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Swinton Road
My great-grandfather James Kirkwood lived in Swinton Road until his death in 1933, leaving a widow Catherine and six children. My grandmother moved there in 1934 until 1936 when Catherine died. They are buried at the churchyard opposite. My grandmother was Martha Kirkwood. I have been in this flat several times, my mother's cousin still lives there.
Coatbridge Palais
Great times in Coatbridge Town Hall every Wednesday, we could dance to the Golden Crusaders and on a Saturday night to the Drumbeats.
Oh happy days.
Kirkshaws Primary 1972-1978 And Monkland Lane Flats
I was born and brought up in Old Monkland. I lived with my parents and sister Audrey and in 1977 my brother Andrew was born. We lived in the flats, 3 storeys up, in Monkland Lane. I attended Kirkshaws Primary School. I remember in particular 1975, as it was a very long and extremely hot summer. I loved to play tennis in the back courts with the neighbours' kids, the Mcguire family. I also was friendly with a girl in the block behind Janice Page. At school I was very quiet, nervous and shy. I used to go to first-aid classes in the school on a Tuesday night. I also went to the Girl Guides in Old Monkland parish church on Fridays. My maiden name was Dingwall. If you remember these times, I'd love to hear from you.
1956to1962
I used to go out with a girl called Ann Peat who had a sister called Ray. Their mother owned the Wifflet Garden Picture House. I used to work for McLeods, slater and plasters in Coatbridge. I will add more as I remember it. I remember Fergusons the bakers at the Wifflet who had the greatest bridies in the world! I also did the roofing and plaster repairs at Rosehill, I remember a Mrs Chivers who lived there...
Cecil Street 1951=1970
I was born at 39 Cecil Street and lived there with my mother Jeannie, my granda Billy, and my brother Billy who was 11 months older than me. My granda had a horse and cart, and was a hawker. I can remember the prefabs, and was jealous that we did not live in one as they had a fridge, which at that time was really modern. We attended St Mary's Primary School,and lived there until my mother got married when I was ten, but my brother and my granda still lived there until my granda died in the 1970s. Unfortunately my mother and my brother Billy are both dead now. We used to go to the Garden picturehouse when we were wee, but it became the Lees macaroon factory after that and the women used to throw out broken macaroon bars from the window for us to catch, they were great.
Coatbridge Slap up
I was born in 1953 and heard stories about the slap up which I think was around the Dundyvan area. It may still have been there but I assume that these places were built for the Irish immigrants around 1900 and were so poorly constructed that they were demolished in the early sixties. Any info on this
Shawhead
I moved from 'the slap up' to the new scheme of Shawhead in 1955 and remember walking up Hermitage Crescent when there was no tar on the roads or pavements. I was with my father and he bought me an icecream cone from Berts van. My grandfather was the 'watchie' and his hut was on the circle in Hermitage Crescent. I also remember the wooden bridge over the railway at the shops which we had to cross to get to St Bernards PS.
