Help! Where is this?

[cheesylion]

^ And the gauntlet clattered across the floor!

[Dexter St. Clair]

^ And the gauntlet clattered across the floor!

A mitten on a string more likely from a contributor who has not read the whole thread.


Get yer ain photo up if you want challenged.

[Schiehallion]

Aye but.. a lot of the tenemental renovations done in the 70's 80's meant the chimleys were removed due to central heating being put in (hurray !)so I think this view is of Dumbarton Road approaching from the west, just afore Burnham Road on the right.

Immaterial. The picture in high resolution was compared to an aerial photograph from the early 60's and every chimney stack matched including the lengths and colour of individual chimney pots. Part of the zebra crossing was also visible in the aerial photo. The style of the tenements on both sides of the road were identical in both photos. The location was proved beyond any doubt.

[robertpool]

sorry about previous post...some Ba$74rd spiked me snowball. Don't know if this will help.

Having looked at the OS map here is a list of shops on Maryhill Road, 1971 starting at Munns Vaults and finishing at Bisland Drive (right side of road) and Kelvindale Avenue (left side of road)

Right side of the road

600 – 610 Munns Vaults wine & spirit merchants
618 D. J. Dunne Ltd commission agents
640 E. H. Dunn newsagents
646 Mrs. G. Balon ladies hairdresser
648 Firhill Stores cigarette coupon dealers
766 - 784 East Park Auto Point petrol station
786 O’Brian, Scott, McSherry surgery
788 C. L. Judge shopkeeper
794 S. Stein hairdresser
798 F. A. Viapree surgery
800 Sew-It Shop babyware
802 Thos. Hughes & Son furniture dealers
806 J. G. Shanks commercial artist
808 Miss C. Wright antique dealer
822 Nan & Bill McNaught ladies hairdresser
866 – 902 D. McNaught & Co haulage contractors
910 Sam MacCloy (Cars) motor car agent & dealer
942 Royal Bank of Scotland east park branch
958 John Barry (Contractors) Ltd transport contractors
960 James C. Gray grocer
964 Nan Muir juvenile outfitters
968 Allisson ladies hairdresser
974 Scottish Legal Life Assurance Society

Bisland Drive

Left side of the road

599 Robb’s Stores drysalters
603 Vacmatic electrical domestic apps
605 J. Di Ruzza hairdresser
607 McGillivray second hand goods
609 D & E Burns grocers
613 Jn. Russell confectioner
615 Dougies shoe repairs
623 – 625 A Harris furniture & antique dealer
629 Leather Goods Shop leather goods
631 Miss E. Leon pet stores
633 Hollywood Hair Fashions hairdresser
639 Maryhill Gospel Hall
641 – 645 A. Harris antique
649 Blacks Television television engineers
651 E. P. Dudek watchmaker
665 J. Rankin drysalter
669 Bissett, Jamieson surgery
681 – 685 Miss A. McDonald ladies outfitter
691 Campbell Brown radio repairs
699 Glendale Footware Co boot & shoe dealers
703 Jas Little baker
707 – 709 Victor Ltd floor main equipment
721 Anne McGown book seller
723 F. Maguire commission agent
727 H. Sutherland fruiter
733 – 737 Robertson’s Economic Drapery Store
745 J & C Thomson fishmonger
751 Rosslynn Café café
753 Royal Bank of Scotland

Kelvindale Avenue

[red_kola]

The photo is heading into town (south east) therefore both Bisland drive and Kelvindale Avenue would be behind the vantage point, to the left and right respectively. As Dexter suggests, and painful as it might be, read the whole thread - or at least from page 22 onwards...

[robertpool]

I did read the complete thread and i'm very well aware that the photo suggests the road is heading towards the town. I lived in Dalmally Street and went to Dunard Street School and l am fimiliar with the area. The shop listings start at Munns which would be out of view around the bend on the left of the photo, and the opposite side of the street (right of photo) were the shops listed start from Braeside Street back to Kelvindale Ave which l am fully aware would be to the back of where the photo was taken from. Just for you l have extended the range of shops from Dunard Street to Kelvindale Ave.

Having looked at the OS map here is a list of shops on Maryhill Road, 1971 starting at Munns Vaults and finishing at Bisland Drive (right side of road) and Kelvindale Avenue (left side of road)

Right side of the road going up Maryhill Road

600 – 610 Munns Vaults wine & spirit merchants
618 D. J. Dunne Ltd commission agents
640 E. H. Dunn newsagents
646 Mrs. G. Balon ladies hairdresser
648 Firhill Stores cigarette coupon dealers
766 - 784 East Park Auto Point petrol station
786 O’Brian, Scott, McSherry surgery
788 C. L. Judge shopkeeper
794 S. Stein hairdresser
798 F. A. Viapree surgery
800 Sew-It Shop babyware
802 Thos. Hughes & Son furniture dealers
806 J. G. Shanks commercial artist
808 Miss C. Wright antique dealer
822 Nan & Bill McNaught ladies hairdresser
866 – 902 D. McNaught & Co haulage contractors
910 Sam MacCloy (Cars) motor car agent & dealer
942 Royal Bank of Scotland east park branch
958 John Barry (Contractors) Ltd transport contractors
960 James C. Gray grocer
964 Nan Muir juvenile outfitters
968 Allisson ladies hairdresser
974 Scottish Legal Life Assurance Society

Ends at Bisland Drive

Left side of the road going up Maryhill Road

Starts at corner of Dunard Street and Maryhill Road

567 Quality Fruit Stores
571 East Kilbride Dairy Group dairymen
573 – 575 Cochrane Andrew Ltd grocer
579 Jn. Stewart butcher
581 Bitmore draper
589 Springbank Post & M. O. Office
589 W. King newsagent
595 McKean Ltd butcher

Ends at corner of Breaside Street and Maryhill Road

Starts at corner of Breaside Street and Maryhill Road

599 Robb’s Stores drysalters
603 Vacmatic electrical domestic apps
605 J. Di Ruzza hairdresser
607 McGillivray second hand goods
609 D & E Burns grocers
613 Jn. Russell confectioner
615 Dougies shoe repairs
623 – 625 A Harris furniture & antique dealer
629 Leather Goods Shop leather goods
631 Miss E. Leon pet stores
633 Hollywood Hair Fashions hairdresser
639 Maryhill Gospel Hall
641 – 645 A. Harris antique
649 Blacks Television television engineers
651 E. P. Dudek watchmaker
665 J. Rankin drysalter
669 Bissett, Jamieson surgery
681 – 685 Miss A. McDonald ladies outfitter
691 Campbell Brown radio repairs
699 Glendale Footware Co boot & shoe dealers
703 Jas Little baker
707 – 709 Victor Ltd floor main equipment
721 Anne McGown book seller
723 F. Maguire commission agent
727 H. Sutherland fruiter
733 – 737 Robertson’s Economic Drapery Store
745 J & C Thomson fishmonger
751 Rosslynn Café café
753 Royal Bank of Scotland

Ends at corner of Kelvindale Avenue and Maryhill Road

[red_kola]

I did read the complete thread and i'm very well aware that the photo suggests the road is heading towards the town.

Thanks. What I am unable to tell from your post is whether you are still in doubt as to the location of the photograph.

753 Royal Bank of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland @ 753 Maryhill Road

[robertpool]

At the lower left of the photo (left of the white Luton van) it looks like it might be a church ground next to the gable end of the building. It appears to have a low level wall and a fairly well developed tree in the garden. It also has what appears to be a notice board similar to other churches that lets you know the name of the church etc. Anyone else thinks this could be a church? Could well be im the only one thats not convinced this is Maryhill Road.

[HollowHorn]

Yer a bad, bad man, Robertpool

[Pgcc93]

'Heavy Chimney Evidence' won the day ...eventually

[Socceroo]

At the lower left of the photo (left of the white Luton van) it looks like it might be a church ground next to the gable end of the building. It appears to have a low level wall and a fairly well developed tree in the garden. It also has what appears to be a notice board similar to other churches that lets you know the name of the church etc. Anyone else thinks this could be a church? Could well be im the only one thats not convinced this is Maryhill Road.

I think that it is still inconclusive that it is Maryhill Road. Certainly the case put forward for it so far is the strongest yet, but not necessarily conclusive. If we could get a similar photograph showing that it was Maryhill Road, then it would settle matters for once and for all.

[robertpool]

OK, I’m almost convinced its Maryhill Road. Having checked the OS map, the photo and my own documents over and over l find that if the pub on the right hand corner is at Kelvinside Ave and Maryhill Road the Kelvinside Vaults (J. T. Wharry spirit dealer) at no 757 then the shops next to it would have been no 763 Arthurs, butchers then at no 765 J. Hughes, electrical dealer. A number of other shops are listed on this stretch of Maryhill Road in 1971 but l know that there was some demolition work in the area in 1974 as l have a photograph which shows part of Kirkland Street demolished. This would account for the OS map showing the land between no 777 and 795 being empty. The Strathmore Public House (J. McAdam, spirit dealer) on the corner of Rolland Street is still shown but would be to the rear of the photographer. The land l initially thought was a church with the notice board could be the sign for Nan & Bill McNaught, ladies hairdresser at no 822 as the OS map shows the shop to be within an unmarked area.

[John]

This is probably the best HG thread ever.

[Schiehallion]

'Heavy Chimney Evidence' won the day ...eventually

You're right and I'm getting helluva close here to booting up the old PC and digging it all out again if these doubters persist!

This is worse than 'who shot Kennedy'!

[Mori]

Sorry but something still tells me its cathcart rd @ mount florida for some reason.