fantastic videos of old govan the way i mind of it childhood memories came flooding back i stayed in 12 fairfield st main door single end mam da and my brother outside toilet in the next close at number 10 oh gosh what i would not give to go back there dirty weans with dirty faces loved it big tin bath in front of the coal fire 🥰🥰
Govan has always had many schemes with many great brilliant very nice right down to earth people. Going way on back to when there was such beautiful farm land hills. It always had it all and everything that made it special the way it was meant to be. What others forget or did show such ignorance to is that Govan isn't just Govan Cross and that's it. Govan had many other parts and areas that came under good old sunny Scotland UK Govan. Here's some many say isn't Govan. The Winey, IBrox and lets not get started on that one. Cessnock, Linthouse, Elderpark, Craigton, Kinning Park, Bella Houston, Drumoyne, Cardonald, Chooky Hill. Those are all still a very good part off and always will be Govan. There so close and right in or around Govan. Govan isn't as small as many people believe.
I was born in Govan in 1971 and stayed there till '87. The rose tinted glasses some people still seem to wear about the area astonishes me. I remember playing in the back courts when i was a wee boy...dodging peoples garbage and human waste of all kinds...Desolate buildings were our playground. The place was a dump and desperately needed renovated completely. The council renovated round about the early to mid 80's using cheap labour and even cheaper materials that resulted in most of the area having to be re done less than 10 years later. Most of a generation of young men and women fell into the drug scene around about the early 80's and most of those young people are either dead now or in prison. I visited Govan recently and admitedly there are lots of improvements but still more are needed...Before the area falls back to ..."The Good Old Days".
I think some of the locations are: 0:18 taken from Stag street across Govan road to what was corner of Burndyke Street (may have been Hoey street). 1:05 Clynder street looking towards Woodville street. 1:19 Highland Lane looking towards corner of Stag street and Clydebrae street. 1:26 Clynder street looking towards St Saviours Primary School in Summertown road. 2:03 lane behind houses facing Copland quadrant on Copland road. 3:30 Chapel on Merryland Street. 4:28 Southcroft Street. 4.32 Copland road looking west along Govan Road
It was demolished years ago. I lived there until 1971 and my dad sold to the council. It was cleared as part of the motorway development plan. The old street plan of roads running south to north between Paisley Rd West and Govan Rd is gone. The development that replaced it is all cul de sacs with very few entrance points from the main roads. if you check goole earth where it was is just about 100m east of where Govan Rd meets the squinty bridge, the South Rotunda is a good reference point.
Excellent photos. I see three places where I grew up, even back to the flat where I was born 64 years ago. The Flat was above the newsagents at the corner of Stag Street and Clydebrae Street. The photo at 1.18 shows it. The photo was taken from the lane that lead down to the ferry. Is there any way I can buy copies of some of these photos?
The old house where we stayed in Govan is at 1.46 it was 711 Govan Road . The close was between Kennedys pub and McLarens newsagents. Is there anyway you can send me a copy of this photograph as we do not have any showing our old house.
Wit a street!! My grandfather was from there, a police officer when the times were about respect. He kept it clean... Thats what its all aboot an at ...
thanks for the wonderful memories of my childhood
fantastic videos of old govan the way i mind of it childhood memories came flooding back i stayed in 12 fairfield st main door single end mam da and my brother outside toilet in the next close at number 10 oh gosh what i would not give to go back there dirty weans with dirty faces loved it big tin bath in front of the coal fire 🥰🥰
Researching my family tree & my relatives lived at 491 Govan Road in 1919. Nice to see old pics, thanks
Govan has always had many schemes with many great brilliant very nice right down to earth people.
Going way on back to when there was such beautiful farm land hills.
It always had it all and everything that made it special the way it was meant to be.
What others forget or did show such ignorance to is that
Govan isn't just
Govan Cross and that's it.
Govan had many other parts and areas that came under good old sunny Scotland UK Govan.
Here's some many say isn't Govan.
The Winey,
IBrox and lets
not get started on that one.
Cessnock,
Linthouse,
Elderpark,
Craigton,
Kinning Park,
Bella Houston,
Drumoyne,
Cardonald,
Chooky Hill.
Those are all still a very good part off and always will be Govan.
There so close and right in or around Govan.
Govan isn't as small as many people believe.
I was born in Govan in 1971 and stayed there till '87. The rose tinted glasses some people still seem to wear about the area astonishes me.
I remember playing in the back courts when i was a wee boy...dodging peoples garbage and human waste of all kinds...Desolate buildings were our playground.
The place was a dump and desperately needed renovated completely. The council renovated round about the early to mid 80's using cheap labour and even cheaper materials that resulted in most of the area having to be re done less than 10 years later. Most of a generation of young men and women fell into the drug scene around about the early 80's and most of those young people are either dead now or in prison.
I visited Govan recently and admitedly there are lots of improvements but still more are needed...Before the area falls back to ..."The Good Old Days".
Didnt live in Govan but I worked in it over the years - favourite street was Ell Lane; and loved the Black Mans pub 😎
I think some of the locations are: 0:18 taken from Stag street across Govan road to what was corner of Burndyke Street (may have been Hoey street). 1:05 Clynder street looking towards Woodville street. 1:19 Highland Lane looking towards corner of Stag street and Clydebrae street. 1:26 Clynder street looking towards St Saviours Primary School in Summertown road. 2:03 lane behind houses facing Copland quadrant on Copland road. 3:30 Chapel on Merryland Street. 4:28 Southcroft Street. 4.32 Copland road looking west along Govan Road
It was demolished years ago. I lived there until 1971 and my dad sold to the council. It was cleared as part of the motorway development plan. The old street plan of roads running south to north between Paisley Rd West and Govan Rd is gone. The development that replaced it is all cul de sacs with very few entrance points from the main roads. if you check goole earth where it was is just about 100m east of where Govan Rd meets the squinty bridge, the South Rotunda is a good reference point.
Awesome, thanks...😄
On video 2 at 4:32 is it Copeland road or Hoey St
Any photos os this area in 1950 and current thanks Mike
Excellent photos. I see three places where I grew up, even back to the flat where I was born 64 years ago. The Flat was above the newsagents at the corner of Stag Street and Clydebrae Street. The photo at 1.18 shows it. The photo was taken from the lane that lead down to the ferry. Is there any way I can buy copies of some of these photos?
What about the Govan Ferry?
Col Dal . Ask Bob and Mary ! . Haha
The old house where we stayed in Govan is at 1.46 it was 711 Govan Road . The close was between Kennedys pub and McLarens newsagents. Is there anyway you can send me a copy of this photograph as we do not have any showing our old house.
Wit a street!! My grandfather was from there, a police officer when the times were about respect. He kept it clean... Thats what its all aboot an at ...
All should be very thankful that all that has been pulled down , how depressing .
Nice film about old Glasgow... READ THE REAL GORBALS STORY NEXT BRILLIANT BOOK 👍
3.57 my grandad
1269-1317
anyone know what happened to the addresses between these numbers the
on Govan rd?
They are gone!!!!
i was born in 1301