Clydebank
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Map of Dunbartonshire
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when I was growing up
I remember being very happy growing up as a child in Paisley. One of my happiest memories was being given a golliwog outfit from the Robertson's jam factory. A certain amount was given out every year at Halloween by the factory.
I used to enjoy the Library and Museum which I visited each week, and as I got older the visits became more frequent.
I remember thinking how vast Coat's Mill was and how lovely the river that ran past it looked - sadly the mill has now been renovated into flats.
A memory of Paisley contributed by patricia chalmers
Childhood
I was born and brought up in Possilpark from 1937 until 1958 and do not remember this mural. I guess things have to change, and I must admit the mural is very colourful and well done. I remember the Blind Asylum, the Co-op, Saracen Cross, St. Theresa's Church, all on Saracen Street (if my memory serves me correctly). My little brother and I used to go into the Co-op and watch the men in their white coats measuring out the sugar into paper bags, cutting and weighing the butter from the big slabs - no prepackaging in those days during the WWII. I have many happy memories of Possilpark.
A memory of Glasgow contributed by Mary Dudgeon
Rainy Days & Sundays
We used to go to Art Gallery & Museum on Sundays, especially if it was raining. We took the tramcar from Possilpark right to the door. My sister and our four brothers spent many happy hours there looking in wonder at all the amazing things in the display cabinets. We did not appreciate the art until much later, especially when we had to pay one shilling to stand in line to view Salvador Dali's painting of the Crucifixion, as it had apparently cost the Museum its entire budget that year! I am anxious to go back home and see the renovations that have taken place, I only hope they have not changed too much as it ...read more here
A memory of Glasgow contributed by Mary Dudgeon
Bell, Bain and Scott Lairs, Necropolis
In the Necropolis, Section Omega are a number of family lairs containing the following family lines. The Bell Family Lair has the following inscription, James Bell, Printer, 1806 to 1883( James Bell, my Great, great grandfather, was co founder of the famous Scottish printing house of Bell and Bain in 1831. Bethia Scott, his wife 1809-1891, his eldest son, William Scott Bell, printer, unmarried, 1847 to 1890, Isabella Scott Bell, daughter, 1850 to 1897, another daughter, Jane Martha Bell, 1849 to 1930. In the Omega section, in an adjacent lair are buried members of the Bain family with this inscription, Andrew Bain, Printer. Thomas Bain, his brother, 1816to 1839, Robert Bain, his brother, 1822 to 1848, Jane Fleming, his Mother, 1788 ...read more here
A memory of Glasgow contributed by James Logan-Bell
Extracts From Clydebank & Dunbartonshire books
Situated on the Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Cart, Clydebank was little more than farmland until 1871–72, when J & G Thomson began the construction of a shipyard. Clydebank went into production in 1872, with three steamers being built for Thomas Skinner of Glasgow. A town eventually grew up on land behind the shipyard. The swelling population certainly seems to be causing congestion on this narrow bridge.
An extract from from"Scotland".
In 1881, the population of Clydebank was 1,600 people, most of whom depended upon the shipyard. In 1882, the American firm of Singers opened a sewing-machine factory, bringing yet more jobs and more people to the area. Clydebank became a burgh in 1886. The swelling population certainly seems to be causing congestion on this narrow bridge.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
The streets are packed with onlookers, and anxious officials wait by the entrance to the site of the new town hall. In 1881 the population of Clydebank was 1,600, most of whom depended upon the shipyard.In 1882, the American firm of Singer opened a sewing-machine factory, bringing yet more jobs and more people to the area. Clydebank became a burgh in 1886.
An extract from from"Scotland".
Situated on the Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Cart, Clydebank was little more than farmland until 1871-72, when J & G Thomson began the construction of a shipyard. Clydebank went into production in 1872 with three steamers for Thomas Skinner of Glasgow. A town eventually grew up on land behind the shipyard. On the left is the Clydebank Co-operative, a teetotal organisation which banned its members from selling alcohol until 1959.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
Everyone in this picture seems to be watching the cameraman. Electric trams first ran in Glasgow in 1898 on the Mitchell Street to Springburn route. By 1909, there were about 95 miles of double-track tramway, including lines to Govan, Partick, Pollockshaws and Rutherglen.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".