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by **Peekay** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:15 pm

This is what I was remembering. From Eastwood New Cemmy;

Someone had been round and cleaned all the dead soldiers writing. Just when I was reading yours I thought I'd seen something similar. T'was just a minute ago I remembered I had a piccy

Pk

by **BTJustice** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:55 am

As I now deliver the post to the tenements which look on to the old parish church in Cathcart;

I could see that the doors to the old clock tower had been broken open;

So obviously it was my duty as an HG'er to go exploring. ::):

I remember as a kid the staircase could still be seen running up the inside but to be honest, its now pretty boring inside;

So while I was there I had a wander round the graveyard and what an interesting wee cemetary it is;

Dave.

by **cumbo** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:51 pm

Was the gate open BT? it has been locked the last few times i have passed and i'm getting to old for walls ::):

by **BTJustice** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:52 pm

Gates were locked so I tackled the wall.

by **HollowHorn** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:05 pm

Beautiful, BTJ, old PGCC would be up there like the proverbial rat up a drainpipe. ::):

by **tobester** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:08 pm

Ill second what HH said, cracking pics BTJ

Was that the same one we were in, during the jan wander?

by **glasgowken** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:09 pm

Wonderful place

by **BTJustice** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:33 pm

Cheers guys.

tobester wrote:
Was that the same one we were in, during the jan wander?

Im affraid not. In January we were in Cathcart Cemetary. This isnt too far away from the pub we had lunch in.

by **thegazman** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:51 pm

i grew up in and around this cemy
there is some amazing history about the place
i will bang some heids the gitther and try to get
some history and folklore :idea:

by **Schiehallion** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:57 pm

To give a taste of what used to be, I originally had these featured in the first 'past present' thread......

by **HollowHorn** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:09 pm

Hahahahaha, knew I'd seen it somewhere before :oops:

by **glasgowken** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:34 pm

Nice one

by **Shazbat** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:58 pm

Spooky. The wean in the old pictures turns into a headstone.

by **mrsam** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:57 pm

Has anyone ever been into Govan old parish church, its a victorian church with a good collection of celtic (no not the footy club people) symbol stones. Most are simple stones with an interwovan cross one one side.

some like the one above were reused in the 18th century

there are 3 Viking Hogback stones

and best of all both the stalk of a large cross, and a sarcophagus

all of the stones were found in the 1800's and the minister had them put in the church for safe keeping.

An amazing survival considering the location of the church

Sam

by **crusty_bint** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:38 pm

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