SAW051744 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 [SAW051744] 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 SAW051744
Date 1953
Link Canmore Collection item 1297972
Place name
Parish GLASGOW (CITY OF GLASGOW)
District CITY OF GLASGOW
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 263160, 663450
Longitude / Latitude -4.1857410332151, 55.844848162765
National Grid Reference NS632635

Pins

A pair of Glasgow Fire Service Fire Pumps.

redmist
Monday 11th of January 2021 12:14:40 PM

redmist
Monday 11th of January 2021 12:08:55 PM
Tollcross Park Bowling Green.

navaho56
Tuesday 10th of September 2019 06:54:35 PM
Shop on Maukinfauld Rd.

navaho56
Wednesday 10th of April 2019 09:22:26 AM

navaho56
Sunday 17th of March 2019 12:35:51 PM
Westmuir Street at Crail St 1962

navaho56
Monday 25th of February 2019 01:12:27 PM
Parkhead Steamie grand opening leaflet.

navaho56
Monday 25th of February 2019 12:47:03 PM
Parkhead Baths and Steamie

navaho56
Monday 25th of February 2019 12:45:19 PM
Drumover Drive Church.

navaho56
Thursday 14th of February 2019 08:51:01 AM

navaho56
Wednesday 13th of February 2019 03:04:29 PM
Coalyard as I remember, anyone?

navaho56
Wednesday 13th of February 2019 03:02:57 PM
Edenwood Street.

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Wednesday 13th of February 2019 02:59:50 PM

navaho56
Wednesday 13th of February 2019 02:57:39 PM
Advert for product.

navaho56
Sunday 10th of February 2019 10:37:45 AM
Back Causeway from East Wellington St.

navaho56
Wednesday 30th of January 2019 09:12:16 PM
Grier St at Crail St. Attached photo was a protest by local mothers after over 20 children had been knocked down by traffic using Crail St. Roundabout late 1960s

navaho56
Wednesday 23rd of January 2019 08:13:33 PM
Opening of Helenvale Park by the Duke of York (later KingGeorge VI) on the 2cd September 1924 kicking off a football match between Partick Thistle and Rangers – Rangers won 6-1.

navaho56
Thursday 17th of January 2019 11:10:48 AM
Rope and Twine works, Caroline St.

navaho56
Thursday 17th of January 2019 10:53:00 AM
Tollcross Rd, some sort of disturbance going on in this photo. (attached picture taken from roundabout here)

navaho56
Thursday 17th of January 2019 09:57:15 AM
Rockdove Gardens

navaho56
Wednesday 16th of January 2019 10:15:02 PM
Tollcross Park Gates

navaho56
Wednesday 16th of January 2019 10:12:30 PM
Parkhead depot circa 1960

navaho56
Wednesday 16th of January 2019 10:08:58 PM

navaho56
Wednesday 16th of January 2019 07:14:26 PM
Beardmores (Parkhead Forge)

navaho56
Wednesday 16th of January 2019 07:12:20 PM
Tollcross Road at Sorby Street

navaho56
Thursday 10th of January 2019 10:45:35 AM
H, Shields. Shop 2 Rattray Street.

ianross
Saturday 26th of May 2018 02:50:47 PM
Pre-fabs (Post War)

ianross
Saturday 26th of May 2018 02:44:19 PM
Potter Street.

ianross
Saturday 26th of May 2018 02:43:21 PM
Rattray Street.

ianross
Saturday 26th of May 2018 02:42:38 PM
Lundie Street.

ianross
Saturday 26th of May 2018 02:41:34 PM
Church Of the Nazarene

navaho56
Sunday 4th of March 2018 11:51:52 AM
Parkhead Library Reading Room

navaho56
Sunday 4th of March 2018 11:45:30 AM
Parkhead Library

navaho56
Sunday 4th of March 2018 11:44:06 AM
Helenvale Bowling Club

navaho56
Sunday 4th of March 2018 11:40:10 AM
Said S/Army meeting hall.

navaho56
Friday 2nd of March 2018 09:26:35 AM
Drumover Dv. (Pic from 1935 taken roundabout here)

navaho56
Friday 2nd of March 2018 09:23:08 AM
Pic shown, Fish and Chip shop (1934). At present (2018), a chemist. In its time has been a newsagents and Toy store.

navaho56
Friday 2nd of March 2018 09:18:22 AM
Depot of Val De Travers Ltd., asphalt contractors.

navaho56
Sunday 7th of January 2018 07:33:57 PM

navaho56
Sunday 7th of January 2018 07:32:58 PM
Ran from 60 Canmore Street to 94 Mackinfauld Road, it was at one time home to several works. At number 67 was a foundry built in 1906 for Rennie’s Steel Casting Co., which was later acquired by the chemical manufacturers Domestos Ltd. At 113 was an iron and steel store, the premises of John Donald Ltd, whilst at 77 was the depot of Val De Travers Ltd., asphalt contractors. The street also housed Parkhead Fire Station, which closed when services were transferred to Cambuslang.

navaho56
Thursday 17th of January 2019 11:13:08 AM

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Sunday 7th of January 2018 07:23:34 PM
Quarryknowe St.

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Sunday 7th of January 2018 07:21:54 PM

navaho56
Sunday 7th of January 2018 07:20:49 PM
The King at Parkhead Tram Depot

navaho56
Monday 20th of November 2017 09:12:47 PM
The future King George VI, laying a wreath at the war memorial at the Parkhead tram depot, early 1920s. The General Manager of Glasgow Corporation Tramways, James Dalrymple, is standing just to the left of the memorial. The Lord Provost is framed between the columns of the memorial. In the background, women are watching the ceremony from their tenement windows.

As many as 4,000 men from Glasgow Corporation Tramways are believed to have served in the armed forces during the First World War.

navaho56
Thursday 17th of January 2019 11:17:05 AM

navaho56
Monday 20th of November 2017 09:07:40 PM
Parkhead Juniors third and final football park.

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Monday 20th of November 2017 09:03:39 PM

navaho56
Sunday 19th of November 2017 04:43:51 PM
Drumover Drive.

navaho56
Sunday 19th of November 2017 09:14:24 AM
Tennyson Drive.

navaho56
Sunday 19th of November 2017 09:13:37 AM
Parkhead Juniors second football park, having moved from "The Sheddens"

navaho56
Sunday 19th of November 2017 09:12:27 AM

navaho56
Monday 6th of November 2017 10:47:54 AM

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Monday 6th of November 2017 10:47:14 AM

navaho56
Sunday 5th of November 2017 04:24:11 PM
Quarrybrae Primary School

navaho56
Sunday 5th of November 2017 04:21:40 PM

navaho56
Sunday 5th of November 2017 04:18:03 PM
Finhaven Street.

ianross
Monday 9th of October 2017 02:20:54 PM
Helenvale park

pm
Monday 13th of October 2014 11:46:44 PM
Parkhead bus garage

pm
Monday 13th of October 2014 11:45:34 PM
salvation army meeting place

mattuk
Saturday 23rd of March 2013 05:23:30 PM
Tollcross Road

Class31
Friday 30th of November 2012 08:58:51 PM
Clydeford Drive

Class31
Friday 30th of November 2012 08:57:44 PM