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Gourlay Street Primary

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c1944/45
Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn
from top row left ; Jim Bookless, Billy Sievwright, John Harvey,Jim Wilson,?, then Iain Beaton, Archie Strang (me),John Reid,Jack Bookless.
2nd Top Row; sorry can't remember the lassies (not interested at that age),

2nd front row; 2nd from left, Tommy Davidson, 2nd from right Jim Mitchell, 3rd from right Jean Alexander,Maureen Walsh 5th from right,
Janette Wilson 1st on right
Front Row ; 4th from left, Jessie Brown, 3rd from right Jean Vietch


June 1947
Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn
Girls only: Second row: ?, ?, Lottie?, Margaret Seath ,Jean McNair,Eleanor Ingram, Sandra McIntosh,
Cathie Kiloh, ? ,Joyce McNair
Front Row: Last two on the right Betty Kiloh, Celia Colquhoun



c1947
Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn
Above, Irenexw8 middle row 5th from the left


Below: c. 1948

Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn






c1948/49
Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn


From the top row left :- ? then Kenny Platt , Peter Gemmel, George Penman, Alan Bruce, Herbert Morrison
2nd Row :- George Tosh, Jim Bookless ,Archie Strang (it was my turn to be captain that week) Harry Gregor (I think) ,Frankie Logan
Front :- Raymond Corner, Tommy Watt
It would be great if somebody could fill in the ?




c1948/49

Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn



Top Row 3rd from left; Iain Beaton, then Harry Gregor (I think), Herbert Morrison, ?, George Morton

2nd Top Row from left Iain Vallantyne, Archie Strang (me),Jim Bookless,Jim Pickering,Tom Burnside, Kenny Falconer (I think), George Tosh, Robert McEnneny
Hazy about the girls although I did fancy one or two.

Front row from left Tommy Watt, Jim Mitchell, Kenny Platt, Jack Bookless.

It would be great if some of those faces could join in.

My close pals right through to adult life were Jim Mitchell, George Tosh and Robert McEnneny.Sad to say that Jim Mitchell passed away in 1978 and George Tosh only last year.
Robert McEnney emigrated to Australia in the 60's and I lost touch.



c1949-1950

Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn



Nursery class 1949/1950
Alison Ingram is third from the left on the second row.

Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn

Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn


(Above) Gourlay St. prior to 1951
back row lt-rt me(andrew miller),Ian Beaton,Billy Woodhouse,Edward Tinsley,Harry Mulhern,Harry Carnagie,Kenneth McKenzie,David Clarkson.
2nd row Wilson Cooper, Alex Scott,David Lee,Ian MacPherson,???,Billy Robertson,Sandy Noble,Willie Davidson,Gordon Crulin.
3rd row,???,Irene MacArthur,Catherine Gillies,Lilly MacDonald,HelenMcAneny,Isabel Queen,Mary Cowan,Jean MacKay,Mary Paterson,Ian Cambell,
front row,Patricia Calder,Jean Westwater,Lilian Jarvis,Marjorie McCafferty,Norma McKinnon,Betty Rollo,Isobel Gunnel, Jeanette Aitken.






Gourlay St football team 1951
(thanks to arm 139 for update)
This is a quite wonderful and rare picture. In the back ground are the sheds and the building known as 'the wee side' where all the first primary classes were held. The playground at this part of the school was huge and most sports were played on it. The massive building behind the team backed on to Crichton Street and was separated by along wall. I suspect this is the only picture surviving of this long demolished half of Gourlay Street primaryand I never thought I would ever see it again. Brilliant and thanks for posting. Steve.

teachers Mr.McKelvie and Mr,MacGruther.
back row: Raymond Corner,Joseph Irving,Ian Smith,Ollie McConnell, Ian Arnott,Niel Mathieson,Jim Brown.
mid. row: John Newton.Peter Gray,Andrew Miller(capt.),Ian Calderwood,Jimmy Rutherford,Jimmy McNiven,
Fr. row Jackie Graham,Billy Devine,Sandy Noble,Jimmy Morton.
Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn



June 1951

Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn

Girls only; 3 row: 1st on the left Norma Taylor, 5th left Eleanor Ingram
2nd row: Last on the right Sandra McIntosh
Front row: Celia Colquhoun, Jean McNair, her twin Joyce, Margaret Seath


Below: With teacher Miss Scott, c. 1962/3. Anybody recognise themselves?

Gourlay St Primary

Below : First year class from 1963 with Mrs McNair

1963 1st year class with Miss McNair


Below : With teacher Mrs Miller c1967/1968

Gourlay Street Class c 1968/1969


c1970/1971

Gourlay Street Primary - Reminiscences of Springburn
top from left to right:

James Cosgrove, Alex Rae, Stephen Dewar, Barry Neilson, Stuart Russell, Alan Gibson, Ian Hunter, Walter Nicoll, Peter Haddleton. teacher: Wilma Marshall.

Middle row:

Caroline Finlay, Patricia Alexander,Alison McClaughlin, Isobel Ford, AileenStark,Caroline Jennings, Katrina McMunigle, Laura Dickson, Ann O'neill, Sally Campbell.
Third Row:

Helen Davis,Shona Wilson, Rosemary McClay, Rosemary Williams, Rosemary Sinclair,
Dorothy Robertson, Elaine Edgar, June Stirling, Elizabeth Hurles,Sandra Watt, Georgina Westhead.
Front:
George Kelly , Brian Henderson, Alan O'Brien, James Fleeting.
Taken in front of the old gym, early months of 1970 or 1971.

*On reflection, the year is more likely to be 1970, as I recall having the blue jumper during the world cup
of that year, although both Janet Blaney and Rhona Anderson, who were part of this group,are not featured.
It is certainly not 1972 as the picture is missing Marian Baird,Robert Burns, David McCartney,
Robert Faulds,Margo Morrison,William 'Bud' McCarthur and Alan McCrae, all of whom were
part of the group when we left in June of that year. Steve



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Irenexw8 Football team of Gourlay Street School 10 Jun 2 2008, 9:16 AM EDT by buntygal
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The latest photograph shows Mr MacKelvie and, I think, Mr McGrouther. The captain is Andrew Miller whose brother John was in my class. Andrew is now in Canada and we are in contact through Friends Reunited. I must tell him about this site.
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