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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/GLASGOWMAN/IMG_0082.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/GLASGOWMAN/Shettleston.jpg Aye, according to John Gilbert Architects website the facade is being incorporated into the new Development. Don't know what happened, though I could hazard a guess, but ...

It is most likely the personification of the river Clyde: >Father Clyde<

Your very well drawn symbol there is a surveyors mark or datum line - a point from which measurements of a building are taken. The pub mirror one sounds like the British Standards Kite Mark.

No probs Cumbo. Having a ladies waiting room wasn't so uncommon back then and many passenger (including train) companies would have them, mostly for their first class passengers.

Naw'n'aye Cumbo. The waiting room isn't listed (not even the slightest NMRS record for it!) but the Jamaica, or Glasgow Bridge is, category B.

Here's the listing and here are some more info and images clicky & clicky

Snow poles?

might be some kind of reservoir/water works... related... thing...

Carmunnock


Garthamlock


only a guess tho

Not quite the same thing though, eh Dex.

Anyway, here we are: thie BIG day! Predictions? I stil think Labour will win with a much reduced margin.

roof detail...

ok, so I went and checked for myself ... :roll: The old TSB facade is still standing, if a little precariously, so it looks like you were right Socceroo. The leaded, stained and cut glass windows have been smashed for scaffolding but at least it's something. Another something is that it looks as tho...

Thats the fellur, all gone now though. Quite austere from the outside but nicely detailed and proportioned. The inside was where it was at though. Was no reason it couldn't have become a pub or something

Hawl you! I hope you're not disparaging my home turf? :twisted: But now that you ask, I suppose Shettleston is being demolished - the old (very fine!) TSB on Shettleston Rd has also been demolished these last few weeks for the poxiest looking housing I've seen in a long time. If it had been anywhere...

just to clarify, this is the development which has been recommended: http://www.architecturescotland.co.uk/images/news/newspic_187.jpg http://www.architecturescotland.co.uk/images/news/newspic_186.jpg http://www.architecturescotland.co.uk/images/news/newspic_185.jpg

It has been demolished.