Parkhead History

The history of Parkhead, Glasgow, and the surrounding areas.

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    • AMAZING VANDALISM AT JEANFIELD CEMETERY
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  • Eastern Standard
    • Eastern Standard 1920’s
      • Dalmarnock Street
      • The Shinty Ha
      • Celtic And Rangers Old Timers
      • Parkhead Find
      • Historic Hart Street
      • PARKHEAD MILITARY FUNERAL
      • The Price of Gas
      • John Lyle & Coy. Ltd.
      • Glasgow Green
      • From Glasgow Green to Vinegarhill by Old Harry
    • Eastern Standard 1930’s
      • Alexander Cruickshanks Football Tragedy
      • Famous Gallowgate Hall Doomed (Vinegarhill)
      • Parkhead Lives In Hope
      • Famous Sunday School Marks Seventieth Birthday
      • Amazing Vandalism At Jeanfield Cemetery
      • Old Gangs Recalled
      • Kabul To Kandahar
      • Parkhead School’s Fishy Present
      • MILLROAD STREET WAS RURAL LANE
      • How The High Street Has Changed
      • East End Boy Who Founded Industry
      • DALMARNOCK’S NEW SUPER CINEMA
      • The Laureate of The Nursery
      • DALMARNOCK’S NEW SUPER CINEMA
      • David Fulton ,Parkhead Artist
      • Camlachie for Barrels
    • Eastern Standard 1940’s
      • Death of Lt.-Col. Barr,T.D.
      • The Umbrella Can’t Be Moved
      • Henry May V.C.
      • King and Queens Visit
      • Prominent Showman
      • Sir Patrick Dollan
      • Mr John Cadona
      • Beardmore Director Honoured
      • Two Famous Boxers Retire
      • Two Famous Boxers Retire
    • Eastern Standard 1950’s
      • Highland Gathering at Celtic Park
      • Parkhead Cafe Owner Tony Capaldi
      • F.W. Woolworths and Company
      • Robert Quigley (Riverside School)
      • Visit to Olympia centenary Celebrations
      • Robert McNair famous Glasgow Character
      • A Last Tribute to Sir Harry Lauder
      • David Dales House Will Be Down Soon
      • Bridgeton Girls Winning Smiles
      • Grapes for 100 year old
    • Eastern Standard 1960’s
      • JOSEPH CROLLA
      • Shettleston Juniors
  • Surrounding Areas
    • Bridgeton
      • Nancy Whiskey
      • Bridgeton WW1
      • Frederic Lamond
      • Bridgeton Workmens Club
      • Hugh Macdonald
      • Bridgeton Remembrance
      • Olympia Theater
    • Calton
      • Templetons Carpet Factory
      • The Barras and Maggie McIver
      • The Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens
    • Camlachie
      • Camlachie Weavers
      • Camlachie Roll Of Honour
      • The Hidden History Of Yate Street
    • Dalmarnock
    • Dennistoun
      • Dennistoun – Past and Present by James Baird
      • Bill Cody
      • Alexander Park Lido
      • Duke st Hospital
      • Kennyhill House
    • Rutherglen
    • Shettleston
      • Old Shettleston
    • Tollcross
      • Tollcross Burying Ground
      • The Old Historic Church of Tollcross and Tollcross District
      • Egypt Farm
  • Winnings of Westmuir
    • Thomas Winning
  • Vinegarhill
  • East End Clippings
    • Bridgeton
    • Calton
    • Camlachie
    • Dalmarnock
    • Dennistoun
    • Mile End
    • Parkhead
    • Rutherglen
    • Shettleston
    • Tollcross
  • Reminiscences Of Old Parkhead
    • Characters by David Willox
    • Willox Book Characters
    • The Death of Queen Victoria
    • Willox Diary 1872 to 1886
    • Memories Of Parkhead by Thomas Bell
    • Riverside Secondary School
    • Growing up in Parkhead
    • Old Parkhead – Local History
    • Parkhead Memories by Gordon Shiach
    • Parkhead Memories By Grant Park
    • Parkhead Memories by Ian Hyde
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    • Donna Robertsons Memories of Bridgeton
    • Michael Martin Memories of Parkhead
    • Blannies and Keens
    • About Parkhead
  • The Streets of Parkhead
  • Industrial East End
    • Beardmores (Parkhead Forge)
    • Begg Cousland
  • Trades
    • Campbells of Parkhead
    • Paterson
    • Parkhead 1900-01 Directory
    • Parkhead 1910-12 Directory
    • Parkhead 1919-20 Directory
    • Parkhead 1933-34 Directory
    • Parkhead 1943-44 Directory
  • Schools
    • Parkhead Public School
    • Newlands Primary School
    • St. Michael’s Primary School
    • St. Michael’s Infant School
    • Camlachie Primary School
    • Quarybrae Primary School
    • London Road Primary School
    • Riverside Secondary School
  • Sport
    • Sporting Venues
    • Celtic Football Club
    • Speedway
    • Greyhound Racing
    • Bowling Clubs
    • Boxing in the East End
    • Junior Football
  • East End Churches
    • Parkhead Salvation Army
    • Church Of The Nazarene
    • Parkhead Congragational Church
    • Calton Parish Church
    • The Old Historic Church of Tollcross and Tollcross District
  • The King’s Visit To Parkhead 1914
  • East End Adverts
  • Eastern Standard Captions
  • East End Graphics
  • Belvidere Hospital
  • Some of the People of the Village of Parkhead
    • BELVIDERE AVENUE
    • BROWNS LANE
    • Elba Lane
    • REE
    • Sorby Street – (aka – PUMP RIGGS)
    • STEWARTS LANE
    • WHINNEY PARK PLACE
    • WINNING ROW
  • James Hamilton’s Fountain By Historian Gary Nisbet
  • Julius Green (Parkhead Dentist)
  • Harvies Dyke
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Parkhead History

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