I was just looking at photos of castlemilk where I grew up in babyland. Is St Maggies primary still there? or the secondry. Ive been away for 20yrs I heard they tore babyland down as well. I had some good times there from 1975-95.

I have spent the past hour or so looking through the pics and it brings back loads of memories. I was born in Stravanan Rd. Went to St Martins Primary(73-80) and then onto St Margaret Marys(80 - 82). There is a pic wher I can see my house which is amazing because I was back a couple of years ago and the close is not there now, but a new house.
You have all done a great job of keeping the memories alive. Would love to come across someone I knew from my time there.
I now live and work in Ireland

hi found this site by accident. i live in birgidale road ,the birgidale complex is still here also the 4th sec shool could have been st margaret mary`s annex which was next to st dominics pr.i went to st margaret mary`s sec but also went across the road for cookery in the building nxt to the police station.i have lived in c/milk for most of my life,we came from the gorbals in 1957 to stravavan rd then moved to birgidale in 1967

Hi Jeani,what number did you live at?? perhaps I knew you or your family.I lived at #64 from 1970-1980.

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I lived in Dunagoil , my mum still lives in Castlemilk today .Nice passing through and looking at all the places we used to play.I was up the braes with my dog and even the change up there is huge.I remember the Brittish legion although i was to young to get in.my mum worked as a barstaff there and used to go down to the cage at the back for my lunch

Hi Does anyone remember a girl called Barbara who lived in Ardmaliesh cres. She worked in collins publishers in the sixtys and i think she married a guy called stuart also from castlemilk. His mates name was George and i think he lived in Ardencraig rd. Sorry i don,t remember their surnames. cheers Margie.

Hi All Just remembered Barbara,s second name was Mc Mahon. Does this ring a bell.cheers Margie

Thanks to everyone for posting photos as I have none. My Mum lost all her photos some how over the years.

I lived in the Mitchelhill Flats from 1970 and went to Grange Sec School. My Ma was May Kerr and was friend with Helen Hamil. Tried tracking Janette down but no luck After my son was born I moved to a wee hoose on Ardmaleish St or Rd #1 (I think) lived right across from Carole Latta we still keep intouch, There was a BIG lady lived on ground floor named Isobel with her man, real sweet lady.

I have really enjoyed the pics and reading the posts it brings back memories :-)

If anyone would be interested in emailing me some I would really appreciate that so I can show my kids. If you send me a wee PM I can send you my email addy.
Thanks again

Hi,

The above are my cousins which have lost contact with did you ever find a location for them?

mark mckenzie

Great site this brill information too.
mark have seen a few folk looking for Belinda, i went to Glenwood with her but have no idea whats shes up to now looked on friends reunited but shes not on there

hi whitshisname, sorry just gettin back to your question way back in july ! but my comps been crashed for months, i lived at no, 50 in cassie drive, folks name campbell, my mum n dad were original tenents in that close from 1955, n lived there a their days, ,,,, jeani

Good to see folks adding here...I have great memories of my childhood in Castlemilk.....dont know if anyone would know my older brothers and sisters Janette, Grace, Chic, Norma or John Wilson we all went to Braeside then Glenwood Schools?

Everyone writes about how womderful Castlemilk was and what a great place it was to live in and I wholeheartedly agree. It's just a real shame, however, long term Milkies gave the property developer a licence to do as they please and deliberately run down the housing stock and tear up their beautiful green space. Regeneration is just another word for greed. Regeneration is just part of the same Captialist plans and city clearance was committed on ordinary folks in the same way the Highland Clearance committed.

Suppose everything changes Castlegirl...came a time when long term residents wanted out of castlemilk...now it has become a nicer place for the ones who stayed they have got nicer houses where they want to stay.
My Mum left there in the late 70s still talks about when she got her flat in castlemilk from a room and kitchen in the Gallowgate and said it was a godsend to get a place like that!
Changes eh!

does anybody know when grange secondary (castlemilk high now) was built??? just wondering if it was done the same time as castlemilk was being made or done later.


any info greatly welcomed


scoob

castlegirl you get the book in smithies still think its about 6.oo quid failing that try the bookworld shop in suchiehall st as they had it wen i was last in good luck

From the previous posts I can see that most, if not all, are from Castlemilk. I am looking for photo's of the old Castlemilk Group called The Hitch-Hikers. Can anyone help please?

I moved away from Castlemilk in Sept, 1962 and the Grange Sec was not there then. When I left St Margaret Mary's Sec.had just opened. I went to Glenwood from 1960 till 62. Before that I went to Braeside.

Hi Paul,I think the Primary school is gone,but Maggies Secondary school is still there.They demolished the Auld Maggies and erected a brand new School,here is a pic I took when I was back in 2006.

awrite people ave stayed in cmilk aw ma life (25 years) and the place has changed a lot but it is a still a great place tae live wae a lot a character i currently stay on the drive n aw yer auld photos are brill think my close is one of the only ones still standin lol

a wiz wondering if anybody oan this new my mum patricia milligan who grew up in ballantay in the 70s or any the milligans from balantay my grandas name was wullie and grannys was mary my mum has 4 sisters mary annie margret and catherine and 2 brothers john and william does any the names ring a bell

also my dad was from ardencraig his name is peter cassidy and has 3 bros brian john and terry and 1 sister rosemarie if anyone remembers them let me know thanks

HI Castlemilkbhoy I was in Castlemilk the time your asking about I was in Tormusk, I will ask my brother when I see him on Sat if he remembers any of the family Milligan rings a bell somewhere, Im 48 my brother is 51 and I am sure he will remember someone....

cheers joyce that would be brill my mum would have been 46 this year so about the same age thanks

Hi, does anyone out there remember any Barbours from Castlemilk?


Thanks, G B

is rose marie 52 if so she was in my class at school at st margaret mary's but we were only class pals no pal pals if you get my gist

my das pal bill keen helped build it in the 1970ies as he would come doon for a cuppa tea or a swally every noo and again my neices went to it when it was called grange

hi there g b there is barbours in castlemilk to this day if thats who you are talking about they stay on the drive i am pals wae jamie barbour who is about 19 or 20 odd

aye that will be her stuarty cheers

Hi castlemilkbhoy. The name Mary Milligan rings a bell with me, we stayed in Tormusk Road, was is she around 50?
think she was a yr or so older than myself....

Hi Castlemilkbhoy, odds on that would be a relie of mine. I think his g/da had an accident at the docks. His g/da's brother's name was Edward. Would love to know if he is interested in getting in touch. G B

Click to view attachmentHi all my name is Garyt lived in C/milk all my days Picture from house where i was born in the 60s only moved out because they wanted to pull my house down. Dont know who took pic ? I went to braeside then Glenwood 1980-84

Hello, My Papa and Nana lived at 64 Castlemilk Drive up to late 70's.Papa was John Nana was Isa .Their Surmane was Mitchell.We used to spend some of our hoildays with them, we lived in England.They lived on the second floor up.Does anyone remember them?Papa worked in a woodyard.He lost half his index finger at work.Remember Alex the ice cream man?

my sister used to have a boyfriend called Steven Bowman n the 70's.She used to hang round with him when we came up from england.Think he lived further down Castlemilk Drive.My Nana and Papa lived at 64 x

Hi all..... wow thanks so much for the memories... i remember the Looking Glass and i loved it so much.. i used to buy the paper scraps for my scrap book .. and i also loved to get the paper "dolls" with the paper clothes that had little tabs on them that you could fold over and put over the "doll".... i loved that.. haha...

I also loved the Victor chippie and i remember them frying by candlelight in power cuts often..... looking at those photos also brought back the memory of me winning an easter drawing competition .. i drew a bunny and it was brilliant... i was recently back in castlemilk and it was so strange... its changed so much and i was surprised bu how much smaller it looked... i remember as a kid Castlemilk drive looked absolutely huge but it wasnt really... strange how the world appears 100x bigger when you're a kid.. thank you for those pictures.. they have made my night...

Tracy

the looking glass! Me and my bro johnnie blue luuuuuved that shop, was an alladins cave, never ending, lol, poured over star wars figures for hours :-) lived in glenacre drive, sad to go along that way now

Hi TOMANDGERRYSMUME, I remember the Mitchell's very well as I lived downstairs from them,I remember they had a couple of Granddaughter's who would come and visit them occasionally,Mrs Mitchell would give us homemade Ice Lollies and we would go walk around the open area behind #64..it was good fun.

I remember them moving away,but I don't know where too..wherever it was I hope they had a good life.

I remember Jock i lived ground flat did you stay Bridlington are you Ians CHILDREN john

Hi, Im looking for some info on a couple who lived in number 56 Birgidale Road around 1982. Forsyth was their name and the woman would have been Janice. She will be 50 - 51 now.
any info would be great

I Remember Jock and Isa Mitchell i stayed down the bottom flat also knew Ian who moved to Bridlington hows is Ian he used to play the bagpipes every New Year.

Hello, i wonder if any of you will be able to help me for my search for a couple who lived in Castlemilk in the 80's. Please can you let me know if you recall who lived in number 56 Birgidale Road around 1982. Surname Forsyth, womans name Janice. she will be around 50 - 51 now. any info would be greatly appreciated as i think i may be related to them

I wonder are you Ian Mitchells family John

Scoob, Grange Secondary opened in August 1968.

I am not related to the Mitchell's they were just my upstairs neighbours,My aunt & uncle stayed below them with my cousins Ian & Linda,we moved into #64 1 up in 1970 when My Aunt & Uncle bought a house.

Hello. My name is Peter Ross. I'm a journalist with Scotland On Sunday. I'm working on a story in which I am trying to identify and interview the four boys in Oscar Marzaroli's iconic 1963 photograph Castlemilk Lads, which you can see here:

http://www.faslondon.com/work/Oscar_Marzaroli_31454.aspx

I am in touch with the boy at the front of the picture (now a man in his early sixties) but still need to find the rest. Can anyone help or suggest any leads please? These boys would have been 14 in 1963 and they were all pupils at Glenwood Secondary at Castlemilk. It's possible that the boy looking straight at camera and leaning on his pal's shoulder is called Peter Jackson. But I don't know that for sure.

I really want to make this story work as I think it could be a fascinating tale. If anyone can and would like to help, please email me at peter.ross@scotlandonsunday.com

Many thanks,
Peter

peter

would you mind if i posted the link on facebook as i am on a few groups all about castlemilk in the old days......see if anyone there might recognise the faces.....

Please go ahead and post it on Facebook if you like. Thank you. Peter

Is there a local newspaper for Castlemilk? Might be worth an advert?

Or what about putting up a couple of big posters of the photo in the Braes shopping centre and offering a small reward if anyone can give the identity of any of these cheeky chappies?

Best of luck!!

i've posted this on facebook for you....i'll let you know if i get any replies

Thank you everyone for your help so far. I did put up some posters a while back, which is how I managed to find the first boy. I'm planning to go back soon and hand out flyers.

does anyone recognise the man in this pic???? i'm hoping someone on here knows as i got no response on fb!!!!

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