Nostalgic memories of Garrowhill's local history

Share your own memories of Garrowhill and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Those among us of a certian age who can remember the days of the Trams in Glasgow will bring back memories, this is 1952 -1956, my friend & I used to take the No 23 tram from Garrowhill up to the terminus in Airdrie, cost 3d ( in old money roughly 1 &1/2 Pence today) then pay the full child fare 6d to go to Renfrew, walk down to the Renfrew Ferry crossing on the River Clyde, watch the shipping ...see more
I was born at home in 1940 at Thornbridge Road, We had a large brick built air raid shelter at the side of our house as far as I can remember it was never used, I can remember being under the stairs with my mother a couple of times but as the German Air Force were no longer carrying out Major raids over Scotland by 1943 & afterwards they must have either false alarms on a lone photo recon flight. On one occasion we ...see more