SAW051739 SCOTLAND (1953). Glasgow, general view, showing Macfarlane, Lang and Co. Victoria Biscuit Works, Clydeford Drive and Tolcross Road. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.

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Title [SAW051739] Glasgow, general view, showing Macfarlane, Lang and Co. Victoria Biscuit Works, Clydeford Drive and Tolcross Road. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
Reference SAW051739
Date 1953
Link Canmore Collection item 1297967
Place name
Parish CATHCART (CITY OF GLASGOW)
District CITY OF GLASGOW
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 256490, 661260
Longitude / Latitude -4.2910303142163, 55.823246922875
National Grid Reference NS565613

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Rattray Street prefabs, Uni-Seco Mk3 type

Post-war prefabs
Saturday 21st of January 2023 02:52:18 PM
Newspaper report to accompany picture below.

navaho56
Wednesday 17th of April 2019 09:04:55 PM
Picture taken in 1933 (Tavern on the right, next to tram depot). The panic seen on the street apparently was a gang fight, of which Glasgow had more than their fair share of. On the brighter side the wee guy that owned the "bunnet" shop must have been "rolling in it".

navaho56
Wednesday 17th of April 2019 09:03:41 PM
Carntyne dogs Training and Sick kennels

navaho56
Wednesday 27th of March 2019 09:47:15 AM
Quarrybrae School Annexe and sometimes dinner school.

navaho56
Wednesday 27th of March 2019 09:43:37 AM
Oil And Tallow Works

navaho56
Wednesday 27th of March 2019 09:37:44 AM
Drumover Drive (picture taken from here)

navaho56
Wednesday 27th of March 2019 09:36:11 AM
Drumover Drive Church.

navaho56
Wednesday 27th of March 2019 09:34:08 AM
Eastern Necropolis (Janefield Cemetery) gates

navaho56
Tuesday 15th of January 2019 05:15:04 PM

navaho56
Tuesday 15th of January 2019 05:05:31 PM
Tollcross Rd at Sorby Street.

navaho56
Tuesday 15th of January 2019 05:03:41 PM

navaho56
Monday 5th of March 2018 11:08:12 AM
Helenvale Bowling Greens

navaho56
Monday 5th of March 2018 11:02:38 AM
Workmans Hostel

navaho56
Monday 5th of March 2018 11:00:55 AM

navaho56
Monday 5th of March 2018 10:59:13 AM
Finhaven Street (48)

ianross
Monday 9th of October 2017 02:46:02 PM
Helenslea Park, home of Parkhead Juniors F.C. (Founded 1880 ~ Defunct 1963). Parkhead's first ground was at the Sheddens where Old Shettleston Road and Shettleston Road meet. They then moved to Powfoot Street/Beattock Street and their ground was known as Helenslea Park, although they were known to have played some games at Helenvale Park. They were at one time the oldest team in the Scottish Junior League. Their third and final ground was once again named Helenslea Park and was located at Cuthelton Street. The club became defunct in 1964.

navaho56
Thursday 23rd of February 2017 09:09:44 PM
St. Michaels R.C. Chapel (2017)

navaho56
Sunday 5th of February 2017 07:24:14 PM
City Bakeries, along with many bakeries, no doubt all over the U.K. they sold "German Biscuits", but the name was changed to "Empire Biscuits" during WWI. Wonder why? I found that interesting anyway, lol.

navaho56
Monday 16th of January 2017 10:51:47 PM
Tenements opposite the depot were known as "The Scabby Loan" due to the fact they were completed by "scab labour" during an industrial dispute.

navaho56
Monday 16th of January 2017 02:14:14 PM
The Duke of York, the future King George VI, laying a wreath at the war memorial at the Parkhead tram depot, early 1920s.

navaho56
Monday 16th of January 2017 09:53:47 AM
Granada: 1317 Duke Street opened in 1935.Design by Lennox & McMath, seating capacity of 2400. Remained as a cinema until 1972 then it became a bingo hall. Closed in 1995, later demolished. Site was previously that of the Louvre Cinema, which dated from 1914 and could seat just under one thousand patrons.

navaho56
Thursday 12th of January 2017 10:39:04 AM
Black Cat Cinema : Sited at 830 Springfield Road, it was opened in 1921 as a cinema by the eccentric A E Pickard, a well known Glasgow theatre owner. It could hold up to 900 patrons and was later acquired by the BBC. It was used as a scenery workshop and also used as an occasional studio, transmitting ‘The White Heather Club’.

navaho56
Thursday 12th of January 2017 10:31:43 AM
Recreation ground at Helenvale Street Opened 2nd September 1924. The Duke of York (later King George VI) performed the opening ceremony, and kicked off a match between Glasgow Rangers and Partick Thistle. The Score was Partick Thistle 1 (Collins) Rangers 6 (Archibald 2, Henderson 4).

navaho56
Thursday 12th of January 2017 10:25:54 AM
Parkhead Picture Place, opened August 1921 at 49 Tollcross Rd The "3 Ps" as it was known was initally an upmarket cinema. Destroyed by fire August 1960.

navaho56
Thursday 12th of January 2017 10:21:27 AM
The Grapes, once called St. Kentigern's (Tollcross Rd.) There's been a pub on this site since 1878. Been shut for a few years now.

navaho56
Monday 9th of January 2017 09:47:30 AM

navaho56
Monday 9th of January 2017 09:33:21 AM

navaho56
Monday 9th of January 2017 09:27:49 AM
Parkhead Public Library

navaho56
Monday 9th of January 2017 09:16:24 AM
Original Helenslea Park (Parkhead Juniors) situated at Beattock Street and Powfoot Street.

navaho56
Sunday 8th of January 2017 10:11:57 AM
Old spent stock - time served

Billy Turner
Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 10:32:33 PM
The Palace Bar, 1245 Duke Street on the corner of Salamanca Street

Billy Turner
Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 10:20:11 PM
View from beyond the railway bridge in Duke Street with The Forge in the background. Look how this area has deteriorated through 45 years of neglect.

Billy Turner
Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 09:45:08 PM
Parkhead Forge View of East Wellington Street, under the management of the Beardmore family it became the centre of what was probably Scotland's greatest industrial empire

Billy Turner
Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 09:06:58 PM
Duke Street/Shettleston Road, Parkhead Forge

Billy Turner
Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 08:34:28 PM
35 Clydeford Drive, McFarlane Lang and Co Biscuit Factory

Billy Turner
Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 07:44:28 PM
Row of Albion Venturers type CX 37's with a Daimler CVD6 in there too. Parkhead Bus Station on Tollcross Road (close up)

Billy Turner
Wednesday 22nd of July 2015 07:24:51 PM
New Parkhead ground built on Janefield Street and even overhanging the graveyard. After complaints against the plans from families of those buried there, GCC decided anyway to grant the football club permission to go ahead with their plans for expansion. Ironically part of the ground is closed off most of the season due to lack of attendances.

Billy Turner
Wednesday 15th of July 2015 06:45:33 PM
Please leave the bitterness to other websites.

smartieplum
Tuesday 11th of August 2015 02:10:17 PM
Rear of Parkhead Tram Depot

Billy Turner
Thursday 4th of June 2015 06:44:44 PM
Tram turning off Tollcross Road into Canmore Street Depot

Billy Turner
Tuesday 28th of October 2014 06:20:39 PM
Parkhead Cross

Billy Turner
Tuesday 28th of October 2014 06:05:14 PM
Streets of houses sold to adjoining football club for £1, families were rehoused and buildings demolished. Tax payers footed the bill.

Billy Turner
Friday 17th of October 2014 08:51:38 PM
A G Barr took over this building in 1887. Barr's became known as Scotland's other national drink, Irn-Bru the drink that was advertised as been made from girders. Only part of this tenement remains today, with 'The Old Black Bull' seen on the left of the photo.

Billy Turner
Friday 17th of October 2014 08:26:02 PM
Parkhead Train Station

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 08:10:27 PM
Quarrybrae School

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 08:06:37 PM
Maukinfauld Road

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 08:00:29 PM
Carntyne Greyhound Racecourse, housing being built in Myreside Street

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:57:05 PM
Eastern Necropolis

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:49:11 PM
Parkhead Fire Station

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:42:13 PM
Opened on. Thursday, 4th December, 1952. Closed, 29th March, 2011 and moved to the new Clydesmill Community Fire Station at Clydesmill Industrial Estate, Cambuslang

navaho56
Monday 30th of January 2017 01:55:14 PM
parkhead forge

fredmaisie
Tuesday 25th of March 2014 04:57:23 PM
now a shoping centre

fredmaisie
Tuesday 25th of March 2014 04:59:26 PM
Helenvale Street

Kerrera Bhoy
Thursday 17th of January 2013 06:15:08 AM

BruceR
Sunday 21st of October 2012 09:43:57 PM

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:17:31 PM
It certainly is, that's Janefield St running alongside it.

navaho56
Sunday 8th of January 2017 10:19:27 AM

User Comment Contributions

Expand this photo to the max and look in the extreme top left hand corner.



Is that the Celtic ground ?



BruceR
Wednesday 8th of March 2017 05:43:22 PM
I think it is Carntyne dog track and I don't believe football was ever played there

cell
Friday 14th of December 2012 05:36:08 PM
Definitely Carntyne greyhound stadium, briefly used for speedway. I believe it was used at one time by a local junior club.

gBr
Tuesday 30th of December 2014 10:48:26 PM
Yup, it certainly is.

navaho56
Wednesday 8th of March 2017 05:43:22 PM
This aerial picture is of the East End of Glasgow not Pollockshaws.

Billy Turner
Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:16:16 PM