Plains, Strathclyde

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Old Maps of Plains

Historic Maps of Plains and the local area.

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Map of Plains in 1904-1905

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Sorry, we have no books of Plains

We have no photos of Plains, therefore we have published no local books of this location. However here are books are from locations nearby which you may find of interest.

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Memories of Plains
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Whiterigg School First Job

I remember my first job when I lived at 48 Ballochnie Drive Plains, it was at the old Whiterigg school (re-purposed as a battery hen farm in the late sixties). The farm was owned by Sam Merry and he took me on when I left school at 15 in 1970. I stayed for 10 weeks earning the princely sum of £7 per week for 5 days and a half day on Saturdays (with some free cracked eggs on occasions!). I then quickly moved ...see more

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School In Whiterigg And Plains

I remember most of the teachers at St David's, Whiterigg. I started in 1952 with Miss Quinn, Rose McGuire, Miss O'Regan, Mrs Murray, Mrs Downie, Mr Barron, Leo McGeachan and Mr McShane. We then moved to Plains and Gerry Hughes, Mrs Reilly (music teacher, Miss Murray (art teacher) and Eddie Drummond a young science teacher. We lived in the prefabs at 11 Arden Street next to Davie Rintoul, Mary Kane, ...see more

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