SAW039016 SCOTLAND (1951). M and C Switchgear Ltd. Kelvinside Works, Kirkintilloch. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.

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Pennawd [SAW039016] M and C Switchgear Ltd. Kelvinside Works, Kirkintilloch. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
Cyfeirnod SAW039016
Dyddiad 1951
Dolen Canmore Collection item 1269927
Enw lle
Plwyf KIRKINTILLOCH (STRATHKELVIN)
Ardal STRATHKELVIN
Gwlad SCOTLAND
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad 265525, 674490
Hydred / Lledred -4.1534813089763, 55.944647520051
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol NS655745

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Stanton type air raid shelter

Matt Aldred edob.mattaldred.com
Thursday 14th of March 2024 03:11:15 PM
Stanton type air raid shelter

Matt Aldred edob.mattaldred.com
Thursday 14th of March 2024 03:11:08 PM
Look like WW II armoured vehicles covered over

Billy Turner
Sunday 24th of January 2016 08:46:15 PM
I think these are Morris C8 Field Artillery Tractors, known as Quads. These were not armoured and were used extensively, but not exclusively, to tow a limber and a 25 pounder. They were produced between 1939 and 1945 and were in service with the British Army from 1939 to 1959. See images on Google.

Kentishman
Sunday 24th of January 2016 09:38:17 PM
J. & D. Lawson Ltd Worked as Funeral Directors since the 19th century. The firm was established and named after my great-grandfather David Lawson in the late 1800's and based at the Black Bull Stables in Kirkintilloch. At first, like most undertakers of the time Funeral Directing was a side line, a service to a small community which worked alongside the carriage hire and public transport part of David Lawson's business. A horse drawn hearse would have been tucked away in the corner of the stable and dusted down when required. Funerals were quite different then and the role of Funeral Directors has grown since those early days. The firm moved with the times and was quick to develop from horse drawn carriages to the early motor car and buses, always in partnership with Funeral Directing. As the next generation became involved, new ideas were introduced. Long distance bus touring became fashionable (Lawson's Land Cruises) along with lorry deliveries and house removals. Now named Lawson Brothers, these industrious fellows were successful in their day and the firm grew quickly and became a sizeable local employer. The firm was acquired by W. Alexander & Sons Ltd (Coachbuilders) in 1936

Billy Turner
Sunday 24th of January 2016 06:59:51 PM
I think the two single deckers are Leyland Cheetahs

patoflarbert
Sunday 15th of July 2012 07:10:11 AM
Looks like an Anderson Shelter.

patoflarbert
Sunday 15th of July 2012 07:08:14 AM
Lawsons bus garage

patoflarbert
Friday 13th of July 2012 07:04:30 AM

Cyfraniadau Grŵp

What a picture - full of social, transport and manufacturing change, especially when compared to a modern aerial image.

While clearly taken for M and C Switchgear there are other important elements, the bus garage and the relatively new houses. All that remains of the Switchgear factory are the buildings to the left (north) of the site. The lower saw tooth middle section and the south facing, no doubt office buildings, at the front over looking the gardens with flagpole are all gone. Also gone are the bus garage, now an empty space, and the railway line that is indicated by a row of trees. The houses that could well be a small local authority estate in 1951 are still there on Braehead Street. One suspects their ownership may have changed and that not so many of their occupants work so close to home.

Maurice
Friday 13th of July 2012 06:49:57 AM