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The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:02 pm
by HollowHorn
Near Anniesland, who has info on it?

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:14 am
by yoker brian
HH, don't know anything specific but I found this post although related to a farm by the canal at Temple, it also mentions 2 piggery's in the area http://discuss.glasgowguide.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t1941.html

The farm near Islay Ave was a isolation farm for infected cattle. It was over a little wooden bridge and was on the bank of the canal. The farm was owned by the Gows. The only other animal farms, were piggeries, one at the top of Strathcona Dr, and one just past the big canal bridge on Beardsden Rd on the steep hil, and facing Dawsholm Park.

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:45 am
by hazy
HH if you go to the pub Lock 27 then head for the gas towers thats where the said piggey is mate.

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:18 pm
by Glesga_Steve
hazy wrote:HH if you go to the pub Lock 27 then head for the gas towers thats where the said piggey is mate.


"that's where the said piggey is" - as in present tense?

Hazy, are you saying there is still a piggery at that location??

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:32 pm
by Glesga_Steve
yoker brian wrote:HH, don't know anything specific but I found this post although related to a farm by the canal at Temple, it also mentions 2 piggery's in the area http://discuss.glasgowguide.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t1941.html

The farm near Islay Ave was a isolation farm for infected cattle. It was over a little wooden bridge and was on the bank of the canal. The farm was owned by the Gows. The only other animal farms, were piggeries, one at the top of Strathcona Dr, and one just past the big canal bridge on Beardsden Rd on the steep hil, and facing Dawsholm Park.

I can't contribute anything definite about a piggery either but, by sheer coincidence, I have an old OS plan (1864 version I think) of this area lying rolled up on my office desk and it shows the farm referred to by YB - it's named on the plan as Netherton Farm I think.

I'll scan it tomorrow and upload it when I get in from work.

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:34 pm
by rabmania
Netherton Farm? Isn't that the new housing on the canal opposite the huge gym/fitness/leisure thing? I think it's an eyesore now, so...piggery, sty, stye...

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:42 pm
by Dave

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:34 pm
by Glesga_Steve
Netherton Farm
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Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:54 pm
by HollowHorn
There is an old photo of the lock here:
http://www.mycityglasgow.co.uk/

Go to 'My City' then 'Glasgow in the 1980's' The pic at at the bottom of the page.

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:11 pm
by HollowHorn
Surprisingly, Hazy may have been right after all! ::):

From the person who first posed the question to me & in answer to the above photo:
Yes, that was the Lock-keeper's cottage mentioned above. The piggery was a wee red brick building just beside it.


So, if Hazy is right in saying "Head for the gas towers thats where the said piggey is" Then the building to the left of the cottage (Lock 27) must be the Piggery, no? I'm awaiting confirmation from the original poser of the question.

Photo from Canmore:
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Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:35 pm
by hazy
HH if you are at Lock 27 start walking along the canal. You wil go over the Queen street low line rail , further along you pas two lock gates.
You will then pass a wee moorings for boats. As you walk round a slight bend you will see the said building on your right. Just past the bilding is the Queen Street high level line to Anniesland .

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:45 pm
by HollowHorn
Is it made of red brick?

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:01 pm
by HollowHorn
Not 'Just beside it' as Harper stated then? ::):

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:03 pm
by hazy
Aye

Re: The Temple Piggery

PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:11 pm
by Harper
HollowHorn wrote:Not 'Just beside it' as Harper stated then? ::):


Blimey, named and shamed. ::):

Thanks HH and everyone else. Great photograph, references and stories. ::):