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A Community Destroyed


The Springburn Museum was at Ayr Street in the old library between 1986-2001.
With apologies for the poor quality, below are some press cuttings from 1991-2001 which are very critical of the closure, with the blame laid firmly on the shoulders of the Glasgow Council of the day, who were not prepared to find the money to keep it open.

First, they destroyed the houses and shops. Then they moved everyone out so there there was hardly anyone left to protest. Then by pulling the money from the museum, firing the staff they succeeded in wiping out any reference to the history of the area. I suspect that this contempt for Springburn (barring the gorbals) is unprecedented in Scottish social history in terms of the sheer breadth of the destruction.

However, as I learned while driving along Gourlay Street in August 2006,
only to be greeted by a bulldozer wrecking my old house in real time
right in front of my eyes, the blunt truth is they just don't care.


Article from Scotman's Scotland on Sunday March 17th 2002
by Liam McDougall
A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn
"'Locomotive City' was once Glasgow's economic heart. Now Springburn is better known for the bad things in life .Can anything get it back on track.

A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn 1947 2002
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A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn






A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn




A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn






A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn




A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn





A Community Destroyed - Reminiscences of Springburn


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buntygal A community destroyed 8 May 7 2008, 3:31 AM EDT by buntygal
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I've finally got round to adding the newspaper article from a few years back , makes very interesting reading. The photo with the engine in it is 1947 and the same view in the other photo was 2002.
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jmtaylor Closure of Springburn Museum 9 Feb 23 2008, 7:25 PM EST by stevedr
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Was unaware until a few days ago that the museum had actually shut. The council spokesman is quoted as saying "We are not forcing the museum to shut, but without funding it is not viable". All for a measly £30,000. A years salary for many nowadays. An absolute disgrace. Soon there won't be anyone left to answer the question "What was Springburn like?" A great pity and all the more reason why this site is so important.
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