Glasgow - Tradeston to Govan 1973-77

Commerce St, west side south of Nelson St. Kingston UF Church (1844). September 1973

Nelson St, south side west of Commerce St. July 1975

Kingston St and Commerce St, northwest corner. Tradeston Gaelic UF Church. September 1973

Kingston St, south side east of Tradeston St. UF Mission Church. The building next to it, which is still there (one of the few survivors hereabouts), was an 1884 confectionery works for R.Montgomery, and was later acquired by the SCWS. December 1973

Clyde Place and West St. This range of buildings overlooked the Kingston Dock. June 1975

West St, east side between Clyde Place & Kingston St. The exuberantly polychrome Kingston Grain Mills (1876). June 1975

West St, east side south of Kingston St. The 5 storey building was a grain store (1887). The tower in the distance (1896) belonged to the Victoria Grain Mills, another of the few old buildings in the area spared demolition. June 1975

Laidlaw St and Wallace St. December 1975

Paterson St and Morrison St. Between 1872 and 1893 the SCWS built three massive and lavishly designed (as usual, by Bruce and Hay) warehouse blocks on the south side of Morrison St, two of which, the central and west, have been preserved as offices and apartments. This eastern building, between Paterson, Wallace and Laidlaw Sts, has been replaced by a modern apartment block. December 1975

Part of the Paterson St frontage. December 1975

The Laidlaw St/Morrison St corner of the centre block. December 1975

The Wallace St frontage from Laidlaw St. December 1975

Old Stoneface above the Laidlaw St/Wallace St entrance. December 1975

The Wallace St central tower. December 1975

Dalintober St, west side. This part of the west block housed the Co-op Hypermarket which opened in 1977 and closed not very many years later. December 1975

Dalintober St at Morrison St. December 1975

Carnoustie St. Some tension between old and new can be effective, but this is ridiculous, more like open warfare. March 1977

Morrison St, Co-operative House November 1988

Paisley Rd Kingston Halls, still there, as was the neighbouring tenement until recently, having stood derelict for many years. April 1974

Pollok St, east side near Paisley Rd. Pollok St UP Church (John Peddie sen., 1856). The pub next to it was The Clachan. June 1975

Pollok St UF Church again. June 1975

Pollok St, west side south of Houston St. April 1974

38 Pollok St. A better class of vandal here, able to spell ’ghoul’. April 1974

Watt St, west side south of Paisley Rd. The name on the tenement wall says ’Wallace Grove’, and the first turning on the right was Wallace Grove Place, where there was a primary school. April 1974

Paisley Rd, north side from Admiral St. 'Fergie’s' was an early business venture by the future Sir Alex, who at the time I took this photo was with Ayr Utd and in the last weeks of his playing career. April 1974

Paisley Rd at Admiral St. Can’t think who owned that pub on the far corner. June 1975

Paisley Rd West, south side looking west from Mair St. June 1975

Sussex St., or maybe not. Kinning Park Church. June 1975

Edwin St, east side. Cessnock Parish Church. The rear of Lambhill St School (the building is still there though no longer a school) can be seen on the right, and on the left a window and the de-slated roof of Plantation UF Church in Cornwall St. July 1975

Walmer Crescent. July 1975

Plantation St. Plantation Parish Church, still going strong. July 1975

Govan Rd between the Toll and Rutland Crescent. April 1974

Govan Rd and Rutland Crescent. April 1974

Rutland Crescent. March 1977

Rutland Crescent. The white-painted building was a Masonic Hall, Lodge Plantation, from 1894 to 1983. June 1975

Govan Rd west of Rutland Crescent. April 1974

Govan Rd west of Rutland Crescent. April 1974

Govan Rd between Rutland Crescent and Rutland Lane . April 1974

Eaglesham St, west side at Govan Rd. The Glasgow Seamen's Bethel. February 1974

McLean St at Govan Rd June 1975

McLean St from Govan Rd. The pub seems to have been The Chevalier. June 1975

Carmichael St at Govan Rd. A very Thomson-esque tenement, possibly by the Master himself. Part of Copland Rd School can be seen. February 1974

Vicarfield St and Carmichael St. The Wid-dow’s, with its apparently detached lounge bar. July 1975

Govan Rd and Copland Rd. St Columba's UF Church (James Thomson, 1870). June 1975

Copland Rd, east side near Govan Rd. Dean Park Parish Church, with the rear of some Vicarfield St villas. February 1974

Copland Road School. February 1974

Govan Rd, north side at Stag St. Another Rangers footballer’s pub. July 1975

Govan Rd, north side west of Stag St . July 1975