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This page keeps alive the social history of Glasgow with photographs and stories and nostalgia.

13/01/2025

Glasgow, Scotland will be 850 years old in 2025.

Here are some highlights of Glasgow's history:
6th century: St. Kentigern (Mungo) established a religious community at Glas Gu, which means "green place" in Gaelic. A fishing settlement grew into a small town.
1136: The first stone cathedral was consecrated.
1170s: Glasgow was granted a burgh charter.
12th century: Glasgow was granted the status of a city.
1526: Archbishop Blackadder founded a hospital in Glasgow.
18th century: Glasgow's population grew rapidly, reaching 84,000 by the end of the century.
19th century: Glasgow's population continued to grow rapidly, reaching half a million by 1871.
20th century: Amenities in Glasgow improved, including the opening of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in 1901.
21st century: The IMAX cinema opened in 2000 and the Clyde Arc Bridge opened in 2006.
Glasgow's oldest areas include Townhead, which contains the Glasgow Cathedral and the Provand's Lordship. One of the oldest buildings in Glasgow is the Cathedral, with parts dating from the early 12th century.

12/01/2025

This is how lots of folks made toast back in the day.
I remember doing this in the early 1960s in front of the coal fire in the living room, it was fun to watch the bread turn brown in the glowing heat of the fire.

What are your memories of this folks?

07/01/2025

Glasgow University is celebrating its 574th birthday today. How many of you attended this University and what did you achieve from your studies?

06/01/2025

Snow is all we talk about when it arrives and the thrill and anticipation of ‘snow days’ is not just for the kids. Many of us have happy childhood memories of playing in the snow, so when we see those fluffy flakes twirling from the sky, these memories kick in and we feel happy. Did you get excited when it snowed? What memories do you have folks ?

02/01/2025

How many of you rush into your local town for the January sales ? Looking for that bargain that you don’t really need. … 😆

01/01/2025

The steak pie became the national New Year's dinner dish in Scotland because Families were too busy to cook and bought big steak pies from their local butcher.

It's pleasing to the nose
And delightful to the eye
Wait till you taste that Scottish steak pie!
It's a symphony of crust,
With the gravy and meat
A Scottish steak pie makes your life complete!

Short poem by Michael Francis.

31/12/2024

Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner.

The bottom two photos are folk buying their booze for the new year celebrations in Glasgow. The main photo is the Broons a well known family in Scotland.

Wishing all followers and fellow admins “ Happy New Year “

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30/12/2024

What do you put on yours folks ?
For me it’s a square sausage….

28/12/2024

Remember when corner shops used to look like this back in the day….Zoom in to see all the wonderful sweets.

27/12/2024

Glasgow Tenements

I am sure this photo will evoke memories for lot’s of my fellow Glaswegians? We didn’t mind playing round the overflowing bins or the odd rat running out from them,some of the bravest lads throwing stones at them myself included.

Playing hide and seek till your mother shouted you in usually for your dinner or just before bedtime,the other game was kiss,cuddle or torture…I never did understand the torture part but the other parts of it was good. I also remember some naughty lads setting fire to the bins ! Ok hands up I was one of them.

Remember when you mother and the other wifey’s putting out their washing only to have half the streets children running through it with their dirty hands and faces not to mention snotty noses.

We always had a rope for a swing tied round the telegraph pole and an old mattress to jump on, the bins where also a place to look for bottles to take back to the shop for a few pennies .

I am sure lots of you will have memories of playing round the back of the old Glasgow Tenements I hope you enjoyed my ones.

Short story by Michael Francis(Glasgow Memories)

26/12/2024

This custom is linked to an older British tradition in which the servants of the wealthy were allowed the next day to visit their families since they would have had to serve their masters on Christmas Day. The employers would give each servant a box to take home containing gifts, bonuses, and sometimes leftover food.

24/12/2024

Wishing all followers a very happy Christmas….

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23/12/2024

Here we have a marvellous Christmas toy shop window back in the 50/60s . Just imagine the children all gazing in the window wondering what Santa might bring them.

22/12/2024

How beautiful are the houses,
Decorated in red and green.
I love to see so many lights,
On the Christmas scene.

Tinsel, garland and presents,
Are some of my favorite things.
The feeling I get during Christmas,
Is something that everyone brings.

I love Christmas dinner,
Eggnog, fruitcake and candy canes,
Are also a big Christmas high!

Turkey and veggies are great,
But my favorite is Christmas dessert.
I think my favorite is the cookies,
Made only by the Christmas expert!

The laughter and love that family bring
The gifts and presents for everyone
Fills my heart with all good things
The day is full of lots of fun.

For the children, Christmas brings lots of toys
Excitement and giggles is all they can say
For the adults, we love the feeling of joy
Cherish the moments, enjoy the day!

20/12/2024

The pneumatic cash system. Who was old enough to remember this system. I remember it flying through some of the bigger stores in Glasgow.

16/12/2024

Wishing all followers a fantastic time over the Christmas festivities….

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14/12/2024

Christmas shopping back in the days when your local town was jammed packed with people rushing around buying presents for their loved ones. I very much doubt we will ever see this explosion of people ever again in our towns. The queues at the stores tills where endless but adding to the excitement of Christmas shopping.

What’s your memories of Christmas shopping back in the day ? Do you now shop online like many others or do you still shop in town ?

13/12/2024

The fortune teller,have you been do you Believe ? do you have any stories ?... or do you just think they are a lot of rubbish.

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