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Glasgow's
east-end, Calton
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St.Luke's & St Andrew's - Church of Scotland,
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Old photograph of
St.Lukes,
Church of Scotland
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I spent many happy hours in this church with the 219th BB
it was known as Calton New Parish Church
and the Rev.Bill Crombie was the minister. The church also looked very
different in my era, it had no bell tower and a new church hall
had been built, the swingpark was still there though!
Between the swingpark and the church was a street...
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Frontage of church
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St Luke's & St
Andrew's (Church of Scotland) Bain Square, Calton:
Sunday Worship at 11.00am
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This photograph will help you compare old and new
photographs.
The bell tower has gone and a new roof and frontage was added. New
church hall
The swing park was replaced with a pedestrian landscaped area
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May 2005
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Dec.2007 landscaping all gone .....
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This church wis great furr meeting and getting tae
know young ministers as it ran the Calton Youth Club and the
Rev.Bill Crombie took on
a posse of young ministers who
worked at the youth club, Rev Leith Fisher, *Rev David Lunan, Rev.
Robin McHaffie, Rev.Howard Hudson,
Rev.Douglas Wallace to name
but a few!
[*Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
2008 to 2009:
The Right Rev David Lunan ]
We formed a fitba team called Calton Amateurs an' we
joined the Scottish Amateur League, division ten if ah remember
rightly. ... Leith gote us
the youth club bus which we used each Seturday
tae get tae the fitba matches. The
bus wis driven by Jimmy Robertson brother of Rev.Campbell Robertson
from Iona Community House in Clyde Street, Glesca..
We gave it oor all but we wurr the
wurst team in the league and
gote gubbed every week 8, 9
and 10 - nothing! Honest! Leith
is the only minister I hiv played
fitba wi' who gote sent
aff - red carded by the ref furr
dissent!
Ah wis a
BB officer in they days an' the
ministers aw gote turns
tae take services,
Leith's church services wurr always
very good. A very likeable, approachable man, doon
tae earth an' well liked by
everyone, we hid many a
great terr oan
that mini-bus, Leith sitting at the front wi his feet up smoking his
pipe hivving a laugh wi' the guys.
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Rev.Leith
Fisher sadly passed away on 13th March 2009.....ah first met Leith when he wis
a minister at Calton New Parish church in Bain Square.
Rev.William D. CROMBIE
passed away suddenly on Sunday, 6th May, 2018, aged 95. Beloved husband
of Margaret and adored father of Maryanne and Elizabeth. Dear
grandfather of Duncan, Sheona, Kirsty, Katharine and Mhairi and
great-grandad to Dominic, James and Struan. Bill was minister at Calton
New and St Andrews Parish churches in Glasgow. The Master said "Well
done good and faithful servant". On Friday, 25th May there will be a family cremation at Clydebank Crematorium and then a Service of Thanksgiving at New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden at 2pm. All are welcome.
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22 May 2018, Email, Elizabeth Crombie, Age 61, Glasgow, Scotland.
Willie I remember you from the B.B. along with all the other lads !
I once went to the camp at Montrose ! We slept on bunk beds and I discovered that potatoes could also come from packets .
Your site makes me feel nostalgic for the days of The Calton.
We missed the last bus and had to walk the six miles back along dark country roads led by Jim Turnbull. Do you ever hear from him? He married Agnes who lived across the road from me .
My father passed away aged 95 on 6th May , funeral on Friday 25th at New Kilpatrick Church Bearsden
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22 May 2018, extract from Email, Webmaister, Glasgow, Scotland.
Elizabeth, Lovely to hear from you but sorry it also brings sad news.
Your Dad was one of the old school and much loved by all. I
remember you and your sister very well and Jim and I often fondly
reminisce of those times. Jim and I are still best pals and see
each other regularly.
I will pass on your Dad's funeral arrangements to the people I still have contact with.
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22 May 2018, Email, Elizabeth Crombie,
Thanks for your reply I
have been looking after Mum and Dad for several years now and will
really miss his friendship and wisdom. I have two children and
two grandsons .
Best wishes to all the lads of the B.B. , we all had some great times,
I went to a concert in St
Luke's last year , it was strange to be back there but at least the
building is being used in the community. All the best Elizabeth
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