Bridgeton

Bridgeton:

The view shows open top tram cars and horse & cart transport. On the left behind the Umbrella is an advert in the shop window for R & J Dick of Greenhead Works. The next premises is Henry Reid a Wine & Spirit Dealer who once stayed at 8 Clydeview Terrace. Next door is the British Linen Bank and the next again premises is occupied by Charles Lang a Hatter. The photo was probably taken between 1889 and 1904.

Another view of the Umbrella from a different angle. Two Standard Tram Cars are at the Cross. On the left is Kings Cafe and next door is The Commercial Bank of Scotland. There is quite a crowd gathered under the Umbrella with the ones to the right appearing to be Corporation Transport Staff.

Bridgeton Cross circa 1959.

Bridgeton Cross Station just before demolition.

The Umbrella looks to have come in handy for the people in this shot of a rather flooded Bridgeton Cross.

: Photo © copyright Miller Family

Picture of Albert Millard (Right) who establisted Millers Floor Coverings at 11 Olympia Street Bridgeton in 1893.

The store is now run by Alberts Grandsons David and Stephen.

Advert from 1938 for Millers

Bridgeton Cross

Reproduced by kind permision of Ian Mulholland

Bridgeton Cross by Ian Mulholland circa 1953.

An early shot of Glasgow Green possibly between 1889 – 1897. The Doulton Fountain and the Nelson Monument are in the middle with the Templeton Building to the left.

The Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens which opened in January 1898 with the Nelson Monument at the rear.

A closer view of the Peoples Palce and Winter Garden.

Reproduced by kind permission of Culture & Sports Glasgow (Museums).

James Templeton & Co. Carpet manufacturers advertisement circa 1910.

Bridgeton Cross. A painting by Don Breckon circa 1996.

London Road Bridgeton with Rose’s mens home on the left , and you can just see the Arcadia on the right

Reproduced by kind permission of Culture & Sports Glasgow (Museums).

Bridgeton Cross circa 1894. The white building just to the left of the Umbrella has an advert on the gable end of the premises of Thomas Blair, Funeral Undertaker & Carriage Hirer. The building directly behind the Umbrella is that of Caledonian Railway Co. Station.

Reproduced by kind permission of Culture & Sports Glasgow (Museums).

Bridgeton Cross circa 1930. Under the Umbrella is someone addressing this gathering at the cross. Most have turned from the speaker to face the camerman with one holding up a notice of some kind. Note the gentleman to the left with the Glasgow Corporation uniform on and the barefoot youth in front of him. Have a close look perhaps there is a father or grandfather or just a friend in the photo.

Reproduced by kind permission of Culture & Sports Glasgow (Museums).

A group of the finishers from John Lyle’s Bloomvale Carpet Factory, Bridgeton circa 1922. There are only three men in the photo, one behind the notice with collar and tie who is obviously senior management and two more to the right who would appear to be foremen. Again have a close look at the photo perhaps there is a distant relative or friend in there.

Taken from the lane between Millars and Olympia House by Donna Robertson

Olympia before renovation

Brigton Pals pictured in Kerr Street in 1948.

Left to right back row are: Moira Wallerstein, Jackie Gardiner, Robert Piggot.

Left to right front row are Rita McKenna, Wilma Wallerstein, Ellen Revie, Ellen Jackson

and squeezing in far right is Ellen Jackson’s wee cousin Edward Jackson

Qualifying class of Miss Chalmers, John Street Elementary School, Hozier Street – 1948.

On the bridge at Orr Street

Brigton Pals picturing the Piggot boys of 549 London Road.

First left (back row) Willie Piggot ,Anderson Piggot. In the front row first/second left

Tommy and Don – and far right Robert. Does anyone out there recognise the

others

Twenty-first Birthday party of John Revie of 7 Kerr Street. Held within The Dennistoun Palais, Roselea Drive, Dennistoun – 1950.

Second back row left/right (1) Archie Neilson, (11) Anderson Piggot, (13) Matt Adam.

Middle row: (2) Mr Currie, (3) Mrs Currie, (4) John Currie, (5) Jean Sinclair, (7) Billy Trotter, (8) Meta Carwood, (9) Robert Currie

(11) Andy Anderson, (12) Mrs Neilson, (13) Mrs MacMillan, (14) Mrs Douglas.

Front row left/right (4) Mr Duncan Revie’s mother, (5) Mr Duncan Revie, (6) John Revie, (7) Mrs Revie, (8) Mrs Revie’s mother, (11) George Adam

Car Light House at Olympia Street Bridgeton Cross

#1 | Written by Calamity about 1 year ago. Reply

Bridgeton to me was home… I lived in Fordneuk st then we moved round the corner to Broad st.. so many lovely memories of living there back in the late forties to the early seventies when it was torn down and left vacated land for forty years.. why I ll never know, what was wrong with either renovating the old tenement to make it habitable or rebuilding for the residents to move back into.. Instead we all were shoved out into the winderness of Garthamlock. Ruchazie, Easterhouse and Cranhill… One of my best ever memories of Bridgeton was the Queens coronation when we had a big “Clabber” in the street… our radiogram was carried down to the street on a long wire to provide the music to dance to… oh so many memories…
#2 | Written by donna about 6 months ago. Reply

I remember Millars linoleum shop in Olympia st having a big opening instead of a door.. either rugs or lino squares lay on the floor in piles. and the rest was rolled up round the walls..
#3 | Written by donna about 6 months ago. Reply

Does anyone remember Betty Flynn the ice skater from Frazer st.. more Barrowfield than Brigton.. she ended up marrying Dickie Valentine the singer.. who sadly died young in a car accident.
#4 | Written by Avril about 6 months ago. Reply

Extremely interesting and fabulous photos of Bridgeton in the past. My grandparents came from Henrietta Street and Bowling Green Terrace in the 1891 and through to the 1990′s.

Although I was brought up in the north/west of Glasgow I returned to the eastend for a short while and lived in Westmuir Street, Parkheid then Eveline Street, Dennistoun after I got married.

My son was born in Belvidere Hospital and I have great memories of taking him for walks in his pram around these areas, it was a wonderful bustling community of friendly people with terrific wee shops, I moved to England over 40 years ago but a piece of my heart is still in the east end of Glasgow.
- #5 | Written by Davy about 4 months ago. Reply
  
  My family arrived in Bridgeton in 1873 and were in Bowling Green Terrace at number 4, my Grandmothers family were at Number 3 in the 1870′s. Can anyone tell me where exactly Bowling Green Terrace was ?
  My grandparents lived at 182 Baltic St in the 50′s, at the corner of Ruby St, one up with the wee shop at the bottom of the close. Sad to see it the way it is now when it was so full of life. My mother always wanted to go back there where everybody’s door was open and she had been so happy.
  - #6 | Written by Bob Winning about 4 months ago. Reply
    
    Hi Davie,
    I believe it was off Walkinshaw Street, it’s listed in the 1873 Glasgow PO directory as being there.

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Brigton Pals pictured in Kerr Street in 1948.

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