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Pack it in, Bobby, my head is spinning!!

The charities which gratefully accept large furniture items and uplift for free, in my experience, are
The Salvation Army,
Chest, Heart and Stroke
and British Heart Foundation - and there will be others...

Sorry, no telephone numbers to hand, but they are all in the book.

No need to apologise, Gaucho...........

So Ronnie knows why it is there.... I'll PM him.

Meanwhile Bobby has got me thinking, either the 1911 theory or perhaps more recently (comparatively) , the 1938 Bellahouston Exhibition?

Bet when we find out it is a forehead-slapping moment!

I've checked the coats of arms for the following Banks so far and none of them match; RBS, Clydesdale, Union Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, British Linen. Good thinking, Bobby.... worth a look. Surely the Lord Lyon would prevent the use of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom as used in...

From Historic Scotland website:- 25 AND 27 PAISLEY ROAD WEST AND 1, 7, 9 AND 11 STANLEY STREET (Ref:33541)This building is in the Glasgow, City Of Council and the Glasgow Burgh. It is a category B building and was listed on 29/03/1995. Group Items: N/A, Group Cat: N/A, Map Ref: NS 5738 6460. Descrip...

I stand corrected!

No pressure, then..........!!

I have been checking the PO directories (and thanks again for them!), but so far nothing conclusive. Was that part of Paisley Road West originally Paisley Road only? Must get the old maps out............

Thanks, Bobby - running out of options here!

I'm afraid to contact Glasgow District Council about this, because they may say "Who the heck put that there?", and take it down!!

Gaucho, that link is to Wiki for the Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland, not the Royal Bank of Scotland, and it is the same place I got the Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland from. Vinegar Tom, - Thank you for that lovely, clear photo. I had seen the coat of arms as I passed by on a bus and hadn't been able...

This is a closeup of the Coat of Arms on the building from GoogleEarth http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq318/glazlaz/PRW_Stanley_zps5260f906.jpg and this is a picture of the Royal Arms of Scotkland from Wiki http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq318/glazlaz/RoyalScottishCoatofArmswiki_zps6e1a43e8....

I have looked at the Coat of Arms and I am pretty certain it is not of a bank, but that they are the Royal Arms of Scotland. I have checked my Glasgow architecture books, the Kinning Park history book, Villages of Glasgow, Second City etc.; also various walks books - and asked my friend, who leads w...

I'm looking for a bit of help here. I have searched the forums and can't find any mention. I like doing research on various aspects of Glasgow and this one has me stumped. At the first floor of the tenement at the corner of Paisley Road West and Stanley Street (27 Paisley Road West), there is a very...

Have you posted on the glasgowguide forum?

http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk

.... or Glesgapals http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/mainindex.htm

.... or GlasgaKeelies http://glesgakeelie.proboards.com/

They may be able to help with the living relatives and some Family History hints.

Good Luck.

Lucy, a book to read to learn a bit about Cowcaddens is 'Tales of the Savoy' by Joe Pieri. His family ran the Savoy Cafe for many years (1931 - 1971) and his book celebrates the area and the characters who populated it.

I was in the Britannia Panopticon for Doors Open Day and a visitor was discussing a great flood in the Saltmarket with the woman who worked there, apparently it resulted in many deaths and required 1 side of the Saltmarket to be built again from scratch. Anyone have any more info as I can't find an...