A walk down
Memory
Lane........ BRIDGETON
recollections from a Time of Change |
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Bridgeton Memories |
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Bob Currie is a member of The Bridgeton
Local History Group
He had his own booklet 'Recollections of Bridgeton Past
published
with the help of Clyde Gateway in 2013
Bob was born at 5
Silvergrove Street, Bridgeton on 12th April, 1937 in a one-room and
kitchen flat. The tenements that once were in Silvergrove Street have
long since been demolished and the area of the street revamped as
Silvergrove Bellway Housing (2000).
He was the last of six
children born to his parents. Soon after his arrival, the family moved
house to a two-room and kitchen at 555 London Road overlooking
Silvergrove Street.
In the book his final reflections are ......
Bridgeton past was a lively place charged with excitement, and peopled
by larger than life characters in their own right. Sure, it was a tough
place in which to grow up, but its inhabitants had an overriding sense
of humour and got on with their lives as best they could. The majority
were hard working and law-abiding. Before the introduction of the
Welfare State folk were left to fend for themselves. But the
camaraderie among working folk meant neighbours were regarded as
friends and, in some cases, extended family even. The last few decades
of economic boom and bust have seen a return to hard times. Who can
predict what lies ahead? In Bridgeton past, there was work for all, a
place where the natural abilities of the population were nurtured
through education augmented by programmes of Further Eduction and
industrial apprenticeships that fostered professional skills. The
district was an industrial hub and for many the centre of their
universe.
PDF copy 4Mb
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Page 1 of the 8 page
document.
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The document can be downloaded in pdf format. PDF copy 28Mb
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The Bridgeton Umbrella' was created by members of the Bridgeton Local History Group and friends led by artist Janie Nicol.
We met at the Olympia Building, Bridgeton Library, working closely with
staff at the library and Simon Biggam of Clyde Gateway, who sponsored
the group and funded the publication.
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