William Slicer shared this photo adding, “This is the early 1950’s. My Granny and Pappy Broon. Nee Nellie Gibson and James Brown aka ‘Quinny’ Broon. A coal miner and his wife enjoying a day doon the watter on the Clyde, probably the fair fortnight. They lived in High Blantyre then at Auchinraith Rd. Liked a beer […]
I have to admit being quite shocked by this next story, hearing something that I didn’t previously quite fully appreciate. I perhaps naively thought that workers, especially miners who were so used to working in the dark depths, would look forward to the Glasgow Fair holiday, which started out as a long weekend. A time […]