Welcome to East Glasgow History

A site dedicated to preserving the history of the eastern districts of Glasgow, Scotland.

Updated - August, 2006.

I've finally been able to locate the site on "new premises" and hopefully will be able to provide an update on 1st November.  Until then, the most recent update will remain August's

If you have come to this page, you have come to the old web site which will not be updated beyond August, 2006.  For the most recent versions of the site, which have been re-located in cyberspace, go to any of the domain names listed below.

Welcome to the August edition of the site and the first update for a while!

From previous Introductions, you might be aware that Thomas Waugh passed away recently.  His wife Isabel has very kindly given her permission for me to reproduce his two books about Shettleston here on my site.  These are commonly regarded as the main references for Shettleston, and several visitors to the site have already sought information from them.  They are no longer in print, and I have no doubt that Mrs Waugh's very generous gesture in allowing them to be made available electronically will be greatly appreciated by many.

I won't be able to produce them all at once, and it is my intention to do so by adding sections each month.  I hope to start next month with "Shettleston from Old and New Photographs", with lead in texts and Section 1.  I hope you enjoy this.  They will be placed under the "Books & Articles" Section of the site.

Jim McKenna is preparing for the production of the second edition of his book, "Last Exit from Bridgeton: An East End Childhood Remembered."  For all of you who may have missed it first time around, the details for obtaining a copy can be found in the Bits & Pieces section.

Thanks to Raymond Hill who took the time to send me a photograph of Tollcross Cemetery taken in the 1950s - it's in the Memories section.

Margaret Hunter was asking whether the Olympia cinema at Bridgeton Cross was still there.  Despite a serious fire recently, the building is still there Margaret and remains unused.  You can see a brief history in the Books & Articles section, under my Bridgeton history book.

If you have written information you would like to post - contact me for an address.  Any photos you have of social events or of your district would be appreciated too and would be returned after scanning.

Remember to refresh your pages or you may miss any updates.  Check the information section at the bottom of each page; it should indicate the date of the update - if it doesn't, refresh your screen.  For each month's update, have a look at What's New.  It will provide you with a summary rather than working your way through the entire site.

If you wish to provide any information or even articles for inclusion in the Contributions or elsewhere, have any comments to make, or experience any difficulties, please contact me.  Otherwise, I hope you find the site informative and entertaining.  With best wishes,

Gordon Adams

NOTES:  If you have come to this page, you have come to the old web site which will not be updated beyond August, 2006.  For the most recent versions of the site, which have been re-located in cyberspace, go to any of the domain names listed below.

The location of this site may vary with the availability of web space.  However, it can always be reached by searching for the domain names;

www.EastGlasgowHistory.com or www.EastGlasgowHistory.co.uk or www.GordonAdams.com or www.GlasgowHistory.co.uk

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