Old Gorbals, Street names Options

[Kate B]

Anyone out there know when McNeil Gardens, Turnlaw Street, Benthall Street, Waterside Street and Birch Street were built? I THINK it must've been after 1913/14?

Do you remember a biscuit factory in McNeil Street? Do you know what it was called?

[valros]

Kateb,

Was the Co-op Bakeries not in McNeil Street?
Sorry I can't help with your streets. but I'm sure someone will be able to tell you.

Valros

[norrie123]

Hi KateB, Turnlaw st and Benthall st are almost the last streets in Gorbals, well actually Hutchesontown.
They both run parallel to Ballatter st and stop at the River Clyde.
Both streets are still there .
I would hazard a guess that these houses were built in the 20s.
I work in Gorbals housing, I will ask around for you.
Birch st may well be older as I am sure there are newer houses on that area now, again I can check it out for you.
Mcneil gardens is a new one on me, cant say that I have heard that one.
Valoros was right about the COOP being in McNeil st
Bye for now, Norrie

[Allan D.Sim]

The huge bakery of UCWS was demolished in 1973. It occupied the block encompassing McNeil Street, Ballater Street, Adelphi Street and Moffat Street. It was built between 1896-1916. I do recall walking through Glasgow Green in November 1985, and seeing a red brick building across from St Andrews suspension bridge. It was worse for wear, but standing. Two months later, in January 1986, walking in Green again I heard a distant rumble. Sure enough, the building I got some shaky and unclear pictures of, was being demolished. It got me wondering, what was it? certainly looked big enough, but bakery was definitely demolished in 1973. only recall a date of 1928 on it.

[stratson]

The houses you refer too, first tenants moved in 1927.
How I know this, my parents got offered there or Govanhill in 1927 from slum clearance of Jane Place in Pollok Street(a throughway) off Paisley Rd.
Co-incidentally I married a chap from Turnlaw St.



stratson

[Kate B]

THANK YOU ALL!.

I'm doing my family history and found my g/mother worked at some bakery in McNeil Street, in the early 1900s, and in 1941 lived in Benthall Street. I thought she might have been in Benthall Street since they were built - now I can investigate further!

To Stratson: My Mum lived in Turnlaw Street, too, and later lived in the warden controlled flats in McNeil Street, on the very site where the bakery had been. Small world, eh?

Norrie 123: Keep asking!

Thanks again for all your help.

[norrie123]

Hi KateB, I will get on to it, Norrie

[agnesb]

Hi KateB dont know if this will be of any help to you, on leaving School my first job was at the bakery in Mc Neil Street think it was no 12 Mc Neil Street it was called U.C.B.S. United Co-operative Baking Society and was nick named Uncles Cousins Brothers Sisters as a lot of workers were related to others there were to parts to the bakery they also used building opposite and they had there own bakers shops as I also worked in there Parkhead Shop and helped out the odd day at there shop in Govan


I was born in the Gorbals myself in Nicholson Street

Agnesb

[norrie123]

Hi Kateb, as far as I have been told, Benthall street was built between the wars.
Sorry thats the best I can do.
Bye for now, norrie

[marina]

good luck kateb

i will ask my father in law if he knows anything he was born in kidston st in 1936 and was the youngest of his large family his oldest brother was about 20 years older than him, dont know if itll help though

[stratson]

Marina, what is your father-in-laws name, I knew lots of folk from Kidston St.
If you go back I made a post saying the houses referred to were built in 1927

[marina]

hi stratson,

my dad in law is victor milligan, he is 70 years old

[Oorlassie]

Hello...I knew the family called Plenderleith who lived in the Gorbals. I think there was 11 kids. Does anyone remember them? I guess the one I knew would have been born in 1949 or there aboots...

[stratson]

Yes, I knew of the Plenderleith family.
The girl ages with myself who went to the"Diamonds" school of dancing and The Dixon Halls, I think her name was Susan,
she had long dark hair.A pretty girl.
She would have been around 16 years old in 1949.
Thimk they lived in Florence Street.

[jaybee]

Stratson, we came from the same area, Crown Street facing Kidson Street, my gran lived on Lawmoor Street. You mention the Diamond School of Dancing, what kind of dancing Stratson?