Comments on: Southside Memories : Growing up in South Nitshill

By: Tommy Miller

Tommy Miller — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:42:08 +0000

Really good read folks. Moved to 11 Whitehaugh Cres in Oct 1960. Attended Nitshill Primary,
Miss Susan Calderwood was my teacher. Great neighbours George Donald number 7 ?, David Grady number 5, the close where the priest stayed ground floor. Murray Black number 5 and Eric Kelly number 9. Loads more but marvelous times . Left in 1974 got married. Great shame its become a private estate. Do hope some folks remember the names mentioned
Thanks Tommy Miller

By: Edward mclemon

Edward mclemon — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:49:14 +0000

Hi we stayed 31 whitehaugh rd loved southie played footie in the cresent went to south nitshill primary then craigbank sec worked as a butcher manager in the top shops were the bus termanis was.

By: lynn nicolson

lynn nicolson — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:47:47 +0000

I used to go to houselhillwood school in the 1970s in pollok but I have noticed nothing has ever been mentioned not even on the Internet or likes of Facebook its like non existing I am wondering if any one that has photos of pupils of pictures at this school I’m the 70s…I am autistic would like to see those photos again if someone csn help please

By: Margaret Lister (McCrory)

Margaret Lister (McCrory) — Sun, 14 May 2023 00:20:18 +0000

My family lived on Whitacres Rd. I recognize some of the above names that have commented. My brothers are Junior, Bobby and James. Your descriptions of Southnitshill are spot on. I always wanted my parents to move…but they never did. I have been in the USA for 30 years. I married an engineer who was in the US Navy. There were great people that lived there….and some people with a lot of issues. Thank you for the history lesson!

By: Michael Brady

Michael Brady — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:59:23 +0000

Recognise a few names in your memories of southnitshill Ian and a few of the people who have left other comments about they’re fond memories.
The things I remember of growing up in parkhouse rd in southnitshill are all the great big families around and playing football in the fields for hours on parkhouse rd and also in your old primary school and it was always about 15 to 20 on each side great memories and would not have changed those and many more memories of southnitshill. Thanks for sharing your memories and best wishes to everyone who grew up and lived a life in good old southnitshill.
Cheers Mick Brady now in oz

By: Michael Brady

Michael Brady — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:36:47 +0000

We lived in 484 parkhouse rd and I loved growing up in southnitshill with so many big families all around you .
Alot of great memories one of them playing football in the fields on parkhouse Rd for hours and it was normally about 20 a side ha ha if you could turn back time.
Live in Australia now and have been here since 1990 , but will never forget where I grew up. Southnitshill Cheers and thanks for the memories

By: Jim Blob

Jim Blob — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:14:38 +0000

I grew up in Southie in the 60’s to the begining of 1990.
It really went downhill when the kids grew up into teenagers, gangs at the end of the local shops, loitering just outside the off licence.
Like another person has said, it was a toxic place growing up. So glad I left in the early 90’s, moving to London, then the Isle of Wight, Florida and now Yorkshire. Hated the place and all the religious tension.
Its so nice to not be asked what team do you support without worrying if your answer would get you beaten up.
Nicely written piece.

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:12:00 +0000

Grew up in south nitshill loved the place and the people still friends with the people l grew up with and I’m nearly 60 only reason l left was because they pulled our houses down l now live across the road from where l grew up it broke my heart see my living room have knocked down had to pass it every morning

By: Thomas Moody

Thomas Moody — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 20:35:49 +0000

Hello Ian, my family lived in Nethan Street across from David Elder Park and mved to Whitacres Road in the ’60s, myself coming along in ’65. Went to St Bernards and then Bellarmine and left Glasgow in 1990 to move to Newcastle upon Tyne, where I still live. Really enjoyed the comments and stories.

By: Eric burns

Eric burns — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 20:00:55 +0000

Hi Ian I have nothing but great memories of growing up in south nitshill I remember you from nitshill primary and you were also in my class at Craigbank secondary school used to play football round the crescent where you stayed I remember chubby Lloyd soapy and John Sutherland and if I remember right you used to hang about in secondary school with John mcara Archie Pearson and there were a few guys from southie in our class ie Alex Barbour John Buckingham alan Angus Danny bell Steven Bentley as you will remember it went by alphabetical order I myself have been married for over forty years I still live in the area Darnley actually and my daughter lives in the new houses built on south nitshill it was nice to read your south nitshill / nitshill memories also do you remember getting the bus school in the morning coming home at lunchtime and going back after lunch