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viceroy wrote:Copland Road, beside Ibrox Subway Station
Built in 1897 as a brush factory for William Morier, wholesale and export brushmaker. Does seem a bit grand for such a purpose but maybe Mr. Morier had money to burn and wanted to make a statement. When I began working in Ibrox about 23 years ago the building was being used by a firm of printers and stationers. Some years ago it was bought by Quality Street who converted it into appartments for letting. It is still used for that purpose although I don’t know who now owns the building.
164 Copland Road, a bit further along from the above
This nondescript building dates from 1897 and was originally known as the Glasgow Candle Works. It was built for Shearer & Harvey, candle makers. This firm still exists [now simply known as Shearer Candles] and so must be one of the oldest manufacturing companies in Glasgow. They were in business at this location until just a few years ago when they moved to much larger premises beside the Broomloan Road Subway depot near Govan Cross. The building still seems to be in use but I don’t know who W.W.T. are or what they do.
lynnski wrote:I've seen that 'Shearers Candles' round at Broomloan, will need to go and take some pics, if this rain ever lets up... Yeah, I have no idea who WWT are either! It's always empty looking, you never really see anyone coming or going. The whole area's going down the pan. First the butchers closes, now the Haddow's has gone, the woman that worked there told me that whole row of shops might be closing, which would mean we'd lose the newsagents, pharmacy and Briggs food shop. That would be a shame. I'm more increasingly having to nip round to Cessnock to use the shops there. That butcher's was good too, he did the best pork chops. *sigh*
Seen one white van in almost a year sit outside the old shearers candles building,Tommy who owned the butchers retired and was losing a lot of cash weekly shame though as his stuff was very good and nice guy to speak to,Haddows had a severe problem with getting staff who turned up and opened it on time,they also lost out in the booze wars with the spar shop and couldn't compete with their prices/deals,Fordyce newsagents defeats me how that shop lasted so long,anne and jack ran it for years then sold it to kate who now problably regrets buying it big time,the briggs shop does alright,but if the call centre ever closes,they will be shut too,which leaves us with the chemist and the spar,the chemist won't close as the junkies keep their profits healthy(£30 for every dose of methdone they give out).lynnski wrote:I've seen that 'Shearers Candles' round at Broomloan, will need to go and take some pics, if this rain ever lets up... Yeah, I have no idea who WWT are either! It's always empty looking, you never really see anyone coming or going. The whole area's going down the pan. First the butchers closes, now the Haddow's has gone, the woman that worked there told me that whole row of shops might be closing, which would mean we'd lose the newsagents, pharmacy and Briggs food shop. That would be a shame. I'm more increasingly having to nip round to Cessnock to use the shops there. That butcher's was good too, he did the best pork chops. *sigh*
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