streapadair
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Street atlas of Glasgow and environs, circa 1930This forerunner of the A-Zs was kicking around the family home for longer than I can remember. I've no idea who published it (there's no
cover) or exactly when,
but I think some on this site may find it as interesting as I've always done.
The outlying areas are at half-scale, but each grid square is still half a mile.
I have the files on CD at higher res. (6MB each) - if anyone would like me to burn a copy for them,
PM me an address to send it to.
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kev
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thats the dogs boll%%cks Streap .Wonder if it was an early Shell guide to travel throughout the UK..they produced this type of thing around that time usualy with photographs but looking at the hotel page it must have been something like that ..someone will know
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Fjord
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What an outstanding document you've got there and something that's actually hard to come by in terms of detailed publicly available early 20th century mapping of Glasgow.
Another top notch post yet again 
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Alex Glass
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Fantastic Streap 
Notice that there are no houses in Pollok and Ruchazie.
Great to see reference to the old Lethamhill House as well
Thanks Streap
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Fjord
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| Alex Glass wrote: |
Notice that there are no houses in Pollok and Ruchazie.
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I noticed that there weren't many houses in much of the outskirts just village like districts surrounded by fields and the odd road.
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Stuball
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This has just answered a long standing question of mine...
Just where Paisley Road West meets the railway line at Ibrox, theres a park. I've often wondered what was originally there before the new houses and petrol station as there is an old tree lined wall running along there with an old milestone tucked away
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kev
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What about the "principal restaurants and tearooms" mentioned on the last page...the corn exchange was a pub until recently in Gordon street..what was its history before and what about the rest of the restaurants and tearooms..more detective work reqd I think
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Chief Inspector
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Well done Streapadair, another cracker !
The map answered a question that has bothered me for years.
Could a train from Central Station go to StEnoch the answer is yes
via the southside line.
Kev9, the tearoom that was in the old Corn Exchange was the
Milk Marketing Board Tea Rooms,my mother used to take me there.
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sputnik
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streapadair,i am so glad you found this forum,tis surely a marraige made in urban heaven.the photos and the old map book have truly been fascinating.id hazzard a guess at about 1944 for the map but i think others may think different and it could run for a wee while,brilliant.
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james73
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| Chief Inspector wrote: | Well done Streapadair, another cracker !
The map answered a question that has bothered me for years.
Could a train from Central Station go to St Enoch the answer is yes
via the southside line. |
I take it you mean not directly? Anyway, you should've asked that on here... 
James H
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sputnik
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doh,a thirties map from 1944 think aboot it sputnik 
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Rucola
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At the top left you can see Pollokshields Station, Shields Station and Shields Road Station. These were amalgamated in 1925, so the map is from before then. I don't know how long they left it back then before having an updated map made, though, so the atlas might have been printed as late as 1930.
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Alex Glass
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 to Urban Glasgow Rucola and thanks for this information.
Hope you stick around and share more of your knowledge of Glasgow with us
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Rucola
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Ah, what little knowledge I have is mostly what I have read on here or in another place. Thanks for the welcome though.
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caledoniangeezer
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| Fjord wrote: | | Alex Glass wrote: |
Notice that there are no houses in Pollok and Ruchazie.
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I noticed that there weren't many houses in much of the outskirts just village like districts surrounded by fields and the odd road. |
I grew up in Castlemilk, I notice Mitchellhill is included in the map, though of course the flats are'nt there, then or now.
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Chuck44
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street atlas of glasgow and environs cicra 1930Having lived for many years in Knightswood interested in the map on page 4, it doesnt show great western road continuing beyond Anniesland cross.
Great western rd was extended to duntocher between 1924 and 1927, the housing in knightswood was erected in 3 phases in the 1920s-1930s, so it could be that this atlas could have been published early 20s
Great Western road railway station was renamed anniesland in January 1931
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Marti
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Fantastic post, well done streapadair...Am i glad i found this site, it is full of wonderful information... 
You have a PM streapadair...
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schiehallion
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Re: Street atlas of Glasgow and environs, circa 1930 | streapadair wrote: |
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The map shows Ibrox Stadium with its' original main stand with separate pavilion at the south-east corner of the ground.
These stands were pulled down in 1928.
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Stuball
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great picture... oldest picture I've seen of my house I think
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hairy_scotsman
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great thread and maps are brill.
p.s. sent you a PM :-)
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