For Margaret Gibson - I saw that you lived in Kintra Street until 1960 and wondered if you knew my grandmother Mary McGill/Johnston who lived at 110 Kintra Street in 1956. 15 Saturday Home, 2005, p. 20 16Vindicated1, 2005, p. 1-2, Acknowledgements Drug and alcohol abuse was a widespread problem and unemployment stood at 30% - three times the national average. I stayed at 146 Copland Road above the Light Blue Cafe went to Ibrox primary School 1941 till 1948 happy times. [29], Kvrner of Norway, as part of a planned development of a large international shipbuilding group, took over Govan. 100m D.C Hair&Beauty . He also had a shop in Govan Road and he lived at 31 (I think) Copland Road, his name was Robert Reid and he had 2 daughters, Jane my mother and her sister Molly who lived for years in Merryland Street before it was pulled down. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The writer on housing problems, T. A. Markus, wondered why many important questions were never asked in the planning process. @AlanJParks" 7 Markus, 1993, p. 163 Govan was the site of a ford and later a ferry which linked the area with Partick for seasonal cattle drovers. Vezi mai multe de la Sunny Govan Memories pe Facebook. I remember one time, my big brother hiding in the midden under all the ashes, when I went down three stories to empty the fire ashes. Such developments benefit the aesthetic and connective appeal of the Govan area for future visitors. The above digital stories were made by members of Govan Reminiscence Group for the Heritage Lottery funded Britain From Above Community Project in Govan, Glasgow, during Spring 2014. [26], Govan's other major shipbuilding firm was founded in the 1860s as: Randolph, Elder and Company, later becoming John Elder and Company. 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 [9], The earliest references to Govan are found in connection with the Christian church. I would like to hear from anybody who knew any of us up until 1981 when my mum and dad left Ibrox to move to Craigton. Janet Logan (Williamson) I remember your family. We lived directly opposite the Steamie and I vividly recall playing "ball" against the red brick wall for hours. My husband and I ended up going into the USA. In 1901 Govan was the 7th largest town in Scotland. Great memories of Summertown Road baths. I have no memory just my dad's story. There were two other sporting venues for local residents and workers located in the south of Govan (with no space available in the industrial northern area at the Clyde): White City Stadium and Albion Greyhound Stadium, both now entirely demolished. Used go there for coffee and listen to juke box. or. Saturday afternoons were for the matinees at one of the four movie halls; Lyceum, Plaza, Elder and Vogue. Men and Boys by Hugh Cavanagh. James and Catherine moved to Govan from Ireland and lived on Victoria (Neptune) Street and Langlands Road. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Alley & Vine will be ready for outdoor and indoor dining once allowed, but until then, customers can order online or by phone for takeout and curbside pickup. 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". My Mother took me to the Southern and a giant black man came in. Strange thing is that we carried passengers on some days, these passengers had a dinner on board while we discharged the cargo with most never knowing what was happening. For other uses, see. There was another pub next door, The Bellrock. THURSO BERWICK (1919-1981) Hullo! It was very hard during the war for our mother as our brother was three years older and our father was a shipyard worker, working nightshift. Thus, the major failing of any community planning is its inability to understand this relationship between the community and authority in detail and in an objective manner. Memory says it was painted red but I might be wrong. Although we were all poor, I knew that I could go to any door, ask for a piece, and get it. Mum married and moved to Whiteinch as a child and I remember going across on the ferry to Govan, Anyone recall my mum? Around this time a second surveillance was being carried out on Burnside and three members of his team who had travelled to Liverpool in another car. . Sergeant Angus McIvor and constable Bob McDonald were the two cops who had bravely filmed the gang operating from one of the empty flats. I remember our next door neigbours on the ground floor the Meechans and particularly John,who was around the same age as myself. 9/1 I remember at one time there were thirteen of us staying in the house including the lassie across the street who came to stay for a night and more or less remained there for about five years. We had some chalk on us and we wrote on the outside of the lovely red tiles on the wall. However, given the area's reputation there was also a large numbers of empty houses. Log In. Contact. Glorious Govan. Another is the horses and carts assembled at Harmony Row. Community organisation. This settlement was set aside on 20 December 1621, and only the patronage of Govan was left to the University. I lived at 73 Nethan Street, Govan. 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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 As a university sociologist, Little did we no that years later I would be living above that very shop. My mother Josaphine Devlin and her brother Greg were born Drumoyan Street Govan. Nu acum. We also have a great selection of craft beers! I was born in Broomloan Road by the pot heid (TSB) bank which is still there. However, there is the potential for tourism development, for example, the planned development of the Govan Old site, which hosts the historically significant stone carvings, has led to the development of the surrounding townscape and new infrastructure. Naw, he was told, but we have a wee boy in the back. [6] Govan is believed to have then been part of a kingdom ruled from Dumbarton Rock, known as Alt Clut, the rock on the Clyde. During the late 19th century, the population of Govan increased more than tenfold: from 9,000 in 1864 to 95,000 by 1907. Pipe Band. He wanted to discover how and why such places came into being and to see if remedies could be found. It was like growing up in a wasteland! 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. or. A later rebuilding was begun in 1884 and was opened 19 May 1888.[11][45]. Ai uitat contul? Government organisation. Loved going into Amy's Cafe after coming out of Mackays for my Easter outfits. The yard eventually closed in the wake of the collapse of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders consortium in 1971.[35]. People lived with the inconsistency in the records. "I like to be challenged and Govan did that every day.". The answer is 1 authority is necessary because it plays an indispensable mediating role at local and city level through bringing togeth locals and officials. Verejnoprospen prce. In the cace of Easterhouse it was the various interested parties of the Eastethoude Community Group who decided to get the authorities to tske notice of their plight by directly intervening their own affairs. There is absolutely no hiding from the fact that no Section 30 is the bullying action of a . Old Photographs Govan Glasgow Scotland tourscotland 31K subscribers 111 27K views 5 years ago Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Govan, Glasgow, on the south bank of the River Clyde,. I learned then that Govan as I knew it had obviously changed (the three picture houses were gone) but was still a thriving community. The Old Govan Fair. Maureen Doyle was my name then. Then the place just went to pot. Govan was thriving in those days. (they lived up the pen at No. 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. My mother and grandfather raised me alongside my two sisters and three brothers and various in-laws who moved in and out of the home through the years. Very fond memories. During the Viking Age, following the sack of Dumbarton Rock in 870, Govan is believed to have been one of the major centres of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. The Old Govan Fair. 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. I would so love to hear from you if you do. Does anyone remember the shop or have a picture of it in the background? He said: "I found myself in charge of one of the hardest areas within Strathclyde, if not Scotland. [11], By the 16th century, extensive coal mine workings had been developed around Craigton and Drumoyne. I was born in Govan in 1948 and lived with my grannie in Vicarfield Street, opposite the school. 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. I was born in 23 McGregor Street Teucharhill in 1962 and remember my mum waiting until the last minute and getting a lift to the polling station, promising to vote for whichever party candidate provided the transport (aye right) still though when the 70s arrived I would have voted for the blonde wummin shouting through a megaphone at the end of the street even though I'd no idea what she was on about or what party she represented, she was a bit of a belter called Margo MacDonald. Interest. Resources were stretched as detectives dealt with high levels of violence including murder - much of it drug related. Poor health and low-levels of educational qualifications are offered as secondary parts of the equation. I loved going to the Steamie with my Mum and her friends. Next thing, I found myself lying on the ground. Loving your stories, my nana was born at 15 Elder Street, Govan in 1893. 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. We left Govan when I was two, then lived for five years in Markinch before moving on to Kelty, Cowdenbeath, Armadale, and Rushden down in England. It was a real shame to junk those old tenements instead of refurbishing them. 3.75/4 3.75 / 4 (0 reviews) Staff Knowledge & Friendliness 4/4. We offer great benefits for wine merchants, hotels and restaurants offering your wines. He also complained about the abusive term Wine Alley, which was always quoted by officialdom whenever Moorepark scheme came under discussion Following decades of decline, with existing residents experiencing prejudice and only those with little other choice willing to move to the area, Moorepark was named by The Independent newspaper in April 1994 as one of the worst areas in the United Kingdom, with drug abuse being a widespread problem and unemployment standing at nearly 30% (up to three times the national average at the time). This striking omission harks directly back to Darners time in Moorepark where the community had no say at all in their right to a decent home, in a decent environment, and a decent standard of life.13, Private housing is at present being built on the site of the old Granary at Partick while across the river at Govans Graving Docks, the developing company Bishop Loch have been given permission to alter its original approved plan for the Docks of a hotel and 500 houses. Poor Man, he said to my Mother, "the way she's trying to kick me I think her hips are fine". This article is about the district in Glasgow. 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. Glasgow Crime Stories: The drug nightmare of Wine Alley (Image: Newsquest) Govan covers a huge part of Glasgow's Southside and is famous the world over for its ship building and football team. See more of Sunny Govan Memories on Facebook. Jimmy's was our local shop and Ruby's was out local bakery which fed the Fairfield's workers. We were also in the Choir at Govan Parish church and in the B.B. Hi, I'm not from Govan though my grandparents, Janet (Nettie) and David Finlayson owned a newsagents in Neptune Street in the 1940s/1950s. I have lived in Australia since 1969. 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. I was born 23 Elder Street, Govan in 1943. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. NGR NS 55416 65081. I'm sure many of these places will have been demolished or renamed but it would be great to hear from anyone who knows of the family or can provide any more details. In Cowie Street, Kinning Park there was a pub at the corner but can't remember what it was called? Govan's earliest recorded name may be found in the Historia regum Anglorum attributed to Symeon of Durham. Today the area is policed from bright new shiny offices opposite Bellahouston Park on Helen Street. It was incorporated into the City of Glasgow in 1912.[5]. Below are memories and stories about Govan posted by visitors to the site. I stayed all over Govan, I was born in the Southern General in 1961 and was brought home to Neptune St then I stayed in Govan Rd, Broomloan Rd and Carmichael St. She got married in 1956 to my grandfather Robert. Run by a tall slim guy whose son was a racing cyclist ? Nestled among the quaint streets If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can A Gannett Company. Besides, authority cannot work without community and vice versa so there has to be a coming together of both sides and a change of thinking by each about how and why things get done if both parties are to do the right thing. I remember the baths and went there every Friday, I also remember playing in the street and when the coalman came my mum and I would follow him with a pram and pick up any coal that fell of the lorry. SC 020951 Anyway gabgabgab, lots more if anyone is interested. I was born in Southern General 1971, lived in 1 Elder Street with my mum Ina Quinn and dad Peter Quinn, brothers and sister. The Bookies, Archie and Peter Logan ran their Book from the back court. 2 Used to jump the dykes with my brother Kenneth. Amenities, Comfort & Cleanliness 4/4. I'll do a bit of investigating. Delete. Our young sister was married in St. Anthony's years later. This was the catalyst that led local Govanites into despising the peoph of Moorepark, and considering them as different and alien. If either cop was caught then they were on a hiding to nothing. Add your own memories or stories by clicking here. I used to visit your Mum and Dad. He was able to give police precise details of the drug operation Burnside was running and the names of his associates. Gallery. Thanks in advance :). My gran was Ella Campbell who lived in Greenfield Street during the 50s and 60 s. 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. 13 Bailey and Hastings, 2004, p. 92 I remember two days before we left in 1963, I took her to the Govan Fair, and that was the last one I ever saw. Call now (425) 271-4501; Address. In the Wine Alley, I loved the people more than anything. We loved the years living there and in 1949, our little sister was born at 22 Shaw St., That same year we moved to Penilee, but when my sister and I were seventeen, our parents moved back to Govan because the house in Penilee was very damp, so our parents got an exchange to a house on Govan Rd., the cooperative building next to Fairfield's shipyard. Sources I went to St Gerard's and I loved the kids there they were poor but happy. Many memories but top must be winning Whitefield Cup with Under 13s against Lourdes in 1962 by 7-6. Jack, Margaret, Frank, Gerry, May, Charlie and Kathleen, Annie Maguire's 7 children. Create New Account. British Shipbuilders road to privatisation was not as swift, and the group was sold piece by piece throughout the course of the 1980s. My Aunt Marg & Uncle Jack Johnstone had the paper shop on Govan Road. Datum OSGB36 - NGR. My Mum was Godmother to your brother and I was at your wedding. Second, it encourage prospects for social inclusion by impioving living conditions and life changes while a third (indirect) factor is that, by working with authority, it can augment the personal development and enhanced confidence that participation can bring.9 The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. What Damer said about community could also be said about officialdom for they too can be victims of circumstance whenever decisions for the better do not influence policies for the worse. Egg And Chip' 11/2. Related Pages. Govan (/ v n / GUV-n; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland.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.Historically it was You Wine Alley Govan Team were shite begs. 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. Linthouse and Parkgrove were 19th century senior sides, who fell into decline and are now defunct. I married in Glasgow, Scotland in 1974 and emigrated to Canada that same year, I have lived in Canada ever since. It arrived at a house in Liverpool and then left a short time later to head back to Glasgow, arriving about midnight. I was shown the door and advised to join the cubs, which I did, but I would have enjoyed being the 1st Lifebhoy. Govan feels vibrant again. Their children's names were John, Michael, Christopher, Bridget and Edward. I stayed all over Govan, I was born in the Southern General in 1961 and was brought home to Neptune St then I stayed in Govan Rd, Broomloan Rd and Carmichael St. Contact Us. The Old Govan Fair. One summer, I walked to the steamie and managed to get some photos of it. Introduction 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. [7] It is now kept inside the church, as part of the Govan Stones museum collection. 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. It was just before I packed in this job that I met Sean Damer when he came to our house to some of the family in 1974. Next thing I know, this policeman appeared, he looked like a giant and he asked me what was I doing. Community organisation. 124m D.C Hair&Beauty . Writing on behalf of my auntie. My Aunt and Uncle Kathleen and Tommy Blacker lived in 6 Rathlin Street, Govan. The Govan of my parents had gone, the works and the jobs and the people they spoke about had all gone. In reply to these petitions, the Scottish Parliament wrote to Glasgow City Council and to Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, asking for their responses to the submission and within 4 months, Glasgow Council had taken steps to set up the Central Govan Action Plan.16 The City of Woodinville's Mayor Mike Millan cut the ribbon to mark the occasion. I was born Jan 6th 1951 and brought up in flat above Co-op in Helen Street at Govan Cross, I Went to Harmony Row and Hills Trust Primary schools before moving to Pollok when I was 10 .I have 4 brothers Dave, Bobby, Shuggie, all born in Govan ..and Alastair born in Pollok. Mother has an excellent memory and I am attempting to write down stories about; the old shops; events streets and everything. The locals in Govan fear that gentrification is making its way in, in the face of community objections.15 My father "served his time" in the Thermotank then for many years was a policeman in Plantation Street. Born 1945, 28 Craigton Road two up in the hole in the wall, I went to Greenfield Primary remember headmaster name a Mr Hutchinson, a Miss Burnside, miss Blackstock. [4] In 1864, Govan gained burgh status, and was the fifth-largest burgh in Scotland. I went to Hillstrust School until I was 10 then we moved to Nitshill which I was not so fond of, Govan was a great place to live we were always putting on concerts round the backs and folk would hang out the windows to watch the performance there was always stuff going on or buss-runs that our streets would organise and the Govan Fair, Govanites were great. I remember my mum and dad and telling me how Govan was full of works, tenements, shops and pubs and how it was a vibrant place, this was very different from 1970s Govan that I grew up in, instead it was like a town after the blitz, I remember large areas of spare ground where the tenements and shops once stood, I remember playing in the old derelict tenements and works and in the rubble of demolished tenements, in the old tenements in Orkney Street we pretended to pour pints in the old Albert Bar. Creeaz un cont nou. The spin put on the regeneration programmes of the past have put too much emphasis on bricks and mortar rather than helping people deal with their own problems themselves. It was my first Saturday job and I worked there for about a year until the very day when it closed, which I think was in June 1972. I really like the big Co-op department store and Woolworths on Langlands Road. Govan is home to the Scottish Junior football team Benburb F.C. I went to St.Constantines Primary School. 99m New Cafe India Govan . Second, two documents from the Social Exclusion Unit (SEU), which focus on the decline of the urban neighbourhood, argue that the decline almost always starts with a lack of work. 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. Brian McQuade, Reflection on Housing In recent years it has seen major improvements with the building of Glasgow Science Centre and the Glasgow Arc, better known as the Squinty Bridge. The barbers shop was called "Knop & Joyce" and was at 26 Langlands Road, it opened in 1929 and Harry Knop lived in the next close at 34 Langlands Road. on our backs to the midden motor outside the closes or houses where we worked. However, the local paper still remained hostile, hypocritical, and unhelpful about the whole idea. Clyde News. 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. It was followed by an undercover drugs team down the M8, onto the M74 and over the border into England. My dad was Boaby Rodgers he got knocked down and killed when I was 3 in 1964 and my mum was left a widow with 4 wee girls. Also used to go for a bath there even though we had a bath at home. Henry (Harry) Knop was born in Govan in 1902, he married Susan Bowie in 1924, they had at least 5 children; Harriet, Frederick, Arthur, Helen and Henry, Harry Knop died in 1976. The first trade I learnt was stealing and gambling yet it seemed normal to all of us as children. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please In its turn, this attitude helped create the malignant tales about people who lived there as being nothing but thieves, layabouts and drunks. Community planning began in the rapidly industrialising 19th century cities of Great Britain and America where reformers and well-wishers wanted to ameliorate the appalling living conditions of the working classes. Conecteaz-te. At the time this article was written in the local Southside paper, prices for the projected apartments were going up dramatically among the speculators.14 A few hundred yards east of this development, one-bedroom apartments at the newly built QE3 (Clydeside Festival Park) in Govan were selling for 129,995 while two-bedrooms at the same place will cost you 199,995. Govan has had several local newspapers over the years such as the Govan Chronicle and Govan Press published by the Cossar Family (1851-1983) and by John Maclean (20062014) which also served the communities of Kinning Park, Cardonald, Penilee and Hillington, and the Govan Post (19831988) published by Cook, Paton & Co. of Paisley, now part of Dunfermline Press. I met him at our place of employment. It was a Magical childhood play area, the closestairs were a Pirate Ship; Hospital; Wee Shop; School, aye in the 1950's we used our imagination rather than computers to stop us being bored! USA. Jackson had only just taken charge of the CID at Govan, having left his post as head of Strathclyde Polices serious crime squad. Young Young Winey (Govan) (G51) (Moorpark) 'Republican Wine Alley' . Again, where were the democratic, caring authorities when the 1987-1990 Glasgow Housing Condition Survey found that in a third of the citys houses suffered from condensation, dampness and mould and did little about it? Sources Also remember when we started school in 1943, we had to carry our gas masks with us. I went undercover on the 'Wine Alley' to tackle drug problem Ex-undercover police officer Simon McLean has written about his experience tackling Glasgow's drug problem during the 80s. My maternal grandmother Mary Agnes McDermott and her family came to Govan from Ireland in the early 1900's. Teraz nie. Impressed by what they had done, the European Community allowed an application for major funds, which matched by the City Council (and oth adherents), to such an extent that another 36 blocks in the estate were rehabililitated in the same fashion as the prototype.8, At this point, some may ask, if the residents of such a community could do so mutch themselves, why is authority necessary for community planning? We went this year to the Fairfield shipyard museum which was very interesting. Situated south of the River Clyde and part of the former Burgh of Govan, it was colloquially referred to as 'Wine Alley' during the mid-to-late 20th century when a housing scheme with a rough reputation was sited there. But then officers were based in a more forbidding Victorian building about a mile away in Orkney Street. Lifts were often out of order; maintenance of the blocks was negligible while the area surrounding the tower blocks was allowed to turn into a muddy, rubbish-strewn wasteland. I was attending what was then known as Duns Academy when my father decided to emigrate to Canada. When Damer returned to the area in 1989 he found that his earlier report had had two outcomes. Would love to hear if anyone remembers the Wallace family! I remember the days my sister and I would take part in the fair while we were in a dancing school, which was named Thompsons. 'Wine Alley', Govan Pop: 10,875 (whole ward) Problems: Mainly drug-related crime. 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. The plan was to video and record any deals as they happened - a tricky and dangerous proposition. I can't remember what we wrote, but we were very busy. Moorepark is a small area in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Conecteaz-te. Dry Docks Cafe. [28], In 1977, the Labour government of James Callaghan passed the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act which nationalised Govan and grouped it with other major British shipyards as British Shipbuilders. Napier's Shipyard in Govan was later acquired by William Beardmore and Company in 1876 and incorporated into William Beardmore and Company in around 1900. My sister and I were married in 1961 at Govan Parish where we were members.