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streapadair · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject:

rotten milk - thanks, great information. I think from the clumsy fire escapes that the buildings beyond may have been student accommodation too. Strathclyde (or The Tech, as it was still widely known then) was expanding fast, and the Legoland campus was in the future.

stuball - you're right, not a great deal has changed in the Saltmarket and High St, but - don't know if you're old enough to remember - it was a damn close-run thing, as the ski-jump ramps between the M8 West St on and off ramps testify.

Fjord - I used a Yashica 44 twin lens reflex, a sort of cheap baby Rollei, which took 12 frames 40x40mm on the now obsolete 127 rollfilm. They are a pig to scan, as my scanner doesn't recognise them, and it's a battle of wits trying to fool it into thinking they're 60x60s. I/it have good days and bad days. The square format meant I could often keep the camera fairly level and then crop off the bottom third or half of the frame, which helped with the verticals. I used to make my own prints, and do what vertical correction was needed by tilting the enlarger head, and for the scans Photoshop does the digi equivalent.

Thanks, Alex and the others, glad you enjoyed them.

Stuball · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:48 pm Post subject:

norrie · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject:

Hi strepadair, what can I say that I have not said before.
I look forward to any other delights for Glasgow demolished tenements and streets.
When I shuffle off this mortal coil, I am afraid my photos will have buildings leaning all over the place but at least there will be a record

Lets not leave it to others to photograph, get out now, before its too late.
Bye for now, norrie
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rotten milk · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

was just looking through the pics again

streapadair wondered what church this was on the south side of monkland street

from the 1894 OS map:

don't know if it changed name since then though
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norrie · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject:

Hi Rottenmilk, I am not so sure that church is the Martyrs Church
Check it out on the web, I am sure is a bit more imposing than that.
Of course I have been known to be wrong

Bye for now, norrie
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james73 · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject:

rotten milk · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject:

the 1913-14 valuation rolls only show one church in monkland street:

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/im...=565c0db0273339ee5a10d6b12cd86ebc

of course, that's not to say it wasn't altered/re-named eventually

norrie, no problem, all my glasgow research involves internet and i only stayed there for 3 yrs, but over the years i've got info/links in the computer/my addled brain - i'll leave it to all youse still in town to verify!

cheers!

p.s. nice pic there james!
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norrie · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject:

Hi rottenmilk, Ok I have had a look through a few Townhead photos that I have, my mistake, the photo I have is of St Mungos Church, which is next to The Martyrs School, thats what I was getting mixed up about.
All I have heard of The Martyr church is that it should have never been pulled down, doesnt look anything special from that photo, of course the inside may well have been what made it special.
Well done in giving the church an ID.
Told you I make mistakes

Bye for now, norrie
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norrie · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject:

Hi rottenmilk, good photo of that part of Townhead, pity the shot of The Carlton Cinema was and overhead one, been looking for a photo that didnt have a tram in front of the cinema.
There are plenty of photos of The Casino Cinema that was across the road but not that may of The Carlton.
My wife and I had our first date in The Carlton, Charlie Chaplins, The Great Dictator was showing, 1962/3
Bye for now, norrie
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rotten milk · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

hi norrie, it seems that every thread here could be about buildings shouldn't have been demolished.
there are those that are obviously magnificent, but so many were just ordinary, everyday ones which just-so-happened to be properly designed and built, often with amazing architectural/interior touches

and of course, this thread shows that it's not just the buildings that are gone, but whole streets or networks of streets inc. all the buildings!

p.s. loved your last post - it's all very good seeing old pics of long-gone areas, but often what makes it is special is when someone relates a personal connection to a particular phot - it's no longer a basic record of somewhere, it's a living memory - that's what i love about this whole site

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