats when they are uninhabitable, i.e. not wind and watertight.

Hugh was a great bloke and I learned loads of DIY skills from him that serve me to this day. As far as I know he's still going strong

[mrsam]

amazing story

[Monument]

I enjoyed this story too, and Hugh does sound like a great bloke

[Doug]

Hi jkwelsh

funny that you should pick up on this one. I too have just joined HG and I also worked in anniesland X during the early 70's. i was the manager of a big electrical store under the multi storey flats and my understanding of the flags was that they were to do with a kilt hire shop underneath the flags were but you say a menswear business...that all makes sense, i think

Cheers and welcome HG........ doug

[fiain]

Doug, I've been trying to remember the name of that store under the flats, was it Jolly's (or something similar)? I got my first record player from there and I remember that there was a box of 45s singles on the counter where you could pick up recent, ex-chart records for 1/2 price. Ahhh, happy days.

[Doug]

Well done fiain and good to speak to you. you are right about the shops name it was indeed "jollys" and it belonged to my family. when it first opened i managed it for a while before leaving the firm. The shop sold electrical items and also had a very busy record dept which was run by a lovely lass from temple called Margaret Hammil and it well used by the barr and stroud workers and of course folks from temple. It all seems such a long time ago doesnt it ? regards doug

PS in case it was me who sold you your record player i hope it gave good service

[fiain]

Hi Doug, thanks for cofirming the name of the store, I was in there often so probably bumped into you at some time. And, yes and no- in some ways it seems a long time ago, in others it seems like just yesterday. Don't worry, the record player served me well, all the way from Slade to Sex Pistols and beyond.

[Doug]

Hi Fiain and thanks for responding. Its funny isnt it when you think back to those days, it seems like a million years ago. Since joining this forum and another one i use a lot more than this one its been amazing. Although I have lived away from glasgow for over 30 years the forums have brought it all back to me. Every time i log on theres another topic that gets me going and once i get typing theres no stopping me :). Anyway i'm relieved that your record player gave decent service and i hope i did meet you. kind regards

[jkwelsh]

And I went to school with Margret's younger sister!

Small world indeed....

[Doug]

And I went to school with Margret's younger sister!

Small world indeed....

Hi jk and welcome to HG. When you refer to Margaret's younger sister are you referring to the Margaret Hammil i mentioned in my post ? If it is Margaret become my sister in law when she married my young brother and although they had two kids together the marriage broke up. Although i certainly knew her sisters I cant remember them very well as it was such a long time ago but i do remember Margaret lost a sister ( a younger one i think, and could her name have been Brenda !! ) in a car accident

Regards doug

[jkwelsh]

It was indeed Brenda. The family lived almost opposite me in Glencoe St.

Ive not lived in Glasgow for over 30 years. Didn't know she had died

[Doug]

It was indeed Brenda. The family lived almost opposite me in Glencoe St.

Ive not lived in Glasgow for over 30 years. Didn't know she had died

thanks for replying Jk. The next time i speak to my brother I will ask him which of margarets sisters died in a car accident because i think there was also a Jackie in the family. Once i find out i will post it

[Doug]

Hi JK I'm not sure if your still with the forum or not but just in case you are the Hammel sister who was killed in a car accident was Jackie not Brenda as i first thought

[Dexter St. Clair]

Derelict?

[mrsam]

if you read the previous then it's in the process of being slowly done up by 1 guy. I can see the rear from my work and the tiles/ guttering Is in a bad way

Mr Sam