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dorothyP
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HH - OMG! You were that toothless little pest that nobody recognized when you got all cleaned up and dressed up for the big event, and made yourself look like a little angel! I always thought you had amazing eyes, but my mother told me they were Catholic eyes! You swore at me once, and you were on your way to OHR at the time.
You certainly look like a happy boy in that picture.
As for the second photo - I'm still laughing! I can't imagine where you dug that up from but that's the perfect photo of those events, no?
Thanks for a good laugh.
Hope you're well.
D. :)
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Stuball
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| Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| dorothyP wrote: | Let's see...Elgin Street School - I was in attendance between 1957? and 1962, then went to Braidfield for a year before being brought to Canada.
D. :) |
I think you'd have been the year above my mum... I'll phone her later and find out what years she went before moving to Perth
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dorothyP
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| Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Wouldn't it be something if your mother and I know each other?
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HollowHorn
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dorothyP
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| Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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These comparison pics are great. My eyes almost bugged out of my head when I saw the houses that have been built opposite OHR. It looks as if the bus stop has even gone! Those were my old stomping grounds. Wahh!
Thanks for posting and for letting me see.
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HollowHorn
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Hey DP, if you give me a list of places, I'll go photograph them for you. I could do with a quest. 
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dorothyP
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E-mailing you privately.
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HollowHorn
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| Doroth-P wrote: | | There are a couple of things I'd really like to see, one of which won't be available right now, or perhaps is no longer available. I used to think the fairy lights at Dalmuir Park were absolutely enchanting. There must have been thousands upon thousands of lights used. There used to be an improvised ship in the middle of the stream that goes through the park (don't even know the name of the stream or where it leads to, although I suppose it's the Clyde) and it used to be all decorated with lights, and then there were gnomes and fairies that were lit up and hidden among the plants on the walkways. It was absolutely magical and I've never seen anything to compare with it. If they still decorate the park to that extent I'd love to see that again. |
Dalmuir Park Illuminations at night, 1950s.
| Quote: | From 1945 to the early 1960s, Bankies could enjoy a visit to their own annual illuminations without having to go to Blackpool! This was made possible through the efforts of the Burgh's Lighting and Parks Department which, every August, transformed Dalmuir Park into a fairyland of coloured lights.
The Illuminations were first mounted on VE Day in May 1945, initially to bring some joy to the lives of people who had endured the rigours of nearly six years of war. No effort was spared to make the Illuminations a success: thousands of coloured lights were strung up; illuminated fairytale characters and animals were created; there were magnificant floral displays and competitions, concerts and beauty parades were staged at the Shell Bandstand, north of the pond.
In 1963, the Illuminations were discontinued in favour of Christmas lighting in the town centre. |
I could only find a few photos of the illuminations (which I well remember)
| Quote: | An illuminated model of the passenger liner Arcadia at anchor in the pond during the annual Dalmuir Park Illuminations, early 1950s.
This replica of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co's liner, launched from John Brown & Co's Clydebank Shipyard in May 1953, was a welcome addition to the numerous attractions to be seen in Dalmuir Park during the annual Illuminations. In later years, she was joined by full-scale models of John Brown-built "Cunarders" such as the Ivernia, Saxonia, Carinthia and Sylvania. |
The floral boat in Dalmuir Park.
| Quote: | The floral boat on the Duntocher Burn, immediately above the "high dam breast", was one of the park's most popular attractions. Here, in the shallow water around the floral boat, generations of children paddled or fished with their nets for "baggie" minnows, watched by adults picnicking on the nearby grassy banks.
In the background, on sloping ground just to the south of the fenced-off duck pond, the name CLYDEBANK has been formed with flowers. The presence of the Shell bandstand among the trees beyond the duck pond suggests that this floral display was mounted in 1936 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Burgh of Clydebank. |
This is all that's left of the boat:
You may remember the waterfall which was also lit up during the illuminations:
| Dorothy-P wrote: | | The other thing I'd like to see is perhaps a bit more vague, and may not be possible for you to take pictures of either. I told you that my grandparents raised me. They were both cremated and their ashes scattered in a place called The Rose Garden at the crematorium. Is there more than one crematorium? I don't know. And I have no idea where any crematorium is. All I know is that's what I was told. I believe there's a small plaque with my grandfather's name on it (Andrew Pert), and I don't know if my grandmother got one or not. However, I'd love to see what that rose garden looks like. I only have an image in my mind of what I imagine it to be. |
There is a 'rose garden' at Dalnottar crematorium, though there are no markers there & very few roses come to that:
There are markers inside the hall of rememberance but it was closed at the time of my visit:
| Dotothy-P wrote: | | There are two other places I'd also be grateful to have photos of. One is at the bottom of Dunedin Terrace. If you stand at the sandstone end of the block (I used to live on the ground floor of number 8, on the right hand side - that was our front room, and my bedroom that I had to share with my mother) and walk towards the grey stone part, and keep going to the end of the block, on your right hand side, there used to be a little building tucked in there. The Territorial Army used to keep some stuff in the building and the TA's used to practice marching at that end of the street. If the building is still there, then to the left of it is a wall. I used to climb the wall, where there was a hole in it, and play on the earth and watch the trains going by. We had to be careful not to be seen or else a railroad man would come and chase us away. But I'd be interested to know if that hole is still there, and I'd like to see if that's still the same. |
There is not much left of the area, it is now a continuation of John Knox St.
There is a hotel at the end with a little building between it and the tenements, is this the right place:
Here is an old photo:
Some present day shots:
If you mean the building that stood behind me as I took the first pic, it is now a modern school building (St. Andrew's) This is the original building that stood where the school now stands:
The former Clydebank Public Hall on the corner of John Knox Street and North Douglas Street.
It was opened in 1884 by Robert Carswell, J & G Thomson's cashier.
The hall was the venue for the first meeting of the newly-elected Clydebank Commissioners held on 27 December 1887. The library of the Clydebank, Yoker and Dalmuir Working Men's Institute was transferred from Clydebank School to the building shortly after it opened. It was also utilised as the police court, with prisoners being brought there from the police station in North Douglas Street. Church congregations also used the hall: St Columba's Episcopal Church and the Clydebank Baptist Church held services there, the latter while their new church in Alexander Street was being built. It was also the venue for functions such as evening concerts, soirees and wrestling.
The Clydebank Town Hall, which opened in 1902, replaced the old Public Hall as the venue for official and social functions. Before the outbreak of the Second World War the old building was used as a drill hall by the 1st Dunbartonshire RVC, 9th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Territorial unit. It was demolished in January 1969 and the new St Andrew's Secondary School was built on the site.
| Dorothy-P wrote: | | The last thing I'll ask for may also be a difficult one. There's an A and B part to this one: (A) I've seen a couple of pics - they may have been yours, I'm not sure - of Elgin Street. I know that area either has changed or is changing drastically. I used to go to Elgin Street school, but below the school, just beside a pub that corners onto Glasgow Road, is a phone box. If you stand at the phone box and look across the street, there used to be tenements there. If they're still there, I'd love to get a wide shot that would incorporate the first few entranceways, perhaps down to the corner at Glasgow Road. |
Firstly, here is a shot of Elgin St. school:
Postcard view of Elgin Street School looking east, c 1915.
| Quote: | In August 1896, the Old Kilpatrick School Board sanctioned the building of a new school at the corner of John Knox Street and Elgin Street in Clydebank, to serve pupils residing west of Yoker Burn. Lord Overtoun, son of the first Chairman of the School Board, conducted the opening ceremony. He recalled that, in his youth, the area around the new School had been largely comprised of green fields.
Initially the School had had approximately 1,000 pupils, but by the late 1930s Elgin Street School, in common with other local schools, was suffering from falling rolls. This process, which was caused by movement of the population from the area and falling birth rates, continued well into the 1970s, so that by the early 1980s the school roll had slumped to 158 pupils. Consequently, and despite local opposition, the school closed on 29 June 1984, the remaining pupils being transferred to nearby Whitecrook Primary. |
I managed to find a photo of the red phone box, it stands beside the Mainbrace Bar which before that was the Bisley Bar. (The local gang were also called 'The Bisley') In the street to the right of the photo once stood underground public lavatories.
Alas, this is the present view of the bar corner:
This is the view opposite the bar where you requested photos of the tenements, now sadly long gone:
| Dorothy-P wrote: | | The (B) part is that if you look towards the school, the road goes up a hill and becomes a bridge that goes over the railway tracks. A picture of that hill as it rises up, and any structures around it would also be of interest to me. |
As you may remember, on the other side of the hill once stood the Dawson & Downie factory & the United Co-operative Baking Society building 'UCBS' as it said on the chimney (we used to call it 'You cannae bake scones')
Here are a couple of photos:
Dawson & Downie:
The UCBS: (With Whitecrook School beside it) (Also note the folk on the roof)
An aerial view of the United Co-operative Baking Society biscuit factory at John Knox Street in 1948. The factory supplied biscuits to co-operative societies throughout Scotland.
The UCBS was founded in Glasgow in 1869 to supply bread from its large factory in McNeil Street in Hutchesontown to the city's co-op branch stores. The Clydebank Co-operative Society affiliated to the UCBS in 1893, and soon held enough shares to warrant a seat on the board of management.
In 1901, dissatisfaction with the service provided by UCBS led to calls for the Clydebank society to establish its own bakery. Not wishing to lose its business in Clydebank, UCBS entered into negotiations with the local society, resulting in an agreement to build a large biscuit factory in Clydebank. Bread continued to be supplied from McNeil Street.
The factory in John Knox Street opened in 1903.
| Quote: | View of the United Co-operative Baking Society's red brick buildings in John Knox Street from the south bank of the River Clyde, 1981.
The UCBS biscuit factory was opened in Clydebank in 1903 and was, at its peak, one of the district's largest employers. Most of the factory workers were women who produced a wide range of cakes and biscuits which were sold in Co-ops around the country.
The building with the dark roof in front of the factory is Elgin Street School. Since this photograph was taken, both factory and school have been demolished. |
This is the present view looking uphill towards the bridge:
The view back towards where the phone box once stood:
And lastly, the view from the bridge looking down towards Whitecrook where 'D&D' & 'UCBS' once stood:
Sadly, Dorothy, everyting that you wanted to see (with the exception of Dunedin Terrace) has now gone. I'm sorry I could not be the bearer of better tidings.  If you want photos of any other part of the area, let me know.
If you click on the link below (give it time to load the photograph) You can drive up & down the street by clicking on the arrows. The first view shows John Knox St. to the left, Dunedin Terrare to the right & the location of the Bisley bar at the far end.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q...TmdZiIA&cbp=12,223.84,,0,2.87
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jimmys
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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In the early sixties I worked in Aitchison Blair , Whitecrook Engine Works in Stanford Street. It was a very old business.
Across from us was a large boiler works, I cant remember the name.
A lot of the buildings and businesses in this thread were still there then.
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dorothyP
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:48 am Post subject: |
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Sending private message.
D. :)
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