My Granny lived at 60 Greenfield Street next to Mrs Knox's wee shop. Great memories of Summertown Road baths. Tel: 0141 440 1999, Fax: 0141 440 1367 , For about a decade that shop stood empty and it broke my heart. Would love to hear if anyone remembers the Wallace family! MATT McGINN (1928-1977) A for a Pub Hoose Licence. Looking at Govan when it was a village, and film of how it grew into a town, we felt very proud of being born and raised in dear auld Govan. I married in Glasgow, Scotland in 1974 and emigrated to Canada that same year, I have lived in Canada ever since. Govan has had several local newspapers over the years such as the Govan Chronicle and Govan Press published by the Cossar Family (1851-1983) and by John Maclean (20062014) which also served the communities of Kinning Park, Cardonald, Penilee and Hillington, and the Govan Post (19831988) published by Cook, Paton & Co. of Paisley, now part of Dunfermline Press. Next thing I know, this policeman appeared, he looked like a giant and he asked me what was I doing. Introduction In 1975 the sociologist Sean Damer went to live for six months in Britain's most notorious housing scheme, Moorepark, or as it was known to all The Wine Alley' of Govan in Glasgow. When all my pals joined the Lifeboys I went along too for 2 weeks, I think the hall was on Portman or Middlesex Street. An isolated island of cheap building land, Glasgow Corporation bought the Moorepark land and in 1934 built the Moorepark Housing Estate, a typical Glasgow rehousing scheme of three-storey grey concrete-block tenements. Later that year Burnside was handed a 12-year prison sentence at the High Court in Glasgow following an 18-day trial, while his three associates got terms of between five and seven years. Curtis Govan, 23, was convicted in July of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, terroristic threats, unlawful restraint, simple assault, resisting arrest,. NGR NS 55416 65081. The partnership works by: Poor Man, he said to my Mother, "the way she's trying to kick me I think her hips are fine". [29], Kvrner of Norway, as part of a planned development of a large international shipbuilding group, took over Govan. I remember that when he told me that he had studied at university and that what he was now doing was his job I laughed at his education and his job. Today the area is policed from bright new shiny offices opposite Bellahouston Park on Helen Street. And Linda Paterson, I knew your dad Geordie Paterson, and I think he had a brother Willie. My family lived at 100 Harmony Row, Govan until I was 10 (born 1953), I lived there with my father Guido Gonnella, my mom Susan, brother William and sisters Helen Marie and Susan also lived with us. The manager was a man called Jackie. I used to walk up Neptune Street between the two grandparents homes, but even that seems to have been cut off. Get directions. Again, as in the cast of the Gorbals, little was done to remedy the situation until the individual agencies within the local communities combined their power to get something done. The layout suited their operations as there were only two ways in and out - making it easy to spot the police. He wanted to discover how and why such places came into being and to see if remedies could be found. Providing activities for member children and young people Providing informal and formal training for family members I guess I drifted away from Govan for some time although I watched it contract as the shipyard industry faded and that was until my interest was aroused as the company I was working for took up new premisis near the Southern General as it was then. I remember a chemist called Brays on Govan Rd. Drug and alcohol abuse was a widespread problem and unemployment stood at 30% - three times the national average. Thus, the major failing of any community planning is its inability to understand this relationship between the community and authority in detail and in an objective manner. I was born in 1952 and lived in Golspie Street until I was 10 when we moved to Garthamlock. Anyone remember Quinn's pet shop in Harmony Row? Lots of memories of that area. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, textile mills and coal mining were important; in the early-nineteenth century, shipbuilding emerged as Govan's principal industry. 14 Riverside Changes, 2005, p. 1 Govan Old Parish Church was rebuilt in 1762, 1826, and again 1884-1888. In 1975 the sociologist Sean Damer went to live for six months in Britains most notorious housing scheme, Moorepark, or as it was known to all The Wine Alley of Govan in Glasgow. :bbpd: For those who did move in, it was not a matter of them wanting to live in the area, it was more a case of people with little or no choice about where they could stay. The planning process commonly involves the juggling of conflicting interests in such a fashion that it is agreeable to all interested parties at least, no one side has to sacrifice itself unjustly. [19] It was removed in the early 19th century and Reid's Dyeworks was erected on the site. My cousin disappeared, the policeman went into the steamie and came out with a bucket of soapy water and a cloth to wipe it off. Someone took me to the Orkney Street Police Station. Servicii comunitare. See more of Sunny Govan Memories on Facebook. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. Read More Govan (#646) This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of Scotland as they pertain to the parishes of Lanarkshire. Don't think I enjoyed my time at Govan High, who did but I remember the english teacher Johnny Duncan, Jock Reiburn (maths), who was strict but gave me a good basic knowledge of algebra which stood me in good stead for my future in engineering. He also allowed naval officers in training to visit the shipyard to familiarise themselves with the new vessels. I was the smallest and skinniest one there, there were about 10 of us up on the dyke, they're all shouting at me, so I shouts I'm just gettting ready. However, the local paper still remained hostile, hypocritical, and unhelpful about the whole idea. 100m D.C Hair&Beauty . Darner had two criticisms of the improvement programme. 'The. Ther were many menswear shops such as Jackson the Tailor and John Collier. We moved to a new house in Mallaig Road which was built on what used to be Millers Farm where I stayed until I got married. 13 Bailey and Hastings, 2004, p. 92 Living Dangerously in Govan by James McDonald. Synopsis Anyway gabgabgab, lots more if anyone is interested. I remember two days before we left in 1963, I took her to the Govan Fair, and that was the last one I ever saw. The following year, Fairfields and the other major Clydeside yards (Stephens, Connels, Yarrows and John Browns) were merged to form Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS). Thus, Damer saw that this decision of loading more of the socially deprived into an existing deprived area, only added to Mooreparks growing problems of joblessness, poverty, depression, drunkenness and crime. 2 Markus, 1993, p. 148 Local people were also too scared to speak out for fear of reprisals. James and Catherine moved to Govan from Ireland and lived on Victoria (Neptune) Street and Langlands Road. Water was always roasting hot and bath was very deep used to spend hours in it; and who can forget the carbolic soap!!! Also, among the plans for Govans hub was a programme to make Govans main shopping area more attractive such as joining Govans Market, Shopping Centre, Underground and bus depot together under the one roof. Bishop King. Business . It was regarded at the time as perhaps the worst slum in Britain, and the people who lived there were treated like vermin by the authorities whom we treated likewise. Beforesentencing, judge Lord Caplan told Burnside: ''You have been a significant dealer in a dreadful trade and the courts have seen the havoc it causes among young persons. "And so for the time being I have finished this series (4th book comming this year) what an amazing book I especially loved the mention of the wine alley in govan as that's where my mama is from! My cousin Pat and I were just reminiscing about memories of the Steamie - which I think I was dragged along to, to help Mrs. Mary Devlin, in about 1965? 102m Harley's ice cream parlour . I used to go to the Harhill Baths every Friday night.Saturday mornings, afternoons were at the Lyceum or The Plaza Picture Houses. My grandmother's name was Mary Murray she had eight children one being my mother Helen who was born in 1927. 124m D.C Hair&Beauty . I went to Greenfield then Govan High left school in 1975 and worked in Govan shipyard canteen my mates wee Calum McLean, Brian Lavoury, Billy Cameron, Tam Reid, Jim Reynolds and Stephen Gourley now living in England. I would say about 90% of them never stayed in the winey they probably stayed kintra st, briton st, brighton st or clynder st etc but never the winealley. My name is James Murray, my dad Edward Murray grew up in Govan. Photos: Splash News. I went to Govan High school and Fairfield Primary school, I worked at MacDonalds biscuit factory then went to Toronto with my husband Dan Slavin, I miss my wee town, it will not be same anymore. Mind you, the mice we lifted them out of a glass tank by the tail then put them in thick brown bags of thinnish white boxes for their journey home and I'm convinced most would have chewed through and escaped within minutes of leaving the shop. It was followed by an undercover drugs team down the M8, onto the M74 and over the border into England. Lesbian actress Raven-Symone showed off her high top fade and her unique backpack at the Los Angeles Premiere of Fox's 'Empire at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California. The church, situated at the west end of the village of Govan, and about 100 yards from the Clyde, was built in 1826, and is a plain structure containing 1096 sittings: the . I spent 18 months there before being released on a three-year parole where I took a job in the local Cleansing Department as a midgy-man. Although the scheme had a bad reputation for crime, drinking and violence, as a child I never felt unsafe or deprived in any way and knew only kindness from my family, friends, relatives and neighbours. Seven generations of our family have been born in Govan. Only a few years into it, faults like dampness had begun to appear in the tower blocks of the Laurieston/ Gorbals project, which rapidly turned into a disaster area. However, in 1989 the same area was one of the most crime-ridden and deprived in Scotland. We offer great benefits for wine merchants, hotels and restaurants offering your wines. Although we were all poor, I knew that I could go to any door, ask for a piece, and get it. Wall furniture and coverings, clothing, beds and bedding, carpets and furniture were badly affected by fungi while many of the inhabitants suffered physical illnesses related to the damp atmosphere, financial anguish at the cost of replacement and (in some cases), mental problems brought on by the worry caused by the above problems in the first place! It closed permanently to regular passenger services on 9 May 1921. In 1855, an elaborately carved sandstone sarcophagus was found during digging in the churchyard. For Margaret Gibson - I saw that you lived in Kintra Street until 1960 and wondered if you knew my grandmother Mary McGill/Johnston who lived at 110 Kintra Street in 1956. I still have a picture in my mind of your father Guido, a very handsome man. The City of Woodinville's Mayor Mike Millan cut the ribbon to mark the occasion. I was born in Govan in 1950 at 10 Pearce Street across from the P.I., there was only one close in Pearce Street. Remember, Charlies sweet shop opposite us, where after playing football we were soaked in sweat, you got a glass of lemonade for threepence. The first, Moorepark Grounds, was situated to the north of the mansion from the early 1900s and made way for the housing development;[12] the second (New Moore Park, opened in 1929) was to the south-west of the neighbourhood off Edmiston Drive[12] and had fallen into some disrepair before being replaced by a business park at the turn of the 21st century, with the club moving to new facilities at Shieldhall after some years of uncertainty.[13][14]. Added to these miseries, Damer also found that drug It was a two bedroom, living room with a kitchenette and full bathroom. Govan borders the district of Ibrox, home to the Scottish football club Rangers F.C. Thanks in advance :). Regular bus services, mainly operated by McGill's Bus Services and First Glasgow, offer frequent routes to Glasgow City Centre, as well as to numerous locations in Renfrewshire. In reply to these petitions, the Scottish Parliament wrote to Glasgow City Council and to Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, asking for their responses to the submission and within 4 months, Glasgow Council had taken steps to set up the Central Govan Action Plan.16
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