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Title: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: Eliza 2 on Saturday 19 February 11 02:11 GMT (UK)

Hi, can anyone help me find any pictures of my old street, Shawpark Street in Maryhill, Glasgow, cannot find one anywhere, Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: apanderson on Saturday 19 February 11 10:44 GMT (UK)

Hi Eliza,

Welcome to Rootschat!  :)

If you 'Google' Shawpark Street, Maryhill, Glasgow (using the 'images' tab rather than 'web' tab), there's a couple of photos.

Alternatively, have a look at the 'Virual Mitchell' site: http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/index.php?a=district

This link should take you direct to the 'area' search. Choose Maryhill and there's loads of images of all around the area. I'm not sure whether Shawpark Street is there as I didn't look through all the pages.

Anne

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: Eliza 2 on Saturday 19 February 11 14:23 GMT (UK)

Hi Anne, thank you.

I have actually seen all of the pics that Google has and the Mitchell have none of my street, but thanks again.

Eliza :)

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: harrywrag on Saturday 19 February 11 15:05 GMT (UK)

hi eliza,
              i stay very near shawpark street and could take photo for you of the street present day if this is any help to you

                                     cheers
                                       harrywrag

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: harrywrag on Saturday 19 February 11 15:35 GMT (UK)

hi eliza,
             if you go to www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk and enter search term maryhill road you will get photos up. there is one that shows a bit of shawpark street at maryhill road think it is the 21st photo also if you go to scran site and key in search term maryhill road you will get local photos hope this is of help
   
                                                                  harrywrag

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: Eliza 2 on Saturday 19 February 11 19:50 GMT (UK)

Hi Harrywrag, thank you.

I actually live quite near my old street too. The pic on Scotlands Places I have actually viewed.
You said to go to scran site?

Many thanks for your time and help, to be honest I don't think I am ever going to find pictures of my old street as it was many years ago.

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: harrywrag on Sunday 20 February 11 04:21 GMT (UK)

hi eliza,
             have you tried this site looking for photo you may get sum help there and i think sum metion of, s,hawpark street www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/people/umaryhill.php

                                       cheers
                                         allan

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: harrywrag on Sunday 20 February 11 04:31 GMT (UK)

hi eliza,
              i can recall going to shawpark street when still at school (shakespeare primary)and people there were named scott think father was postman there house was where womans. centre is now

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: Eliza 2 on Sunday 20 February 11 23:27 GMT (UK)

Hi Harrywrag, thanks again.

My old School was Shakespeare too and the close I lived in Shawpark Street is also where the Womens Centre is now.  I have been trawling the net for ages trying to find a pic of my street, but with no joy, wish I had taken some pics of it way back then, if only I had known it was going to be pulled down. That name Scott rings a bell, I was only 10 when we moved from the street to further down Maryhill but can still remember most of the people who lived there, good decent people.

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: melinda3 on Monday 28 February 11 21:24 GMT (UK)

My mother (Julia Graham) went to Shakespeare School too and has a class picture (the only one she ever remembers being taken) from 1946 or 1947. Does it fit in with your timeline?

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: Eliza 2 on Tuesday 01 March 11 00:06 GMT (UK)

Hi Melinda, thanks for your reply. I went to Shakespeare from 1962-67 but my dad and all of his brothers and sisters went there too in the 1930's/40's. I would love to see your mums pic as my dad's younger brother would have been at the school around about the same time as your mum, he sadly passed away aged only 15 in 1954, he would have been at NK during that time. Eliza.

Title: Re: Looking for Pictures of my old street
Post by: melinda3 on Tuesday 01 March 11 16:59 GMT (UK)

Send me a PM and I will email the picture to you. Won't be seeing my Mom until next week so I will send it then.