Category: House History
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Our House
Not quite in the middle of the street but quite close to the end of the street and not far from the bollards that prevent heavy traffic using my road to access a factory at the far end of the road. The bollards were always a boundary line to which our children could go and…
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The Swinging Sixties
This is a continuation of my stories about the history of 7 Earlspark Avenue in Glasgow. It had nine owners but changed hands only seven times because it was inherited by a brother or a spouse. I and my wife are the seventh owners. This week I have come to the tail end of ownership…
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Another Disposition
After nearly a half century in the hands of a sister and brother ownership, No 7 Earlspark Avenue changed hands to an interesting clothing manufacturer whose business was in Queen Street, in Glasgow city centre, in an area know for such work. Although now, Queen Street is a street of art and clothing stores. He…
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Welcome, James
After 44 years the Scott family had left number 7, Earlspark Avenue. Agnes,senior, died there; Agnes junior, died there, and George retired and left there for the Isle of Bute. The Scott family laid the foundations for the bulk of the legal documents that became the cornerstone of proof of ownership of the property. This…
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George takes over
The amount of legal paperwork and activity that George Scott had to be involved in seems extraordinary by today’s standards. This paperwork also had to be preserved in the archives of law offices both at the solicitor’s office and in Edinburgh legal offices. One document transferred No 7 from George Anderson, the builder, to Agnes…
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Life begins at Number 7
The Scotts’ moved in to 7 Earlspark Avenue in April 1910. That was just over 114 years ago. In 1987 I moved into 7 Earlspark Avenue with my wife and son. That was 37 years ago. The Scotts’ lived here for 45 years. We moved in 32 years later. I have a fascination with the…
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First Residents
I am writing this post in the smallest of the upstairs rooms. In all there are five rooms in the house plus a kitchen and bathroom. The kitchen was once the scullery, and it was built with a concrete floor with a gradient leading to a drain. This enabled any overflow of water from the…
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George Anderson, Wright and Builder
George built my house in Earlspark Avenue. He also built the whole of Earlspark, other than some new houses that went up in the 1960’s on the site of a farm where George had his offices. George was a prolific builder in the beginning of the 20th Century. He bought up land from Sir John…
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The origins of Earlspark Avenue
Last week I offered the legal origins of the house that I live in with descriptions of the Sasine Register entry and the Feu Ledger entry for No 7 Earlspark Avenue. Today I am looking at the early editions of the Ordnance Survey maps to try and establish when Earlspark Avenue was created. Two date-markers…