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Books about Springburn

Please list any books about the district here:

The Springburn Experience
An oral history of work in a railway communityfrom 1840 to the present day
copyright Gerald Hutchinson and Mark O'Neill 1989
Polygon living memory
Edinburgh
IBSN 0 7486 6008 9


Scenes of Old Springburn( not a book but a video)
Written by Andrew A Stuart and Produced by Colin M Liddell
running time 32 minutes copyright 1992.
Archive Film Memories
from C.M. Liddell Film ound & Video Services
Alexandria Telephone 0389 54679
Will have to check if still available as it was produced for Springburn Library Trust




Jean Faley

"Up oor Close"

Details here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Up-Oor-Close-Memories-Tenements/dp/0951312456

This is a rerr book aboot Jean and other Springburn folk that she talked with. The author lived 'up a close' near The Princess Cinema and she mentioned 'two playmates' of her's so, being the nosey bum that I am, I phoned her in Wisconsin, U.S. of A. and inquired as to the identity of her playmates. I was happy to learn that they were my two cousins, Jean and Catherine Kiloe. It's a small, small world, especially now that we have these wee websites to unite us again, J.R.

Andrew Stuart

Old Springburn
More Old Springburn.

Published By Stenlake. Details here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_b/026-9135913-3660458?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=old+springburn


Avril Saunders What's for ye,Won't go By ye by

Includes references to Springburn, details here:

http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/profiles/avrilsaunders.htm


RAILWAYS

John Thomas

"The Springburn Story" David & Charles, 1964

"Springburn Story: History of the Scottish Railway Metropolis" 1974

Details here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Springburn-Story-History-Scottish-Metropolis/dp/0715364820/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199661765&sr=8-1

John who died in 1982, lived in Gourlay Street and remains Springburn's most important historian. The railways were his speciality culminating in the above books and various other articles.
Steve

Nigel S.C. Macmillan "Locomotive apprentice at the North British Locomotive Co." Plateway Press, 1992

Murdoch Nicolson "Glasgow: locomotive builder to Britain" Glasgow City Libraries and Archives, 1998

Murdoch Nicolson and Mark O'Neill "Glasgow: locomotive builder to the world" Polygon Books, 1987

North British Locomotive Company "A history of the North British Locomotive Co Ltd", 1953


Books on Street Games

Books below are full of all the street games we used to play
Golden City : Scottish Children's Street Games and songs.
Author : James T. R. Ritchie
Publisher: The MERKAT Press, 53, South Bridge,
Edinburgh EH1 1YS
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Classic Children's Games from Scotland
Author : Kendric Ross
Publisher: Scottish Childrens Press
PO Box 106,
Aberdeen AB11 7ZE


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stillgame books about springburn 11 Feb 6 2008, 4:58 PM EST by Cowlairs
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re "up oor close" My husbands grandmother made a contribution to that book her name was Marion Smith nee Russell.Also her brother was Peter Russell who was deeply involved with "Springburn Museum".They also lived a few closes from the "Princes".Incidentally Marion Smith was the "Admiral's" mother one of the contributers to this website.
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