"I have just had a look at the lovely photos of Springburn Park and it brought back great memories of when I would go there with my pals in the summer. We usually went on the boats, had a shot on the swings, played putting, tried playing tennis but was never very good at it, went into the hot house and into the Rockery. I was there again this summer with my grandson and everything just seemed so bare. A lady said to us not to go near the boating pond as there was usually men sitting drinking beer there and the dogs that they had with them were quite fierce and this was at 11.30 in the morning. Such a change from the 1950's."

Yes~ Mary Springburn Park was an Oasis to the local kids ! we would never dream of walking on the grass or pinching any of the flowers~ the gardens were beautiful and also the rockery ~ I have some old cine films we took there when my first daughter was born in 1966. We often took neighbour's babies out for a walk & the park was a good trek with their bottle under the pillow ! no thought of money for babysitting in those days ! and gone for hours !
The " Parkies " would blow their whistle if you went astray ~ well at least we have our old memories ~ I wonder where the rest of the fountain went when it was relocated from the swings to the park ? does anyone know ?
A few weeks ago I received from Queensland a beautiful photo taken about 1930 of my cousin Christina & my granda in front of a huge rhododendron bush in the park .
The boating pond & catching tadpoles a few of my memories ~ cheers Flora

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