Old photographs of Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland. Many photographs showing this close knit part of the city when many of its buildings were relatively new, and it was both a bustling residential neighbourhood and an industrial centre. Dixon's Blazes and the Queen's Park Locomotive Works contrast with the likes of Crosshill Boating Pond and Govanhill's American Roller Skating Rink, which was later converted to a cinema and then demolished. The book also includes two pictures of Polmadie, and extends up to the posh flats of Balmoral Crescent, facing onto Queen's Park. Old Govanhill
.All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Villages of Glasgow, the South Side. This work covers the dozen or so villages on Glasgow's south side to present an up-to-date picture of life there through the years. New material has been introduced to most chapters, and a map of each village is included. This is the story of how old villages were expanded and new villages formed to house the workforces for particular industries; for example Govanhill, laid out by William Dixon for coal miners and skilled ironworkers brought from Shropshire. It is also a glimpse into the industries, events, and famous (and infamous) residents: the railway men at Corkerhill and Polmadie; the women munition workers at Cathcart and Cardonald; the 47 children in a two-roomed adventure school in Gorbals, some accommodated in the kitchen bed; and the moments of deep despair when a whole community was bereaved by a disaster in a pit or on the river. Villages of Glasgow: The South Side
.Swallowed up in the Victorian expansion of the city, the South Side of Glasgow contains a myriad of small villages and small communities, each still with their own identity, history and traditions. This is their story. From the Dark Age burial ground of the Kings of Strathclyde at Govan to the Crossmyloof Ice Rink, the area south of the Clyde is a fascinating cross section of Scotland's past and a mine of extraordinary anecdote, personalities and legends. 'We're Railwaymen at Polmadie In a hotter place you couldn'a be And when in Hell we gather when we dee We'll be nane the waur than in Polmadie' Cardonald, Cathcart, Crossmyloof, The Gorbals, Govan, Govanhill, The Hurlet, Langside, Nitshill, Pollokshaws, Polmadie, Strathbungo Last reprinted in 1998, this new edition is completely revised and updated with a substantially increased number of plates. Villages of Glasgow: The North Side
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