Glasgows Cobbled Streets and Lanes

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Postby McShad » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:23 pm

DickyHart wrote:Image

i think its called houston street, just not far from paisley road toll


Just had a look at the map since it was still on the desk... Houston st runs the other way and, on this map at least, this street shows no name
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Postby AlanM » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:15 am

Is that not an original part of Sheilds Rd that was orphaned when they built the M8 and it meets Houston St in front of those warehouse buildings. I used to walk down it every day on my way to work.
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Postby viceroy » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:55 am

AlanM wrote:Is that not an original part of Sheilds Rd that was orphaned when they built the M8 and it meets Houston St in front of those warehouse buildings. I used to walk down it every day on my way to work.


Yes it is, and I already posted a couple of pics a few pages back on this thread.
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Postby Luco » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:58 am

Fantastic photos. It's something I find amazing to think we still have cobbles under most of our streets.

Something I think, is one of Glasgow's great features, sadly lost (for now...)
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Postby DickyHart » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:15 am

viceroy wrote:
AlanM wrote:Is that not an original part of Sheilds Rd that was orphaned when they built the M8 and it meets Houston St in front of those warehouse buildings. I used to walk down it every day on my way to work.


Yes it is, and I already posted a couple of pics a few pages back on this thread.


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Postby Jamesie1970 » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:40 pm

Luco wrote:Fantastic photos. It's something I find amazing to think we still have cobbles under most of our streets.

Something I think, is one of Glasgow's great features, sadly lost (for now...)


Ive got vague memories of being told that the cobbles used to decorate Cumbernaulds beautiful underpasses etc came from Glasgow streets..?

Not a brilliant first post I know, but at least Im trying to contribute.
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Postby My Kitten » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:41 pm

Jamesie1970 wrote:
Luco wrote:Fantastic photos. It's something I find amazing to think we still have cobbles under most of our streets.

Something I think, is one of Glasgow's great features, sadly lost (for now...)


Ive got vague memories of being told that the cobbles used to decorate Cumbernaulds beautiful underpasses etc came from Glasgow streets..?

Not a brilliant first post I know, but at least Im trying to contribute.


They probably did. I was also told that the cobbles in the middle of paths were supposed to lead you to the town centre so you wouldnt get lost.
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Postby Jamesie1970 » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:55 pm

My Kitten wrote:
Jamesie1970 wrote:
Luco wrote:Fantastic photos. It's something I find amazing to think we still have cobbles under most of our streets.

Something I think, is one of Glasgow's great features, sadly lost (for now...)


Ive got vague memories of being told that the cobbles used to decorate Cumbernaulds beautiful underpasses etc came from Glasgow streets..?

Not a brilliant first post I know, but at least Im trying to contribute.


They probably did. I was also told that the cobbles in the middle of paths were supposed to lead you to the town centre so you wouldnt get lost.


Yeah thats it! But only Kildrum I think?
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Postby thegazman » Sat Apr 28, 2007 4:11 pm

LANE AT CATHART RD MOUNT FLORIDA LEADING TO LESSER HAMPDEN

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Postby Armadillo » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:14 pm

I've often thought of starting a thread on this, but never got round to it, so well done GKen for beating me to it. I reckon the streets are the real prize. There will probably always be cobbled lanes, coz the council can't be arsed to do anything else with them, but unlike Edinburgh (not often I find myself lavishing praise in that direction) where cobbled streets are clearly regarded as part of the urban landscape and worth preserving, in Glasgow they're disappearing fast. As Timchilli mentioned Meadow Road in Partick has been comprehensively tarred over recently. So has St James' Road in Townhead, which has had the additional indignity of speed bumps put in. Those few that do remain are, by-and-large, very poorly maintained, and no doubt soon for the tarring squad. Anyway, here are a few:

Clarendon Street in Woodside
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Lynedoch Street in the Park district
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Lynedoch Street and Lynedoch Crescent
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Gray Street in Kelvingrove
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Postby glasgowken » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:30 pm

Wonderful :)
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Postby AlanM » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:15 am

Water Row, Govan
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Marlbourgh Lane, Broomhill

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Just off Broomhill Drive
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Postby DickyHart » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:18 am

Bairds brae

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Postby scaryman2u » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:59 pm

`COBBLES`
I`ll give you cobbles :evil: 3 of us spent the day loading 15 tonnes of these into skips by hand.
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Postby tobester » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:39 pm

Windsor Quadrant

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