Bearsden Memorial
Search my archives of service men, women and notable civilians from local Bearsden areas. Each archive is tagged by Branch of Service, Location and Year of Death to aid your research.
Bearsden History
Explore my collection of articles on notable residents, locations and other moments of history in and around the Bearsden area. Comments and feedback warmly welcomed on all posts.
Blitz Incidents
Find my collection of posts on Blitz Incidents in locations throughout the UK. So far I have concentrated on the areas I know in Central London and the Glasgow area.
Glasgow's Lost Industries
Discover a collection of posts, articles, images and testimonies all surrounding industries and workplaces that once dominated Glasgow's trade.
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Glasgow’s horse-tram depots 1872-1894
The history of horse-drawn trams in Glasgow has been covered in several...
Maryhill’s horse tram depot
In his book “Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow”, John Hume provided a gazetteer...
Rescue on Ruchill Street: four brave men
In response to an earlier post on the award of a bravery...
A canal rescue: James Mudie Archer
On 11th April 1930, James Mudie Archer, 19, and a friend, Hugh...
Maryhill Road in 44 Comparisons
I’ve arranged a selection of photos of Maryhill Road from north to...
Clydebank: Second Avenue Numbers 72 to 80
The records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission name 493 people killed...