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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: Janice M on Friday 14 February 14 03:35 GMT (UK)
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Can someone please tell me what this street name is and where it would be. It looks like (Hedley, or Hadley, or Medley)
Also, is the funeral parlour still there, and would they hold any records after this long, or would I have better luck contacting Glasgow Crematorium?
Thank you.
Janice
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Looks like BEDLEY Street, check this link
http://discuss.glasgowguide.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19488
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Neither Bedlay Street nor Martin Street are still standing in their original form. Much of Springburn was demolished throughout the 70's. The funeral parlour was the Co-operative who are still in business throughout Scotland. Some of their business archives have been passed to either the Mitchell or Glasgow University archives.
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You could try,
C W S Funeral Services Ltd
35 Bogmoor Place,
GLASGOW G51 4TQ
Lanarkshire
0141 4451122
Regards
Malky
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The company's main website contact page can be found at
http://www.co-operativefuneralcare.co.uk/contact-us/
Although many companies operated under the Co-Operative banner many of them were operated independently almost in a franchise type operation while others continued to operate under their original company names but were owned by the CO-OP behind the scenes.
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Thank you so much everyone.
I really appreciate this.
I had just found this death notice, and this had information that I wasn't aware of. Now I can go back and find other family members.
Thanks again.
Janice :D
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UrbanGlasgow web site has a few pictures of bedlay st during its demolition they may be of some help also here is a foto from early 70s showing bedlay st (high) at the mollinsburn street end looking back towards petershill rd which is beyond the grassy section now part of the Peasy Fc.
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garngad
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
Janice
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garngad, you are great on this period in Glasgow ;) What a sad desolate photo though, isn't it :-\
Monica
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It wasn't as bleak as it looks Monica remember that demolition was going on all around but it still brings back good memories thanks to people like our selves on sites like this.
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It also brings good feelings to those of us who are far away as well.
I get a glimpse of where relatives lived, and that brings me closer to them.
Janice
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I am glad Janice it's thanks to others on this web site that I traced my family tree and also to others out with who have enriched my appreciation of what our forefathers and woman had to endure to give us the time and forth sight (for a better word) to put our memories on sites like this for future generations I am more interested how ordinary folk lived and of course where they lived and the work they did than any pretentious celebrity iconic figure.
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Very well said!
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I have posted this view from 1970s it shows Springburn from the Garngad (Royston) you can see St Rollox how vast it was and Petershill Rd area inc Bedlay st which only a small stump remains the Peasy Fc has moved from its right hand postion to the left of the grassy area and now sits where Bedlay st was the whole area was a hub of locomotive manufacturing and now is a shadow of its self.The one major site that is totally unchanged is the cemetery.
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Though this is not Springburn it still came under the same district of St Rollox and I had a PM from someone and as the view of my previous post is from here I thought it linked together so sorry if it confuses any one I was asked for info on Turner st off the Garngad (Royston) Rd and I hope this is of use.
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You have done one better! :)
I am sure the tall apartments showing in the last photo, are the the buildings on Charles Street. My grandparents lived there, in the 1960's when I was over for a visit.
If memory serves me (& it doesn't always), :P I believe there was a row of shops that you could see from the balcony of 160 Charles Street. They weren't on the main part of the street of Royston, but instead I think they were directly behind the tall apartments. You got to them from Royston Rd, but you could also access them from the apartments. I remember there was a bread strike on at the time, and I lined up for rolls there.
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Your memory is correct Janice there are shops that service the apartments as you call them you can access them from Royston (Garngad) Rd or Charles St the flats replaced Turner St ,Villiers St,Bright St and Cobden St I will try to find a picture to show.The most annoying thing of being working class ancestry is the lack of pictures showing where and how the vast amount of the population lived and worked it is hard work trawling the net and people's memories to build a complete area of our past.
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As promised Janice here is a pic of the Charles st complex from the 70s.
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Wow!
Thank you.
This is how I remember them.
I know when my grandmother sent me down to line up for rolls, she reminded me to be polite and say hello to people in the line. (She was no fool!) lol. She knew people would ask me where I was from, and then as expected, they would tell me to go ahead of them, and to enjoy my stay in Glasgow. (She was guaranteed to get the rolls for dinner). Too funny.
Janice
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Hi Janice,
Just spotted your enquiry. The C.W.S Funeral parlour was in Morrin St, which ran from Keppochill Rd, crossing Gourlay St and finishing at Cowlairs Rd. The Parlour I beleive is now on the restructured Springburn Rd.Palmarc
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Thank you so much Palmarc.
I really appreciate it.
Janice
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A sad pic of the old Funeral Parlour on this page http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/archive/the-last-remnant-of-the-old-co-op-in-springburn__o_t__t_1450.html
and a few more on this thread
http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/archive/springburn__o_t__t_1662.html
and you might find something of interest on the Glasgow boards for Springburn http://discuss.glasgowguide.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7971
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Thank you fifer1947.
I love the photos. It's sad that so many of the old buildings are either gone or in disrepair, and I certainly hope that the ones that are left can be restored to their original beauty. Unfortunately, we usually don't realize how beautiful they are until they are gone.
Janice