Nostalgic memories of Coatbridge's local history
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Anyone remember this place and the bands that used to play there back in the 1970s
I worked for McLeods ,slater and Plasters in the 1950s Rosehill Square was my main area to work at ,had a GF called Anne Peat who's Mum owned the picture house in the Whifflet her young sister was Ray, the man thing I remember was Fergusons of the Whifflet who had the best brides I Scotland,
I was born in Russell colt street my name was Dorothy Dick my twin sister is called Jean Dick We went to Gartsherrie Academy We then moved to Old Monkland Swinton Crescent my father worked at Lambertons in Coatbridge his brothers were Jimmy and Gillon Dick sadly my Dad was bed ridden for many years and sadly died in 1956 My mother married again so we left to make a new life in England. As children we played with Irene ...see more
The Palais was the best place to meet your pals and girls. The Drumbeats and the Bobcats were two of the bands I remember. I used to dance Helen Weir from Townhead. She emigrated to the US in 1965. I went to NZ in 1965 and am now living in Perth Western Australia. We lived in Buchanan Street, Tantallon Drive, Dundyvan Road, and finally Kirkshaws. A lot of my pals from those days have died. I'm 73 this year, but ...see more
I used to play bass&sing with Sammy lee band in Bellshill welfare in 1955 then nat service in57 I joined the squads playing Coatbridge town hall every wed &Airdrie on Mondays .I started the drumbeats . the dirkie brothers john lee. billie Calhoun playing newarthill every sat . john and billy later joined the crusaders . I remember the Lanarkshire crooning comp &backing lena ...see more
My mother Margaret Macnamee was Born at 14H Kirk Street Coatbridge on 12th August 1908 .to George Macnamee (Cork) and Annie Paterson (Newry).I do not know much about my Grandfather,only that he died in the Lamount House,Buchanan Street Coatbridge. I know nothing about my grandmother
When I went to the Coatbridge Palais there was also a band called the Reigning Monarchs, which there around the same time as the Drum Beats, the Crusaders. I am not sure of the dates they all played in the Coatbridge Palais. Tuesday night Sammy Lee and his band from Bellshill played in the Whifflet Rosehall.
There is a site on the Monklands Memories the forum all about the slap up in the Brig with Photos and guys that lived there in the 40 and 50 have a look at the comments you might know some of guys.
Before we moved to the flats in Cuperhead, we lived in Culzean Place which were very small tin houses /maisonettes. We were a family of 5 at that time till we moved to the flats in Cuperhead, then there were 8 of us including mum and dad, there were us 4 girls and 2 boys (I was a set of twins and have a twin sister). We had a mixture of really sad and sometimes good memories from ...see more
My mum was born in Coathill Street in the Wifflet at the start of the war in 1939; she had 3 sisters Mary, Nan and Phyllis, and a brother John. I think she attended the local school at the bottom of Coathill St. She used to tell me many a tale of life growing up in the Wifflet in the 40's and 50's. Sadly, my mum passed away and I'm wondering if anyone knew her.