Posts by Andrew
Glasgow’s horse-tram depots 1872-1894
The history of horse-drawn trams in Glasgow has been covered in several excellent resources (see the book “The Glasgow Horse Tramways by Struan Robertson or this link, for example) but my interest was in the depots. Prior to 1872 Glasgow was served by horse buses (the distinction being, of course that buses do not run…
Read MoreMaryhill’s horse tram depot
In his book “Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow”, John Hume provided a gazetteer of industrial sites in the Glasgow area, including those at Dawsholm and Temple I have described previously (see this link, for example). In Maryhill he also lists the site of a horse tram depot in Duart Street – this is the street off…
Read MoreRescue on Ruchill Street: four brave men
In response to an earlier post on the award of a bravery medal for a canal rescue (link), Alex Oliver contacted me to say his stepfather had the same medal. The Corporation of Glasgow Gallantry Medal. With the help of Barbara McLean at Glasgow City Archives I have been able to find the story. All…
Read MoreA canal rescue: James Mudie Archer
On 11th April 1930, James Mudie Archer, 19, and a friend, Hugh Harper, were on the canal towpath walking to their jobs at the Maryhill Iron Works. Two young women who they knew, Annie Leggatt (15) and Jean Muir (16) were on the opposite side of the canal, also going to work. They stopped to…
Read MoreMaryhill Road in 44 Comparisons
I’ve arranged a selection of photos of Maryhill Road from north to south, starting at Killermont and ending at St George’s Cross, together with a matched comparison photo for each one as a ‘then and now’. I’ve tried to space them out down the road. The photos below were originally posted by people like Kenny…
Read MoreGarscube House
I cannot muster the least interest in the history of landowning families over the centuries and am not much more interested in where they lived. I’m making an exception for Garscube House partly because it has been demolished (instant appeal!), the site is so accessible, and next year is the 200th anniversary of the rebuilding…
Read MoreClydebank: Second Avenue Numbers 72 to 80
The records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission name 493 people killed in Clydebank on the two nights of 13th/14th and 14th/15th March 1941. Of these 484 people either have an address where they died or this can be deduced with reasonable certainty. Nearly one-in five of those people died on Second Avenue. At numbers…
Read MoreSt Peter’s College
This post card shows the view along Drymen Road from today’s bus stop by Schaw House: This was the original row of houses called Courthill, but this post is about the building just visible in the distance beyond Number 1 (an oddity of Courthill is that it numbered from the Court Hill end back towards…
Read MoreThe extraordinary owners of 6 Ferguston Villas (or 63 Roman Road)
Sheena Peters second volume of “Bearsden in Old Picture Postcards” contains some amazing photos, including this one taken from the tower of Buchanan Retreat (now Boclair House Hotel) on Milngavie Road, looking to Schaw Convalescent Home. The road junction in the bottom left corner is where Roman Road meets Milngavie Road (which is just out…
Read MoreBearsden from Above
This post is about the photos of Bearsden available on the Britain from Above website (link). I’ve used these in previous posts including what was on the north side of Roman Road (link), the farms of north Bearsden (link), and the ‘lost villas’ of St Germains and Lochbrae (link) – in all these cases, I…
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