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Riverside
Secondary School,
Springfield Road, Dalmarnock
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entrance that is shown in the photograph is
not the original one. The proper entrance to
the school was right in the centre, where
there was 3 large windows, which were
the art classrooms. The 2 archways referred to
before were on either side of this central
building. The one on the left was for
boys. The male teachers had a small room
on the upper corner of the building where the
could have a smoke and a break.
Riverside School was the first school in
Glasgow to have floodlights installed.
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School
was demolished many years ago....
Springfield Road site of
Riverside School
Helenvale Street high rise flats in the
background.
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School Blazer Badge
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May 2002, e-mail, David
Shaw, East Sussex
"Well done
on your site and hope you can find more photos
of the area. I came home to GLASGOW recently
and was sad to see the street I was born in
about to be demolished Millerfield
Rd & Ardenlea St where I lived for
22 years!
I attended SPRINGFIELD PRIMARY and then RIVERSIDE
(1961 - 1965) before leaving SCOTLAND in 1971.
Over the years on visits home I couldn’t
believe what was happening to the whole area
especially since I work in Architecture /
Engineering!
I hope you can build up the photo section as
it could become an important document in
time."
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May 2002, e-mail, Irvine Boal,
Troon, Ayrshire
"I left Dalmarnock PS in 1956 and went on to
Riverside School in Springfield Rd.
(alas it is no longer there) I lived on the
London Rd. at the tram stop adjacent to Fielden St.
Thanks to Friends Reunited and this website
old memories from the past are now flooding my
mind. Will be more than happy to hear from
anyone who knew me."
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June 2002, e-mail, Graham
Hutchison, Perth, Western Australia,
"What
an absolutely fantastic website. Since
discovering it fairly recently, I can hardly
stay away, what with old (and new)
photographs, guestbook entries etc I have been
swamped with waves of nostalgia. It is a long
long time since I have been home.....
The really sad thing for me is that most of
the major landmarks of my early life have
gone.
1. The original Springfield primary school,
gone.
2. Riverside Secondary school, gone.
3. William Wilkie in
Fordneuk St where I served my
apprenticeship, gone.
Maybe I’m jinxed, because even though most of
Dunclutha St is still standing, would
you believe that my close has apparently been
demolished due to subsidence!"
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Sept. 2002,
e-mail, Maureen McCallum, Connecticut,
USA.
"I love
this website, my sister found it , I can't
believe Rivvy is gone it seems sad
in a way, I just loved looking at the old
photos, and reading the guestbook, memories
were made that stay with you forever
wherever life takes you, still have lots of
family back home glad to say who keep me
updated on all the changes" |
Sept.
2002,
e-mail, Ian Smith, Oldham, England,
"I was born
and bred in Bridgeton. I used to live at 587
Dalmarnock Road. I was in the Lifeboys if
anybody remembers them! My mum used to work
at the Denholm Bakery on Springfield
Road
and my dad worked at British Besto
Basket Company. I went to Riverside
School and also Springfield Road
Junior school. I moved to Oldham in 1965
just after my dad died. If anyone remembers
me please get in touch.
Cracking website by the way!!!!!"
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Oct. 2002, e-mail, Joan
Mercer (nee Waugh), Seattle, USA.
"I attended Riverside
School 1954 -1957....my best friends at
Riverside Sec.School were,
Mary Quinn, Margaret Scott, and Betty Spence.
My favourite teacher was Mrs. Morris who
taught us Art, I am not sure her feelings for
me were the same, as I was full of mischief,
but intended it all to be fun! After leaving
school I worked in the Canda, {dresses}
married Brian and have one son, Brian jr.
{41yrs}and a 15yr old grandson. We all live in
Seattle Wa. U.S.A.{26yrs} I just found out
about this website a few days ago, I have had
so much fun looking at old pictures, and
reading other people's memories..... |
 
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Sept 2008, GlescaPal
WilmaBaird, Hampshire, England
".....The huts were used as overspill
classrooms, we had art and music in them that
I can remember.
Also right at the back of the school on the
Kempock St side the huts were the kitchens and
the dining room. We had lovely dinners there
because they were cooked on the premises and
were fresh and hot, caramel cake and custard,
coconut cake and pink custard Mmmmmmmmm happy
days."
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Nov.2009, GlescaPal James
McKenna, East Kilbride
...............Soon
to be no more it seems.
Since my old school Riverside Senior Secondary
was demolished 24 years ago the site where it
was has progressively become an eyesore. While
on a bus going up Springfield Road this
afternoon I see that the whole area is
apparently being sealed off and there are
dumpers everywhere. I was not aware that this
was to be part of the Commonwealth Village for
2014. I thought that was to be confined to the
other side of Springy Road where they
demolished dear old Buddon Street, Gailes
Street and deprived us of half Kinnear Road.
Seems that was not enough. They should not be
allowed to get away with this carnage. I mean
what will become of these sites post 2014? I
would rather I think the eyesore that the
former Rivvy site had become continued than
being deprived it seems of recollections of
Rivvy. All we will have soon it seems are the
photographs, the photographs of how it used to
be. I see what is left of Kempock Street
(which ran along the side of the Technical and
Science class labs is still discernable but
for how long I wonder?
Would make you sick it would."
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Apr.2017, Esther Boyd
(nee McGreevy), Age 70. Prestonpans,
Scotland
I was born in Irvine Street in
my Gran's house. Went to Eastbank
Primary then to Riverside School. Got married
and lived in Blantyre for
40 years then to Prestonpans
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