Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Looking from George Street across Causeyside Street towards Johnstone St and the new Fire Station c 1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Looking north towards Dunn Sq. with George St. and Johnstone St in the foreground. Note the lamp post erected to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. c1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Causeyside Street looking towards Prussia St ( later renamed Johnstone Street) c 1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Looking from George Street across Causeyside to Prussia Street where demolition has already begun c1900. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Can we get one looking south towards Canal street. [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Cookie Monster said: Can we get one looking south towards Canal street. Haud oan, I'll just fire up the TARDIS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Right, that's me back. Looking south towards Canal Street from corner of George St with Prussia St on the left c 1900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Looking south west along Gordon Lane to Prussia St. c 1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Gordons Lane with Prussia St to the right near where the old Fire Station now stands c 1900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 If anyone is unsure where Prussia St and Gordons Lane were this should help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Classic pix. Streets from even before I was born... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 9 hours ago, antrin said: Classic pix. Streets from even before I was born... And everybody else still living Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddymarvellous Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Noticed Watson’s the butcher in first photo of corner of old Prussia St was William Watson Jun and the following photo was A&W Watson - presume they moved to High Street when that building was demolished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsaints87 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 If anyone is unsure where Prussia St and Gordons Lane were this should help. So is Prussia st technically where Johnston st is today? Sorry I’m only 48 I can’t remember It. Looking at map Was Johnston st along old fire station then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddymarvellous Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Yeah - I suppose they changed the name in the FWW because of the German connection ( they also changed German biscuits to Empire biscuits BTW) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, ironsaints87 said: So is Prussia st technically where Johnston st is today? Sorry I’m only 48 I can’t remember It. Looking at map Was Johnston st along old fire station then? Looks like it also looks like Johnston St on that map became eastbound Gordon St and Gordon's Lane is westbound Gordon St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Both streets (Johnson and Gordon) used to be two way traffic till Canal street dual carriageway (and the resulting southern bypass of the High Street) was built. George street was the 2nd busiest E-W two way street in town... till canal street opened and the foot of George Street became one way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsaints87 Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Both streets (Johnson and Gordon) used to be two way traffic till Canal street dual carriageway (and the resulting southern bypass of the High Street) was built. George street was the 2nd busiest E-W two way street in town... till canal street opened and the foot of George Street became one way.That’s interesting. My gran lived at 12 Canal Terrace and I remember her telling me and showing me pictures of the old tenements along the whole of canal st up to Maxwellton St. Hard to imagine when you see wide open dual carriageway now. I used to love sitting at her veranda watching the coal trains shunt in and out of the coal yard across the road. Talking of Maxwellton st I remember hearing about the horseshoe in the road commemorating the witch trial executions and I recall something about a link with the Well that sits on the backcourt opposite Tannahills cottage. Any knowledge of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsaints87 Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Looks like it also looks like Johnston St on that map became eastbound Gordon St and Gordon's Lane is westbound Gordon St.That makes sense now. Was trying work out where Gordon’s Lane would be. [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 11 hours ago, ironsaints87 said: Talking of Maxwellton st I remember hearing about the horseshoe in the road commemorating the witch trial executions and I recall something about a link with the Well that sits on the backcourt opposite Tannahills cottage. Any knowledge of this? The horseshoe was placed above the graves of the witches to keep their evil spirits underground and prevent any curses being placed...allegedly. The well you mention is in Gallow's Green, as you say it's on the grass between Queen St and MaxwelltonSt. This is the site of the execution of the witches by hanging hence the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 15 hours ago, ironsaints87 said: That’s interesting. My gran lived at 12 Canal Terrace and I remember her telling me and showing me pictures of the old tenements along the whole of canal st up to Maxwellton St. Hard to imagine when you see wide open dual carriageway now. I used to love sitting at her veranda watching the coal trains shunt in and out of the coal yard across the road. Talking of Maxwellton st I remember hearing about the horseshoe in the road commemorating the witch trial executions and I recall something about a link with the Well that sits on the backcourt opposite Tannahills cottage. Any knowledge of this? Back in this very thread, there are several pix of Canal Street and the crossing streets, posted by the very same Eric A.B! Enjoy... I know i have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said: The horseshoe was placed above the graves of the witches to keep their evil spirits underground and prevent any curses being placed...allegedly. The well you mention is in Gallow's Green, as you say it's on the grass between Queen St and MaxwelltonSt. This is the site of the execution of the witches by hanging hence the name. And yet Gallow Green Road runs from the junction of Broomlands and Maxwellton Street to the roundabout at the foot of Well Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, smcc said: And yet Gallow Green Road runs from the junction of Broomlands and Maxwellton Street to the roundabout at the foot of Well Street. That road has only been there for 20-odd years, the only way Gallow's Green Road could be closer to the site of Gallow's Green would be if the council renamed Maxwellton St or Queen St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slarti Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 That road has only been there for 20-odd years, the only way Gallow's Green Road could be closer to the site of Gallow's Green would be if the council renamed Maxwellton St or Queen St.Or Broomlands Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsaints87 Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 The horseshoe was placed above the graves of the witches to keep their evil spirits underground and prevent any curses being placed...allegedly. The well you mention is in Gallow's Green, as you say it's on the grass between Queen St and MaxwelltonSt. This is the site of the execution of the witches by hanging hence the name.[emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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