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 21st Feb 2006, 01:33pm
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Aye, as they say Valros, "The boay done guid" It was taken from the book Glasgow pubs Definitely should be on your shelf. As far as I am aware it is still in print, and even second hand, I have never seen it sell for under £6 The boozer was called the Cot. Don't mind it myself, but it was, as you so rightly pointed oot, at 69 Castle Street and 4 Glebe street and closed around 1980 to make way for the motorway.
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21st Feb 2006, 01:52pm
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QUOTE The wee brick is the saracen heed in the calton i know that wee brick as my boyfriend was born ubove the sarry head My, that boay has come a long way since he started gawn oot wey you Lass! He isnae a Rubin, Solomon, Curran or Ross is he? They were aw posh that steyed in yon buildin' Fancy back yerd.
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21st Feb 2006, 04:40pm
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When in doubt, Ask the big brother He has the Finnie book on the Garngad I don't know it. http://www.roystonroadproject.org/archive/.../conclusion.htmI phoned him and was also informed that Cooper has the first edition of the Beano on sale. Offers over £3000.
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21st Feb 2006, 05:10pm
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Thanks again Davie, I have just spent ages reading through it. Couldn't help smiling when James Friel mentioned the fact that his Italian father in law was known as Joe the barber and indeed he was, he was the first barber to cut my very long hair when I was about to start school!! I'm hoping to be able to get the books, "The good and the Bad" and the Townhead one. Appreciate your information Valros 
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21st Feb 2006, 09:25pm
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Kenny, thanks for the photo. As I said, I was just told last week it had changed to the Garngad Bar. You might have went in to library when you were up there and see if they sell the books I'm looking for  ha ha Valros
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30th Jul 2006, 02:46pm
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Davie, that is a smashing photo of the wee glen.
Where did you get it?
I am currently trying to build up a wee website dedicated to Germiston, trying to pull all the information to one place - I remember that spot, sometime in the 1970s. At that time it was the pub and the bookies. I can't remember if the dairy was there, between the pub and the bookies, or if the dairy was now the bookies?? Can anyone clarify.
As I remember that corner, it was much like the brickwork, shown previously, i.e, the surrounding tenements (which I am assuming ran up Forge Street) had been demolished, leaving a 'gable end' by the bookies. Unlike the brickwork, the flats above had been demolished. I remember, as a child, when my granny would go into the bookies, I would play in the backcourt, which can be seen in the photos. I am also curious about the wall on the left. Did this contain Germiston Piggery, or was that further up, where Coll Place Multis are?
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