I went to St.Constantines Primary School. Read More 178 9 shares Like Most relevant Denise Mcdonald Many happy memories there in the late 80s and early 90s . I now live in Brydekirk village but I'll never forget Govan. Further, that by becoming involved in social, political, and economic activities, the community of any area can organise itself in such a fashion as to understand that community, or collective power is real. Men and Boys by Hugh Cavanagh. Government organisation. Then the place just went to pot. Naturally the slum dwellers of Govan, who though it their right to have most of the new house in their own locality, were angry and outraged at their expectations being ignored by the authorities. Many of the people who buy these flats do not intend to stay in them rather; they hope either to rent them out at exorbitant prices or to sell them quickly at a greater price than they bought them for. RM 2E6CW9C - Workers line the street and applaud the hearse carrying former trade union official Jimmy Reid as it is driven past the Govan shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland August 19, 2010. alebo. Listing details information provided by Stephen Redding. Does anyone remember; Sophie, Robert; and Mary,who lived in Carmichael Street, Govan 1936? In this way they dispelled the idea of the workers being "work-shy" and also wanted to illustrate the long-term viability of the yards. Clyde News. [31] GEC's Marconi Marine division already owned YSL (purchased in 1985) and VSEL (purchased in 1995). he had come to live in Wine Alley to see for himself why it seemed to be such a horrible place to outsiders. In May 1979, Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister and her ministry soon began its privatisation programme. If his western city is invariably "smoky" and even hellish in aspect, throughout his poem "Edinburgh" the Scottish capital is glimpsed "high in . The following year, Fairfields and the other major Clydeside yards (Stephens, Connels, Yarrows and John Browns) were merged to form Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS). 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. No1seems2care. I was born and raised at 976 Govan road and remember concerts we used to have round the back for the neighbours and we would make costumes out of crepe paper and sing songs like" oh you beautiful doll you great big beautiful doll". Non-governmental organisations working in the field such as the Church, charitable organisations, etc., have for a long time advocated Community Planning or management of the urban environment as the best solution to this problem of how to give a better quality of life to many of the citizens of our country. 110m Govan Road Campus . 14 Riverside Changes, 2005, p. 1 I was so focussed what was in front of me, I never looked behind me and I disappeared over the edge. The Burnside gang were found with 150,000 in heroin and a large sum in cash. 8 Markus, 1993, p. 163 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? Obituary: Sister Doreen Grant, pioneering - HeraldScotland We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. 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. JAMES D. YOUNG Culture and Socialism: Working-Class Glasgow, 1778-1978, The future of Technics and Civilisation Lewis Mumford, The intellectual life of the British Working Classes. [24], Despite these developments, there were numerous older buildings around Govan until quite recently, most notably the terraces and tenements situated around Govan Road. Site Number NS56NE 4994. I was born 1951 in 57 Nethan St. A friend called called Alison Galbraith. I liked Daddy Boyd although I never had him as a teacher, he was in charge of the rowing club of which I enjoyed many an hour on the Clyde. It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick. There existed a hospital in the area, and as quasi-religious foundations were not taxed, it had never been assigned to a sheriffdom. My father was called up at the beginning of the War and my mother died when he was in Europe, I went to live with my grandparents on Wee Logie Street, I was 2years old and spent the rest of my childhood there until 1956 when I came to Canada with my grandmother to live with my uncle (my mum's young brother). 10 Bailey and Hastings, 2004, p. 91 First of all, they invited local and international designers to attend a three day team design effort to come up with imaginative projects that would redress the problems they had in their 3-storey, concrete block houses.7, The group then lobbied the City Council, the Scottish Office and finally Westminster, until they were eventually given the go-ahead to revamp one of the old blocks of 6 houses into model they desired. Svisiace strnky. 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. 99m New Cafe India Govan . Any profits went into the family home and we knew that we would get in return our Saturday matinee money and a sweety. Then the area - close to Rangers home at Ibrox - had a reputation for deprivation and poverty having been built in the 1930s to relieve overcrowding in the Gorbals. 2 Wine Alley, (Moorepark) Govan (1975) - YouTube My sisters were Elaine & Brenda and my brother was George. who originated from the Helen Street area of Govan, but are now based further west at Shieldhall. There I was, short hair, snotty-nosed from crying and eating an ice cream cone. approached in flavour to wine. Govan - Wikipedia [31], In 1999, GEC's Marconi Marine division purchased the yard when Kvrner announced its departure from the shipbuilding industry. The jumps I remember were at the swing park at Harhill across from the steamie and at Greenfield where we jumped the middens and shelter and going along the wall (single brick width). Reply. I used to go to the Harhill Baths every Friday night.Saturday mornings, afternoons were at the Lyceum or The Plaza Picture Houses. 9 Goodlad, and Meegan, 2005, p. 188, Community Power in Community Planning In 1901 Govan was the 7th largest town in Scotland. I went to St. Anthony's Primary School and after passing my quallies I went to St. Gerard's. Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company was renamed Govan Shipbuilders in 1973. I went to St Gerard's and I loved the kids there they were poor but happy. I asked him if I was going to jail, he said not at all and he gave me a sweetie. the tall man aboriginal spirit; metadata api request failed: component conversion failed: file_ended; caleb foote sandlot It may have been used to contain the body or relics of St. Constantine, a Pictish king killed seemingly killed by Vikings in 876/7 - the style of carving indicates an origin in the late 9th or early 10th century. Claire Fitzpatrick - I wonder if your Mary is one of our family? We then moved to a cottage at 112 Golspie Street down the lane, I always remember walking home down the lane, at the bottom of the lane we had a very large wooden gate, which we had to open to get in. Just answering Margaret Fletcher's post below. I went to St.Anthonys then St.Gerards, great days, I went back in the 70s and hardly recognized anything, even the people were different, if anybody has any info. 100m Freshair Salon . It was massive and as a wee girl it was magical, as well as Dands I also remember Bobbys on Langlands Rd, I got my Bay City Rollers trousers there, lol, there was loads of shoe shops in Govan, one was called Cherries I'm sure, also a massive one can't remember name, just round from Burleigh St, a few years back it was Bradley's chemist. He said be a good girl, I don't want to see you when you're 17 causing problems. Thus, when Renfrewshire was created out of a sheriffdom of Lanarkshire in the early fifteenth century, the lands associated with the hospital (Polmadie) were not technically in the newly created shire, as they were not part of the sheriffdom. For (as he says) members of the so-called underclass are not helpless and passive victims of structural circumstances, and that by becoming involved in social, political and economical activities, the community of any area can organise themselves in such a fashion as to understand that community, or collective power, is real.1 No1seems2care. The following year in 1966, the yard was again reorganised as Fairfields and guaranteed by the government in response. I then went to Govan High, teachers I remember and not with any fondness are Jockey Rayburn (Maths) Duncan (English) and Miss Downny (Maths) who was a lovely teacher, I had two brother George and Stuart who also went to the same primary and also went to Govan High. I remember living in a single end tenement (1950's) at 77 Nethan Street and the excitement on a Saturday morning when the man delivered the coal in our bunker which was right next to our bed. It was absolutely awesome growing up in Govan, lots of shops, such as; Galbraiths, Dands Bobby's, David's butchers, BrotherSoft paper shop, modern book shop, and Woolworths, we had a great wee doctors surgery on Langlands Road, Peacocks bakery, Nicholls store and Amey's cafe. 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. It was like growing up in a wasteland! Hi, I'm not from Govan though my grandparents, Janet (Nettie) and David Finlayson owned a newsagents in Neptune Street in the 1940s/1950s. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Burnside also appeared to take sadistic pleasure in watching them scrabbling about on the ground looking for their hit. What a memory. It goes on to say that although bad housing design, and the allowance of dilapidation has been part of the problem, still housing is not the whole answer. This present attitude towards housing has serious implications for the future. You have to take the responsibility for some of that.''. Clydebuilt Database - Shipping Times, Stuart Cameron. Servicii comunitare. In fact, within only two years of the first tenants moving into their 7-storey deck-access blocks (in 1972); they had begun to complain about severe dampness, condensation, and water penetration. Her daughter had a hairdressers just up from St Constantine's, I think, and my Gran got me to go along and help her wash the towels on Saturday night. This settlement was set aside on 20 December 1621, and only the patronage of Govan was left to the University. However, the dealers were less careful back in Wine Alley where they thought they were untouchable. Log In. Ther were many menswear shops such as Jackson the Tailor and John Collier. I remember your family at 100 Harmony Row, my cousin Maisie McAlinden was friendly with the family also my Granny, or as she was better known, MAW Austin, hence I was bettter known a Joe Austin. I was born in the Southern General Hospital in 1958 and lived at 23 McGregor Street, Chookiehill [Teucharhill] as it was fondly called then. 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. Redevelopment was never completed and the combined effects of poor building specifications, and carelessness in the design of the surrounding spaces were becoming embarrassingly apparent. Yet, there is still much to show that community power is not only real but can work effectively. I remember on Sunday mornings being taken with my sister, Elizabeth, on a No. My grandparents on my mother's side were McElhinneys and attended Plantation Church while my dad's side and myself attending our Lady and St Margaret's Chapel. 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. The county added to the description of these lands, the phrase: "but now by annexation in the County of Renfrew. This was around 1954ish. It was fantastic staying there, 3 family's stayed in each cottage.