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One of the best of those officer class first world war memoirs, but I think it is pipped by Edmund Blunden's Undertones of war. Both great reads though. I've not read Blunden's book, though I have heard of it, must try and get a hold of a copy. I have read both books and they are excellent. Of cour...

I think this is an old cotton spinning mill, built in the 1880's for the Glasgow Cotton Spinners Co. Ltd.

I live on the Isle of Bute and I've had two phone calls so far from SNP canvassers. Their campaigning is going hell for leather here. Politely declined to answer their questions anyway. I am neither a Nationalist nor an SNP supporter.

A ticket writer was somebody who drew by hand the signs or "tickets" in shop windows which displayed the prices of the goods on sale.

Almost certainly Lappet or Lappit Cutter. If I'm not mistaken this relates to an entry in the 1861 Census covering a woman called Jannet Urie living at 35 Alston St. in Grahamston along with her husband and 3 children. I looked up the actual census record - as usual the handwriting is obscure but it...

I'm sure he was very funny and that (although I ever took to his manic brand of humour myself) but the coverage has been disproportionate. When was the last time anyone here mentioned Robin Williams in conversation? Or did you ever in your life? Now Lauren Bacall, that's a different matter. Yes, I ...

30 mph?

Just been reading that the Sherbrooke Castle Hotel in Dumbreck is a Thomson design: In 1896 John Morrison, a respected contractor of the time, built a baronial villa for himself in Pollokshields, namely, Sherbrooke Castle, designed by Alexander “Greek” Thomson.The house became a hotel just before ...

Trying to find out what the destination a 44 bus would have shown in the 1960s going to the south side of Glasgow. Page 32 of http://www.govanhistory.org.uk/docs/Essay.pdf shows one but cant make it out, possibly Langside or Cathcart. Thanks It went from Anniesland to Langside (Battlefield Monument...

Lucky Poet wrote:Does anybody know when that signage was put up, though? I'd had it in mind it was from a mid to late-90s improvement.

Early 90's I seem to remember. According to the ticket clerk on duty at Cessnock this afternoon it's been removed permanently. Doesn't fit in with the new image apparently.

Nice to see at least somebody's on my side!

A reminder from the Highway Code https://www.gov.uk/rules-for-cyclists-59-to-82/overview-59-to-71 64 You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. Laws HA 1835 sect 72 & R(S)A 1984, sect 129 Yet another fat-arsed cretin on a pushbike nearly ramming me from behind on a public footpath. Viceroy path to be sh...

Yet another fat-arsed cretin on a pushbike nearly ramming me from behind on a public footpath. Flashed past me with about a quarter of an inch to spare, just about bringing on a cardiac arrest. This is happening nearly every day now. They are everywhere, on pavements and in public parks – an in you...

Yet another fat-arsed cretin on a pushbike nearly ramming me from behind on a public footpath. Flashed past me with about a quarter of an inch to spare, just about bringing on a cardiac arrest. This is happening nearly every day now. They are everywhere, on pavements and in public parks – an in your...

Di Paola and Freedman. Were brilliant dentists years ago, but think they are long gone although the name stayed. I think they sold out. It is now a franchise Dentist of some big Medical / Dental Group based down south. Last time i went was a bad experience a very bad experience. :cry: Had a similar...