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[ozneil]

Nice pic Lynn. Where is St Vincent Terrace?

[lynnski]

It runs parallel to the 'West End' bit of Argyle Street. It's at top of Minerva Street, which is where you come out of the SECC train station, and tunnel. It's such a lovely street. Added loads more pictures last night, and adding more in next few weeks! I've hit my picture allowance for the month, so after payday I'm gonna turn my flickr account 'pro', which means unlimited space! For a price of course

[Pat]

Love this section of Great Western Road at Kelvinbridge.

[Iona Weedug]

love it too my dentist was just around the corner, there used to be a toy shop at the corner of Park Rd and I went to school with Sandro from The Philadelphia.


just read back on this thread and what a great one it is too
question
What went on fire up in Park Circus and has there been a few new developments?

[Pat]

love it too my dentist was just around the corner, there used to be a toy shop at the corner of Park Rd and I went to school with Sandro from The Philadelphia.


just read back on this thread and what a great one it is too
question
What went on fire up in Park Circus and has there been a few new developments?

Wonder if your dentist was Roy McBurnie, IonaW? He was a great dentist and has just retired - his surgery was in Lansdowne Crescent.

The Philadelphia is a great chippie.

There was a fire in Park Circus a number of years back at the former Maclay Student Halls of Residence, which had been sold for private development. I think the plans to develop private housing would have gone ahead. Maybe someone else knows more about this?

[Iona Weedug]

Wonder if your dentist was Roy McBurnie, IonaW? He was a great dentist and has just retired - his surgery was in Lansdowne Crescent.

The Philadelphia is a great chippie.

There was a fire in Park Circus a number of years back at the former Maclay Student Halls of Residence, which had been sold for private development. I think the plans to develop private housing would have gone ahead. Maybe someone else knows more about this?

hahah small world my dentist was indeed Roy McBurnie Pat I used to go to Brian Murray across the street and then he retired or moved so we went to Mr McBurnie (as my family called him) I heard he retired and some of the family had a nice letter from him too.

[Pat]

hahah small world my dentist was indeed Roy McBurnie Pat I used to go to Brian Murray across the street and then he retired or moved so we went to Mr McBurnie (as my family called him) I heard he retired and some of the family had a nice letter from him too.

Imagine, IonaW. He was a smashing dentist and a very nice man. I went along for an appointment the week before he left and the place was drowning in cards.

[HollowHorn]

How is this:






Related to this?:

[HollowHorn]

Coff coff.

[Iona Weedug]

Has the wall and the building got the dreaded pitted hole disease?

[Pat]

Hope you're no trying to be funny, IonaW.
This is a serious competition.
I'm too apprehensive to have another go after my first attempt was so far off the mark it was censored.

[Hingmie]

Is it power pressure damage ? Ie Sand blasting or water jets ?

[Iona Weedug]

Is it the old "designed by the same person" one?

[harper]

I think it's pitmarks left after a rather vigorous wedding scramble...


Is that building at the corner of Buckingham Terrace where the medical practice is?

... And what's with the coff coff?

[HollowHorn]

No-one anywhere near the right answer so far.

Look athe wall again, what else could cause such damage?
Look at the tenement again, see anything unusual?

The 'coff coff' was to wake you lot up.

[Pat]

No-one anywhere near the right answer so far.

Look athe wall again, what else could cause such damage?
Look at the tenement again, see anything unusual?

The 'coff coff' was to wake you lot up.

The left hand side of the building is different from the right so can only surmise that part of the tenement was destroyed. Since you are looking for a connection whatever destroyed it must have caused the marks on the bridge. Must have been bombed.

[yonza bam]

The left hand side of the building is different from the right so can only surmise that part of the tenement was destroyed. Since you are looking for a connection whatever destroyed it must have caused the marks on the bridge. Must have been bombed.

Very good, Pat. Sounded plausible, so googled for it. Here y'are -


http://www.bbc.co.uk.../a4920149.shtml

[Pat]

Very good, Pat. Sounded plausible, so googled for it. Here y'are -


http://www.bbc.co.uk.../a4920149.shtml

I've lived in that sorta building - Stuart Street, Old Kilpatrick, yonza, when two different tenement designs were joined together due to the building being bombed. 'Fraid that's all I know. Not a clue where the building is or about the particular incident.

I better await the verdict of Sir H.H.

[HollowHorn]

Not a clue where the building is

You don't know where Queen Margaret Rd. is? The 'Sixty Steps' are at the end of the tenement.

Yes, the destruction of the tenement & the shrapnel marks on the bridge are the connection. The tenement was rebuilt afterwards (as can be seen in the photo) From what I have read, it was one of the last tenements to be built in Glasgow. I stand to be corrected on this point though.

[Pat]

You don't know where Queen Margaret Rd. is? The 'Sixty Steps' are at the end of the tenement.

I didn't recognise the building in the photo.

Yes, the destruction of the tenement & the shrapnel marks on the bridge are the connection. The tenement was rebuilt afterwards (as can be seen in the photo) From what I have read, it was one of the last tenements to be built in Glasgow. I stand to be corrected on this point though.

They made a better job of it than the one I lived in, HH. As a child I lived in number 11 (yellow pebble dash) and as an adult in number 7 (red sandstone).