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BILLYCAN
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 Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:56 am Post subject: Linthaugh Road, Pollock |
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Does anyone have photos of Linthaugh Road Pollock circa 1960 to about 1975 , and the surrounding areas ,my Gran lived there from 1950 to 1970 , I loved the place as a child, and was sad to see that it had changed so much BILLYCAN
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schiehallion
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Scary
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Great pic there schiehallion i`m more intrigued by whats not there than what is there 
Billycan, Linthaugh Rd must be nearly a mile long so its a long shot to find your grans house there.
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BILLYCAN
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Scary wrote: | Great pic there schiehallion i`m more intrigued by whats not there than what is there
Billycan, Linthaugh Rd must be nearly a mile long so its a long shot to find your grans house there. |
Hi scary she was at number 35 it is at the end of the first block of tenements on the way down on the left hand side I cannot see the shops at the roundabout that scheihalion uploaded ,thanks for the comment, cheers
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BILLYCAN
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| schiehallion wrote: | In this high-res picture from the early 60's, the roundabout at the far right is the start of Linthaugh Road with Braidcraft Road in the foreground and Corkerhill Road heading away from the roundabout into the distance.
Thanks mate great pic I have sent a pm
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/schiehallion/lint.jpg |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| schiehallion wrote: | In this high-res picture from the early 60's, the roundabout at the far right is the start of Linthaugh Road with Braidcraft Road in the foreground and Corkerhill Road heading away from the roundabout into the distance.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/schiehallion/lint.jpg |
One thing intriguing me is St James`s Church, the info I have is it was built in 1953 and in your hi-res pic it`s incomplete, so that puts your pic in the early 50`s.
Circled in middle left here 
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Well thanks once again schiehallion as its great to see what it was like then compared to now
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BILLYCAN
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject: linthaugh |
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| schiehallion wrote: | | Could well be Scary. Billycan reckons it's earlier as well so it probably is. |
I reckon it is the early 50's not the early 60's a vey good picture , infact a real nugget , boy it brings back some memorie's, Thanks
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