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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: Roecoyle on Tuesday 22 August 06 23:36 BST (UK)
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Hi does anyone know of a 4 Craignestock St, in Glasgow.
in about 1935// 1948.? was it a prison,or army barracks
or a mens hostel or something like that.. ???
thanks for looking , Roe
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Craignestock Street certainly existed around 1900 ... have a look at
The Glasgow Story Images - Craignestock street, Calton (http://www.theglasgowstory.co.uk/image.php?inum=TGSE00636&t=2&urltp=searchq.php%3Fqsearch%3Dcraignestock%26amp%3Bstart%3D0%26amp%3Bend%3D20%26amp%3Bft%3D1%26amp%3Bl%3Dy)
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In 1927 4 Craignestock Street was listed as the address of Roses Homes Limited ... although what this was I haven't been able to trace yet.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glasgow/1927address825.jpg
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Earlier you had the Great Hamilton Street Home, a model lodging house, situated on the corner of Great Hamilton Street and extending well into Craignestock Street.
http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/townplans/glasgow_2_southcentre.html
map section 1.15.3
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Yes, my 1935 Post Office Street Directory shows the entry for 4 Craignestock Street to be 'Rose's Homes Ltd', and the Trades Directory lists Wm. Rose at 4 Craignestock Street under the entries for 'Lodgings'. They also appear to have had at least three other lodgings in the City.
David.
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Hi David ,thanks thats interesting, i thought it was probably some kind of lodging house. thanks again ,,Roe
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I remember being told I would be sent to Rose's Home if I misbehaved!! so I gather it was an orphanage.
Helen. (who grew up in that area)
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Hi Helen ,thanks for that you maybe right :)
thanks Roe
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Hi there, I am new to this site. I have been for some time working on our family tree, and have had some trouble finding information on one side of my family. However I have recently found a post card addressed to my grandmother, as "CA Roses Homes, Craignestock St, London Rd. Glasgow" No year to be precise, but pre 1932, I'm guessing in the prior 10 years before that. I have done some further research and am too unsure of what exactly this place was. My grandmothers, mother was married a second time after losing her first husband very young. They had 7 children together, so I am wondering also if this place was some kind of orphanage/boarding house or similar....
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Welcome to Rootschat.
Unfortunately the Directories give little information about the place other than Rose's Homes Ltd 4 Craignestock Street ( and also list other locations in Glasgow). It looks to be some kind of boarding establishment or Hostel and given previous comments I wonder if it was for Women with children and supported by Welfare.
Just found this site http://www.glescapals.com/recollections-of-bridgeton-past-bobcurrie.pdf which describes Rose's Homes in Craignestock Street as a Model Lodging House ( and not one of the better ones)
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Wow, that's an interesting article. I wonder now, as I said, I am having real trouble finding information on my great gran's first husband, whether he wasn't around much and perhaps after he died, the family had no where to go. How sad for the children.
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Hi Isabell1985 and welcome to Rootschat,
Agree - Roses Home sounds a grim place for children to be in the 1920s/30s.
You mention that you are having trouble finding anything about your great-grandmother's first husband. You could start a thread with his name and your great gran's name etc and see if one of the many people who use Rootschat can help you. If he died in Scotland before 1954 (which it sounds like he did) you would be able to view his death record on Scotlands People .
Best wishes for finding out more !
Looby :)
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The street ran off London Road kind of opposite the Templeton Carpet factory.
Looking at the Street directory a J Lizars is listed. That was in fact a large camera factory belonging to Lizars making high quality folding cameras. Lizars had various retail outlets Glasgow edinburgh, Belfast and various locations in England. Evidently the name was Golden Acre Works, Craignestock St.
Lizars are still in existence merged with Black and Lizars. and their camera shop in Buchanan St opp. Royal Bank was a mecca for lunchtime shutterbugs drooling over Leicas and Contaxes and the like (including me lol)
UPDATE: Found it - it was parallel with Green St and Tobago St. running from the north end of Templeton Carpet Factory crossing Great Hamilton St ( now London Road)
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Thanks folks for all your reply's and interests.
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Thank you for this - I had some relatives in Craignestock Place around 1860, and it's interesting to learn about the surroundings.