tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post2230438847516464647..comments2024-03-17T20:34:53.938+00:00Comments on Glasgow Punter: Ruchill, Lambhill, Possilpark, Cadder. Following the Forth and Clyde Canal from MaryhillGlasgow Punterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264063716347952271noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-10768676653217957712024-01-30T13:00:25.223+00:002024-01-30T13:00:25.223+00:00I can remember in a book I read a number of years ...I can remember in a book I read a number of years ago, it was also called Spion Kop , and it was build by the soil when they where building Ruchill Hospital, I may be wrong but I believe it was 24,000 CartloadsJohn Howatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-84034897218190235622024-01-30T12:55:32.832+00:002024-01-30T12:55:32.832+00:00I just wish to bring to your attention ,that not a...I just wish to bring to your attention ,that not all 22 miners where buried in St Kentigerns,John Howatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-410379193431976152022-12-26T20:54:25.278+00:002022-12-26T20:54:25.278+00:00I'm originally from south west Glasgow Penilee...I'm originally from south west Glasgow Penilee/Cardonald area but love reading anything about any other areas as really interesting<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-77678604482759642272022-12-23T06:58:34.367+00:002022-12-23T06:58:34.367+00:00I stayed in Colgrain street, went to Ruchill prima...I stayed in Colgrain street, went to Ruchill primary, was always playing in the golfy, the miley, the halley pen, the water tower in Leighton street and over in the barrely in Tamshill street, we also used to venture to the old Lawrences work (later Foulis) between Ruchill and Barnes road, great times (80s to early 90s) then of course the place went downhill when the drugs kicked in, pity because in my view you couldn't have got a better place to stay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-79798086831645709722022-12-23T06:54:08.970+00:002022-12-23T06:54:08.970+00:00Ruchill man born and bred, The flagpole in Ruchill...Ruchill man born and bred, The flagpole in Ruchill park is called Ben Whitton after the councillor that opened the hospital (must be the smallest Ben in Scotland) used to love tearing down it on our skateboards in the mid 80s when the skateboard craze came to town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-51627853661226898012021-02-06T15:40:58.681+00:002021-02-06T15:40:58.681+00:00Thoroughly enjoyed this mine of information and ex...Thoroughly enjoyed this mine of information and exceptionally articulately well written.<br />I didn't know a lot about this area in Glasgow as grew up in Penilee.<br />Glasgow has it all amazing architecture, people and history.<br />Louise Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005439122836639903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-80927964839954042982020-05-21T10:56:54.012+01:002020-05-21T10:56:54.012+01:00I found this site by chance googling Ruchill. Very...I found this site by chance googling Ruchill. Very interesting. I grew up in Brassey Street, backing on to Ruchill golf course. Had a great childhood there in the 60s playing over the golf course, catching tadpoles in canal and taking the dirt path adjacent to golf course and dummy railway at the end of Brassey St. down to the Halloween Penn. Would love to hear of anyone elses experiences round about there and then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489903041824286274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-43584539048700710532020-02-14T02:42:11.850+00:002020-02-14T02:42:11.850+00:00Robert crawford was my great grandfather and it’s ...Robert crawford was my great grandfather and it’s good to know that the meteorite was given to museum. And my grandfather worked in Saracen foundry and went onto work in Rolls-Royce. The land as far as I am led to believe ended up as queens property due to family mishapsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565425631585386196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-23745784175631909882018-04-27T12:15:42.011+01:002018-04-27T12:15:42.011+01:00I was looking for this kind of information. Thanks...I was looking for this kind of information. Thanks a lot dear. Your Blog is too good.I like your post nice job.. glasgowdatarecovery.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697197508671497698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-44481695816437532262017-11-22T18:44:38.868+00:002017-11-22T18:44:38.868+00:00Great Great Kenny Speirshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861086876622631628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-57711850384886275512017-09-05T02:49:02.010+01:002017-09-05T02:49:02.010+01:00Hi Punter, I lived at 61 Eynort Street from 1951 t...Hi Punter, I lived at 61 Eynort Street from 1951 to 1963 when I emmigrated to the US with my mother brother and sister. I have great memories of growing up there and your blog brought back more than I remembered. Well done and thank you.Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-10159577713218869512017-06-06T23:58:36.890+01:002017-06-06T23:58:36.890+01:00This was a great blog. I lived above the canal to...This was a great blog. I lived above the canal too, at the bridge over bilsland drive, but I was wayward and always having adventures following the canal all the way to Bishopbriggs when I was about 10. The canal went on fire next to the factory one day in the late 70s. There was a giant derelict church near NK school which I discovered had something to do with the Temperance movement. I climbed the organ pit and survived. I also used to break into factories to have a look. Some had massive feral cat populations. I would love to know what that building is next to the Munns vaults pub on Mary Hill rd. I used to eat the brambles on the canal bank behind there (iron stomach) . It's been bricked up for decades. Any idea? Is it still there? I wonder if the people who now live around these areas have any idea of the total poverty people used to live in around those areas. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-54675917318172838452017-03-31T17:02:23.649+01:002017-03-31T17:02:23.649+01:00Found your page whilst looking for info on Western...Found your page whilst looking for info on Western Necropolis / Lambhill cemetery. Many thanks for all the information about the surrounding area. I have lived in Glasgow for many years but was woefully ignorant about much that you have mentioned. The detailed information you have provided is much appreciated. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-85485599034449596722017-03-18T11:02:09.795+00:002017-03-18T11:02:09.795+00:00Hi i was born in possilpark(Closeburn street) 1952...Hi i was born in possilpark(Closeburn street) 1952 and moved to Lambhill(Eynort street when i was 8 years old and have great memories of that time thanks for your writings of the areas i thought these were great and toke me back a very happy time in my life and told me things i did not know about my childhood playground , i often think back with fond memories. Thanks again. Joe Hunter. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219913695653451354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-46213470356055141412016-11-03T19:00:12.771+00:002016-11-03T19:00:12.771+00:00Thanks for your reply!! I did email St Agnes chur...Thanks for your reply!! I did email St Agnes church. Haven't heard back yet. I'll check out the website. Thanks for the information, <br /><br />Regards Colleen Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593035792586725542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-54390992802931928012016-11-02T15:02:36.830+00:002016-11-02T15:02:36.830+00:00There is the large Catholic graveyard I described ...There is the large Catholic graveyard I described above, St Kentigern's cemetery, but there is no church attached to it. There is a small, enclosed graveyard near the crematorium building, then the larger St Kentigern's Catholic graveyard beyond that. On the other side of the crematorium is the Western Necropolis. ALl of these graveyards have war graves, and a couple of larger war memorials with names on them. If you had a name and wanted to find a specific plot, at present you would need to go into the Mitchell Library in Glasgow to look up the paper records for the cemetery. They have been planning to pt it online for a while, but I do not think it is available yet. <br />Link - http://www.glasgowfamilyhistory.org.uk/ExploreRecords/Pages/Burial-Lair-and-Cremation-Registers.aspxGlasgow Punterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264063716347952271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-29133764185910636342016-11-02T12:17:13.299+00:002016-11-02T12:17:13.299+00:00Hi! I'm trying to find a Roman Catholic churc...Hi! I'm trying to find a Roman Catholic church for St. Kentigern's cemetery where a WW2 Raf airman by the name of John Patrick Sheridan is buried. Oct 4 , 1944 . We are trying to find any relatives. His Aunt<br /> Catherine Sheridan is also buried there who died in<br /> 1973. Any information would be appreciated. I live in Canada,<br />Regards Colleen Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593035792586725542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-56778765045410911472016-03-13T21:57:55.145+00:002016-03-13T21:57:55.145+00:00Thank you Helene for your comments. The French-spe...Thank you Helene for your comments. The French-speaking immigrants to the Gorbals are among the newest arrivals, mostly from west Africa.<br />As you may have noticed by now, religion in Glasgow can be complicated. Cottiers bar was built in 1865 as the Dowanhill United Presbyterian Church, one of the branches of the protestant church at that time. Later it was known as Dowanhill Church, after union with the Church of Scotland in 1929. It continued as a church until 1984.<br />This chart shows the evolution of various protestant branches of the church in Scotland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scotland#/media/File:Churches_of_Scotland_timeline.svgGlasgow Punterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264063716347952271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944408454207866907.post-62573727306393143742016-03-13T19:47:20.518+00:002016-03-13T19:47:20.518+00:00Paul, I just relocated in Glasgow (The Gorbals) as...Paul, I just relocated in Glasgow (The Gorbals) as a French woman a few months ago, and as i was looking for more historical and hidden information on a city, i found your blog. This is a gem :) It is great and will definitely help me deepen my exploration of a city i am already attached to. Thanks a lot. <br />May I ask you 2 questions ?<br />- You mentioned new immigrants settling in the GORBALS and bollards painted with "wet paint" in French... Do you have more information about any French immigration in the district ?<br />- Do you know if the Cottiers Church (and pub) was protestant or Catholic ? I cannot find any information on it.<br />Bravo for your blog. Thanks a lot for all the good content.<br />Helene<br /><br /><br />Helene (French)Hélènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805328995873531901noreply@blogger.com