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70th Glasgow Boys'
Brigade,
Dennistoun |
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A social
history of the BB in Glasgow
photos and memories preserved on
GlescaPals for future generations.
www.glesga.ukpals.com
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TIMELINE
70th Glasgow Company, the Boys
Brigade was formed 09 June 1887 attached
to Free St.John's Mission & Sabbath
School,
George St. Glasgow
In session
1897-1898 the company closed
On 03 February 1902
the company reformed at UF St.John's
Church Mission
In
session 1920-1921 the company closed
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On 01
May 1922 the
number was
re-allocated 70th
Glasgow BB
attached to
Whitevale UF
Church, Dennistoun
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In
session 1929-1930 the company's church
changed to Whitevale
Church, Dennistoun
In session 1960-1961
the company closed
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In session 1965-1966
the
number was
re-allocated 70th
Glasgow BB
attached to Thornliebank
Methodist
Church
In session 1960-1961
the company closed
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In session 1974-1975
the
number was
re-allocated 70th
Glasgow BB
attached to Gorbals
Church of
Scotland
In session 1995-1996
the company closed |
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Church of Scotland, Whitevale
Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow |
Whitevale
Church of Scotland was 100 yards up from
the Baths on the other side…….it was
adjacent to the lane which still runs
between Whitevale Street and Bathgate
Street ………..it was demolished and on the
site now stands Whitevale Medical Group
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The
70th Glasgow Boys' Brigade
Company from Whitevale
Church of Scotland,
Whitevale Street, Dennistoun,
Glasgow.
At
their camp in Kirn, Dunoon in 1955
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Included among the
boys were the McVicar brothers, Ronnie Waugh,
Duncan McKellar, Nikki Smith, Jim Merrilees,
John Harrison, Sydney Kingsbury, John Thomson,
James Mitchell, ? Livingstone, ? Speirs, ?
Lockhart.
Company Captain was Dick McAllister.
The photo was taken at Kirn Church of Scotland, church
hall and the sun shone brilliantly the whole
fortnight, For many of the boys it was their first
introduction to a palliasse - not a friendly
donkey but a sheet stuffed with straw which became
your mattress. The staple diet seemed to be
endless loaves of bread smothered with butter and
jam - delicious.
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June 2014, post & email, from
GlescaPal John Harrison, Bearsden, Glasgow.
Hi Webmaister, what a star
you are!!!!!........Thanks for putting 70th Glasgow Company on the map…………..I have a
friend who I believe has an older photo of the
company which I believe was taken inside
Whitevale Baths so I will contact him and get
back to you in due course…….looking forward to
seeing Thomson Street, Haghill and Whitehill
photos on the web site………….exciting stuff…………
In the early sixties I went
for an office job in the United Glass Bottle
Works, Old Shettleston Road (now houses)
adjacent to Shettleston Juniors ground.
When the Personnel Manager …a Mr Trotter….heard
that I had been in the 70th Glasgow BB Company
(he knew our Captain Dick McAllister) guess what
?????................I got the
joab!!!!...............
PS I may have a few other
photos old and new of that area which may be of
interest…………..my claim to fame is that Lulu and
I lived 50 yards from each other across the back
courts and I never knew it until she hit the big
time – we were both top floor immediately
opposite – she was in Garfield Street and I was
in Bathgate Street. Another
millionairess/celebrity from Bathgate Street is
Michelle Mone (the Bra Queen who appears in your
photo of Thomson Street Primary) who lived at
no. 64………I was born and “dragged up” in no. 34
(only joking)……….again, many thanks, Wull you
have given so many folks so much pleasure…….John
john.harrison41@ntlworld.com
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gratefully received towards the running
costs.
A lifetime honour
and timeless photographs on the web
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