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Old Maryhill & Old Glasgow. 2,938 likes · 31 talking about this. This page has been formed to share old Maryhill in particular and old Glasgow in general. Glimpses of our past, long gone and recent....
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Old photographs of the Maryhill region of Glasgow. Photographs of the Maryhill region of as it once was. Aqueduct for Forth and Clyde Canal over Maryhill Road. Baillie Clelland's House. Fishing boat in Forth and Clyde Canal. Cunard Street. Dawsholm Mill on River Kelvin. Bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Jan 31, 2024 · A collection of old never-before-seen pictures of Maryhill by late community photographer George Ward will go on exhibition next month. A Maryhill man’s archive of photos and cinefilm footage taken by his father in the 1970s is the subject of a new exhibition.
Mar 14, 2015 · OLD MARYHILL & OLD GLASGOW. This group is all about old Maryhill in particular and old Glasgow in general. Old photographs and memories are welcome here. Rudeness is not welcome and will not be tolerated. Happy browsing and sharing. Only members can see who's in the group and what they post. Anyone can find this group.
- The Glass Industry
- The Kelvin Aqueduct
- The Botany
- Maryhill Burgh Halls
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But a minimum of two pieces of evidence is required to make a case, and Maryhill has at least such in that. Like Venice, it was also the centre of the glass industry. Indeed Murano Street, overlooking a canal as important as any in Venice, was named after the Italian city?s main glass manufactory. In addition Maryhill was the location of one of the...
Until the Forth and Clyde canal came along, there was very little thereabouts apart from the rural estates of several leading Glasgow families – and some light industry such as paper making along the River Kelvin. But the Kelvin was soon superseded by the canal, the triumph of the latter symbolised by the mighty Kelvin Aqueduct built from 1787-90 w...
Maryhill was a wild place in the early years of the industrial revolution, and an area of the town consisting of lodging houses and public houses was known as The Botany, (Butney in local parlance and today commemorated in a greasy spoon joint called The Butney Bite). This area was possibly so-called as it produced so many souls who were destined f...
Many of the graves in the churchyard were desecrated by the over enthusiastic demolition squad, who flattened them into the general rubble when the church itself was demolished, and I have failed to locate Millar’s grave. These rubbled ruins lie opposite the Butney. But if Millar has no surviving commemoration, many of Maryhill’s other workers do, ...
On the left are soon seen Maryhill docks, locks and dry dock – with the associated Kelvin Aquedect- one of the biggest complex of canal construction associated with the entire feat of engineering a canal across Scotland. Still standing too is The White House, a pub dating from the days of canal construction. However a canalbank hotel built for thos...
Learn about the origins and development of Maryhill, Glasgow's Venice, from its canal and glass industry to its military and social history. Discover its landmarks, characters and stories in this comprehensive guide by I.R. Mitchell.
Oct 25, 2023 · 1. Maryhill Road. A view down Maryhil Road in 1968 from the Forth and Clyde canal. 2. Roxy Cinema. The Roxy Cinema opened on 15th September 1930 under the ownership of James Graham and was closed in October 1962 before being demolished along with the surrounding run-down tenements. 3. Springbank Street. Crowds of people heading to a football ...
May 11, 2023 · Another large part of Maryhill’s history was added in 1876 with the opening of soldier’s barracks for Glasgow on the former Ruchill estate. The Maryhill Barracks covered over 30 acres including parade grounds, a hospital and a chapel all surrounded by a perimeter wall. Latterly the Highland Light Infantry were stationed there.
