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Maryhill This site is 'Unlocking Maryhill' - have a look at the rich heritage of this area. Now many of it's neglected buildings are being renovated and the area is on the up again. There is also a forum for you comments and discussion. |
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Newlands blogspot If you went to Newlands Primary school in Parkhead, then this is the site for you. Meet up with old friends and swap memories. |
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Pollokshields Created in 1999 to celebrate Pollokshields in Glasgow's reign as City of Architecture and design. You are able to choose an area from the map to see it in more detail.
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Glasgow's Merchant City See how the Merchant City Initiative are bringing life back into this historic area.
Another Merchant City site to visit, by Gerry Blaikie—lots of historical information, too. |
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Partick Ian R. Mitchell’s superb look at the history of this part of Glasgow, once an Independent burgh linked to Govan. |
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Glasgow’s West End A history of Glasgow’s West End by Glasgow Conservation Trust West.
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Neilston and Barrhead ‘Portal to the Past’. This local history site for these areas includes censuses, links and a database of WW1 casualties from the area. |
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Monklands Although not all of Monklands area can be considered to be part of Glasgow, this site covers areas such as Baillieston and Garrowhill. This site also discusses Baillieston and Garrowhill.
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Royston Road This website sets out all the great things which are happening in the Royston Road project. The second link will take you to the same site, but directly to the History page, where you will be able to read the fascinating history of Garngad, Provanmill and Blackhill. |
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Strathbungo In Glasgow’s ‘Soo-side”, a lively community and Conservation area, Strathbungo’s site provides history, news and a forum. |
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Scotstoun This site is called 'Timelapse: Scotstoun', created by T. Weir with the assistance of Richard Stenlake and Sandra Malcolm, who produced a book on the area. |
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Springburn This site is ‘Reminiscences of Springburn’. “This site is a resource and gathering point for people who once lived in Springburn to the late 70s. This will include Petershill and Balornock”. Great pictures of Old Springburn and memories. There is also a discussion forum. Another YouTube presentation. |
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Various areas of Glasgow
As captured by Andrew Templeton in the 1970s |
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Townhead YouTube again—wonderful old photos of Townhead. These photos are by Andrew Templeton |
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Queens Park
Some old glass slides of the area, with some other areas mixed in.
Queens Park Performance Project
Regeneration of the Bandstand. |
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Parkhead YouTube again—there’s some good stuff on there. A new site about Parkhead, lots of photos, history and memories. |
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Rutherglen Pictures of Old Rutherglen, on YouTube |
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Shettleston YouTube presentation, enhanced also by a rendition of ‘My Love is like a red,red rose’
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West End Addresses This is an on-going project by Douglas Clar to show who lived at any address in the West End of Glasgow over the years,
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Lambhill
This link takes you to the history part of the site, which has great pictures showing Lambhill as it used to be, but there is a lot more besides. |
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An Old Glasgow Street |
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Various— Glasgow Regeneration
The short documentaries on this site were filmed by Chris Leslie for his MA. The areas involved are Dalmarnock, Oatlands, Sighthill and Paddy’s Market. |