Portrait of a Lady by Esme Clark. In sum, effective participatory urban management calls for a fundamental rethink from all the players involved, from the local authorities and development agencies, through local (and sometimes international) non-governmental organisations, to the community-based organisations themselve; in redefining their roles and relationships, if something is to be done for the benefit of all. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 3 'The. It was the policy that those with low incomes, few housing points or nowhere else to go, could only expect the least attractive housing. My sisters were Elaine & Brenda and my brother was George. George and Mary Breslin's, 2 boys (Raymond and Michael), William & Margaret Gallagher's boy and girl (Charles and Maureen) and John & Annie Mc Culloch's 2 girls and 1 boy ( Elizabeth, Mary and John) which was us. 11 Barr, 1997, p. 47-58 12Dailly, 2005, p. 8 C/o Jones Lang LaSalle 150 St Vincent Street Glasgow G22 5ND AGENT Jones Lang LaSalle 150 St Vincent Street Glasgow G22 5ND WARD NO (S) 52, Govan COMMUNITY COUNCIL 02_073, Govan CONSERVATION AREA LISTED ADVERTTYPE Bad Neighbour Development PUBLISHED 24 October 2003 SITE AND DESCRIPTION Create New Account. The police discovered an empty flat on the eighth floor which would give them a birds eye view of the entrance to Burnsides tenement flat close. We went back to Govan until we could get passage, and I attended Bellahouston Academy. My gran lived upstairs at 12 Water row. There I was, short hair, snotty-nosed from crying and eating an ice cream cone. Glasgow Crime Stories: The drug nightmare of Wine Alley. However, the dealers were less careful back in Wine Alley where they thought they were untouchable. Co. Ltd., Alexander Stephens & Sons, J & G Thomson, Harland & Wolff and more. Much later, after years of drink and drugs abuse, I thought about all the time I had wasted and I realised that if I was going to seriously change my life than I had to reeducate myself into a new way of thinking At the time, it was the fifth largest burgh in Scotland and contained within its boundaries, the areas of Plantation, Cessnock, Ibrox, Craigton and Drumoyne. One was that there was no real attempt at involving the tenants in these changes, nor was there any attempt at involving the community in the future management of their own locale. 4, Soon, the housing scheme had a bad name. Furthermore, although the new regeneration programme mentions housing quality and physical improvements as valid points in deprived locals, they are still regarded as unessential to regeneration. [26], Govan's other major shipbuilding firm was founded in the 1860s as: Randolph, Elder and Company, later becoming John Elder and Company. One thing is clear about Woodinville's Woodin Creek, it is very dog friendly! Moorepark is a small area in the Scottish city of Glasgow. British Shipbuilders road to privatisation was not as swift, and the group was sold piece by piece throughout the course of the 1980s. It was a real shame to junk those old tenements instead of refurbishing them. Lastly, the reflections are intended to be used as a tool among the many Church, statutory, voluntary, and charitable organisations, to aid and encourage a fresh approach to the eradication of poverty in our lives today. Lots of other good memories but also remember the terrible fires which took place. This company continued until 1965, when it filed for bankruptcy. Now her daughter (my mother) is 92 years old and I am fascinated by the stories which her mother passed down to her and now to me. 8/1. Our father would be home right before we had to leave for school, so he would take us as it was not safe to cross Langlands Rd., Unfortunately, the week before Christmas in 1943, our grandfather was killed by a bus right at the Vogue cinema. Alley & Vine. We lived in Linthouse at that time, and then we moved to Shaw Street in Govan. Teraz nie. I went to St. Margaret's and I remember Susan's shop where she would stand outside to see where people where buying their messages from. [25], Govan was at one point the centre of the world-renowned Clydeside shipbuilding industry. I went to Broomloan Rd nursery then the school. However, the documents do not ask why so many people with poor health or low educational qualifications happen to be in the same areas in the first place! THURSO BERWICK (1919-1981) Hullo! My Granny, Cassie Donaghey stayed at 9 Orkney Street, Govan where I went at weekends and for holidays (Yeah from Drumchapel). 3 Smith, 1999, p. 40-41 The owner later came in with home-made tablet for all of us. Run by a tall slim guy whose son was a racing cyclist ? Members of our family have now moved away to other locations in Glasgow and Paisley, but we still remember our childhoods growing up in Govan. I have no memory just my dad's story. This is a small family owned and operated place. In 1841, Robert Napier began iron shipbuilding in Govan, and in 1843 produced its first ship, the Vanguard. There is a story By Danny Cahley born In 57 Hamilton Street, Govan it was renamed Nethan Street if I remember correctly. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please It is in this context that he placed the above paragraph at the very forefront of his book From Moorepark to Wine Alley, The rise and fall of a Glasgow housing scheme, and it is also for the same reasons that this section of the Braendam Link Report investigates housing (especially in Glasgow), its problems, and how they could be solved by community planning. My mother, Elsie Walker lived with siblings; Edward, Betty, Beatrice and Edith in Belch Street, it was a small street with only one close and not one single Govan person I have ever met can remember it! Its cells were just as grim but did not seem to deter the many local villains who frequented them on a regular basis. Houses are places to live in, either for one person or several. In fact, the idea was publicly abused in the first of the two SEU documents above. [4] In 1864, Govan gained burgh status, and was the fifth-largest burgh in Scotland. Sources My mother was born at 68 Harmony Row in 1924, when she was about 10 she was sent to Dand's Drapers on Langlands Road to buy thread for a neighbour and got her finger caught in the door which resulted in losing the tip of it which gave her years of pain, on a lighter note on the subway to hospital she had to pace up and down with pain which resulted in her leaving the subway with her pockets jingling. Moreover, there will be no demolition or destruction of any part of Govans heritage on the contrary the important Iron Age site of Doomster Hill will be marked with grass, and not encroached upon by the new housing while a special corridor will link it with Govan Old Parish Church, which is one of the earliest Christian sites in Britain. By the early 80s, much of the place had acquired an air of dilapidation and neglect. That suggested that the suspect was taking the van south to Manchester or Liverpool to pick up much larger drug consignments. He thought that important questions are never asked because mistakes in the finish of the whole are not seen until it is too late. We went this year to the Fairfield shipyard museum which was very interesting. Email: enquiries@gblink.org.uk , www.gblink.org.uk I went to St Anthony's then St Gerard's and was there at the same time as Billy Connolly though he is a year older than me. Providing activities for member children and young people Providing informal and formal training for family members 178 9 shares Like Most relevant Denise Mcdonald Many happy memories there in the late 80s and early 90s . I worked there for a time early 60s I left in 1962. Not a penny in our pockets other than the price of admission to the pictures on a Saturday afternoon and some extra for some sweeties, I remember my grandmother used to give Helen my sweetie coupons from the back of the Ration Book, as she had such a sweet tooth that she would have ate her way through February and March coupons even though it was only January and stores knew we were still going to be rationed for some time to come (I didn't have a sweet tooth so always had coupons to spare). My great grandfather lived at 67 Garmouth Street with his 3 daughters. It meant that the police had two key surveillance points, one in Wine Alley itself and a second from the high-rise. Govan borders the district of Ibrox, home to the Scottish football club Rangers F.C. Today the area is policed from bright new shiny offices opposite Bellahouston Park on Helen Street. I think he lived in Partick and had 2 little girls. Govan's earliest recorded name may be found in the Historia regum Anglorum attributed to Symeon of Durham. On the other hand, a government that takes no heed of the community at large fails also. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. 14). We lived in Southcroft St., when we got married. In May 1979, Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister and her ministry soon began its privatisation programme. ), the street was a dead end because a school had burnt down. . He stayed in Nethen Street and was born in 1931. Glasgow Green Flagstones at Jocelyn Square in front of the McLennan Arch inform us that this was the site of public executions in the city until 1865. Instead, it referred to the popularity of cheap and powerful tonic wines particularly with young people - the vast consumption of which would often lead to violence and disorder. For about a decade that shop stood empty and it broke my heart. . Glasgow Braendam Link is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in Scotland, No. Egg And Chip' 11/2. 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. I have lived in Australia since 1969. Been looking at the old pictures of Govan and wondered if anyone remembers my father's Chemist/Optician shop at Govan Cross near Helen St, 830 Govan Road. 124m Freshair Salon . The City of Woodinville's Mayor Mike Millan cut the ribbon to mark the occasion. I lived across from Fairfield shipyard and I saw ship being launched when l was about four, I saw Harry Lauder embark from a ship and he was the first person who told me I was a bonnie wee lass. I went to Harmony Row school then Hills Trust school, then to Govan High school. 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. Does anyone remember; Sophie, Robert; and Mary,who lived in Carmichael Street, Govan 1936? Moore Park (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Dougan Collection, 1870), OS 25 inch Scotland, 1892-1905 (Moore Park), "Glasgow, Govan, Moorepark Housing Estate", Gender and Political Identities in Scotland, 1919-1939, Ian Jack: Problem Families (review of 'From Moorepark to Wine Alley: The Rise and Fall of a Glasgow Housing Scheme' by Sean Damer), Debate: Housing and Local Government (Scotland), Poverty, deprivation and development in working class communities, Photo of Benburb F.C. [15], With Morris Pollok as its first Provost, the Burgh and its Commissioners ensured that during the next 48 years Govan became a well-equipped, modern town. The first trade I learnt was stealing and gambling yet it seemed normal to all of us as children. Finalists in the Intermediate Cup 1929-30, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moorepark,_Glasgow&oldid=1142353497, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 23:16. The evidence they gathered was crucial and the jury was able to see the gang operating on the video footage shown to them. Jack, Margaret, Frank, Gerry, May, Charlie and Kathleen, Annie Maguire's 7 children. I went to St.Constantines Primary School. Where was this democratic, progressive authority when it built the shambolic Gorbals tower block scheme? Would love to hear if anyone remembers the Wallace family! Town officials arranged for the deepening of the Clyde in 1759, the reclamation of the channels between the islands (The Whyte Inch, The Black Inch, and The King's Inch), and the construction of quays and docks. 5 Wine Alley Govan Kids Southern General Hospital On the Clyde Govan Kvaerner/Fairfield Shipyards Govan Shipyards ( Front gate pics ) The Plaza/Vogue Govan Dry Docks Trams in Govan/ Goods Carriers Inside the Lyceum Bingo/Picture Hall Lyceum Projection Room Lyceum Foyer & Balcony Foyer Lyceum Cinema Balcony Inside The Lyceum Govan Baths Harhill Govan was the site of a ford and later a ferry which linked the area with Partick for seasonal cattle drovers. A friend called Carol Slater. I have many happy memories of Govan. The second outcome was a general agreement among officials to stop using the abusive term of Wine Alley as this served only to reproduce the stigma of the scheme. Used to have a friend called Theresa Moody who died quite young. I was a deckhand on the TSS Shleldhall sewage ship that sailed down the Clyde every day Monday to Friday to the tail of the bank, there we discharged the load then made a circle before heading back up home. Directions to Wine Alley Govan (Glasgow) with public transport The following transport lines have routes that pass near Wine Alley Govan Bus : 121 23 26 X19 Train : SCOTRAIL Light rail : SUB How to get to Wine Alley Govan by Bus? 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. When the railway was to be built in the late nineteenth century, however, the confusion over proper descriptions in the land titles made necessary legal transactions difficult and had to be reconciled. From Rushden we came back to Larbert, then to Lauder. You never forget these things, but what great days and what character building it was. Govan is served by community radio station Sunny Govan, broadcasting on 103.5FM to the city of Glasgow and surrounding districts, discussing local issues and providing advice, and with diverse musical output covering soul, hip-hop and reggae. I remember the following; sitting on the kerb at the mouth of the close playing with the soft tar on the road in the summer with a stick and my mum using melted butter to get the stains of our clothes, playing peever with a shoe polish tin, making up little shows which we all performed in the high backs ,climbing over the pailings, and often getting our knees impaled on the sharp spikes at the top, playing balls against the wall singles and doubles too, climbing onto the steamie roof and jumping onto the pub roof dodging the barbed wire spikes, playing ropes singles and doublers, and swinging on the telephone wires above the low back steamie roof, Summertown Road steamie and baths. I went about with Harry Bitters, Nick Shearer and John McLeod in the mad days of the early 70s. 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. Does anyone remember going out the back courts and jumping over them? 5 Smith, 1992, p. 4 Just looking for anybody who new the Paterson, dad george known as Geordie and mum Betty, sisters Elaine, Brenda and brother George. Finally, Darners last thoughts on a solution to Mooreparks spiralling problems were that it could be found in Community Planning. So, at the age of 46 I started three years of studies with projects that involved Govan Initiative and Glasgow University until I was finally accepted as a full-time student at Glasgow. 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. Log In. I was born and lived in Harmony Row, 1960, before moving to Drumchapel in 1961. I considered that I did a real job and that what he did for a living was nonsense. I was shown the door and advised to join the cubs, which I did, but I would have enjoyed being the 1st Lifebhoy. Poor health and low-levels of educational qualifications are offered as secondary parts of the equation. My parents lived at 49 Nethan Street and I was born at the Southern General in 1939. Their children's names were John, Michael, Christopher, Bridget and Edward. [16] In 1912, Glasgow annexed Govan after a series of annexation battles. I grew up in Govan from 1946 to 1957 in Wick St. My family moved from North Uist to Govan to find work as did many others. I used to know a Maureen Murray who lived about there she would be about 72 now. However, the local paper still remained hostile, hypocritical, and unhelpful about the whole idea. The latest victory for the SNP was in the 2007 Scottish parliamentary elections, when Nicola Sturgeon became the MSP for the constituency. Not Now. I spent a lot of time at my granny's while growing up I remember we used to get payed for watching the cars when there was a game on at Ibrox. I loved going to the Steamie with my Mum and her friends. She got married in 1956 to my grandfather Robert. My brother and I would wait for the coal lorry to come round the corner and hang onto the back of it as it drove up the street. Listing details information provided by Stephen Redding. Call now (425) 271-4501; Address. Claire Fitzpatrick - I wonder if your Mary is one of our family? 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. Went to the new Hills Trust School in about 1975 where Mrs Carnegie was head teacher. Wineally for Wine Producers We make your wines shine by having them served with matching dishes in restaurants or at home. I remember on Sunday mornings being taken with my sister, Elizabeth, on a No. the 550 tenancies available, only 33 (16%) were identifiably from Govan itself. I can't remember what we wrote, but we were very busy. NGR NS 55416 65081. He wanted to discover how and why such places came into being and to see if remedies could be found. I lived in Kintra Street from 1946 until 1960 and went to Broomloan Road school then Govan High. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Jackson retired in 1992 after a distinguished 32-year career with Burnside and his cohorts still behind bars. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Rather than go on strike, which was the traditional form of industrial action, the union leadership of the yards decided to have a work-in and complete the orders that the shipyards had in place. My maternal grandmother Mary Agnes McDermott and her family came to Govan from Ireland in the early 1900's. Nestled among the quaint streets The origins of the Doomster Hill are a mystery. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. I used to go to Jack's Bakers on a Saturday morning for a dozen rolls and half a dozen teabread and I still got change from a half a crown (12.5 pence), happy days! In 1996, a team from Channel 4's Time Team programme carried out an archeological excavation at the site. Janet Logan (Williamson) I remember your family. 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. Even having a "piece" thrown from the window was an adventure would it be "butter"and sugar or Jam what a treat! Sergeant Angus McIvor and constable Bob McDonald were the two cops who had bravely filmed the gang operating from one of the empty flats. HP10 9TY. I lived my early years in Govan on Vicarfield Street opposite St. Gerard's School where many of my older cousins attended, amongst them the McCurrys. My Granny lived at 60 Greenfield Street next to Mrs Knox's wee shop. Get into Govan. Any profits went into the family home and we knew that we would get in return our Saturday matinee money and a sweety. I can see from the various pieces of information I have obtained that the Leddy's lived in various places in Govan including 61 Victoria Street, 10 John Street, 76 White Street and 11 Logie Street. I recall going to the Co-op hypermarket on a Saturday morning for messages. I thought you wrote "hides in a fridge and dodges an erection!" . 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. Third, the importance of housing management services such as concierge or neighbourhood warden duties are understated in the document, and they are not considered as playing a core public service in the maintenance and upkeep of the areas they service.10 Wine Alley was in a part of Govan which is "pretty much gone now but it was notorious," he described. A similar uncertainty existed regarding the nearby lands of Pollokshields and Westends. Used go there for coffee and listen to juke box. I think the whisky bond was one of them. Wine Alley, the newest wine tasting experience to open at Woodin Creek Village in Woodinville, WA, debuted with a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening event on February 18, 2022. Good memories. Eventually, my dad arrived asking if anyone had handed in a wee lassie. The wines were delicious but unfortunately out of my price range. I was born in Govan in 1930 and went to Saint Constantine's Elementary School and then on to Saint Gerard's in 1941, I was at St Gerard's until 1946. A later rebuilding was begun in 1884 and was opened 19 May 1888.[11][45]. When the car stopped at lights in Helen Street it was surrounded by the surveillance team who arrested the driver and seized the heroin which had a street value of 50,000 - worth 125,000 today. I went to St. Anthony's Primary School and after passing my quallies I went to St. Gerard's. 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. Govan was thriving in those days. I now live in Brydekirk village but I'll never forget Govan. View listing information for 7285 Hedgerose Drive, Cumming, GA, 30028. Bishop King. When the sirens went for everyone to go to their shelters, our grandfather had to come and help her take us to St. Anthony's school (our shelter). The two men, working for up to 18 hours at a time, had to be smuggled out before dawn each day. The newlyweds got engaged in April 2018 after dating for three years and were forced to delay their wedding last April due to the coronavirus pandemic. 3.75/4 3.75 / 4 (0 reviews) Staff Knowledge & Friendliness 4/4. He lived on Govan Road. or. I was born in 1961. During the two-week surveillance every addict who called at Burnside's flat for drugs was then arrested by the team and questioned. :bbpd: The local hire firm in Govan wasn't aware that their customer was a drug dealer. Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release.

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