Artikelname: Mearns Matters
Artikelbeschreibung: This collection of photographs, personal recollections and articles recalls the history of modern Newton Mearns. It traces the area's growth and development from village days - when Mearns consisted of the separate rural settlements of Mearnskirk and the 'Newton' - to the prosperous modern suburb of the twenty-first century. First published in 1987, this revised edition contains additional information and a new selection of pictures.

Artikelname: Old Bishopton, Erskine & Langbank
Artikelbeschreibung: Well illustrated look around Old Bishopton,Erskine and Langbank. The book features mainly full page well captioned photos of people, places and events in the area.

Artikelname: Old Busby
Artikelbeschreibung: Busby History Group have put together an attractive and interesting selection of photographs featuring many shops, businesses and personalities of Busby from years gone by. The history of the mills (powered by the White Cart Water), which brought industry and prosperity to the district, is also covered, along with that of the railway and local school and churches. Much-loved institutions such as Equis' Cafe and Ian Craig's grocery feature alongside pictures of the Sheddens, Bonnyton cottages and groups of participants in Busby Gala Days of the 1950s. Anyone who has lived in Busby or has relatives who come from the village will enjoy this book.

Artikelname: Old Eaglesham
Artikelbeschreibung: Much-loved Eaglesham was in a dilapidated state after the Second World War, with many of its houses damp and crumbling. The pictures in this book show it in the early twentieth century when it was a self-contained village, and before it became a dormitory town for commuters. Includes pictures of Eaglesham House, Picket Loch, the old mill and Polnoon Lodge.

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Artikelname: Old Giffnock
Artikelbeschreibung: When the railway reached it in 1864, Giffnock was still a rural village with some local industry and remained so for quite some time afterwards. Coal was mined and sandstone and limestone were quarried locally, and these industries benefited from the new rail connection. More importantly, however, the railway made commuting into Glasgow feasible, and it was the growth of Giffnock as a commuter suburb from the late nineteenth century onwards that led to the emergence of the modern residential district of today. Anna Blair has included a wide variety of images in this book, covering many aspects of the social, spiritual and cultural growth of Giffnock over the past 100 years. Two pictures show the very centre of Giffnock before streets of houses were laid out on what were then farm fields; other views focus on some of the big houses in the vicinity and their fate. Eastwood Toll is shown prior to its major realignment, and elsewhere familiar locations such as Kilmarnock Road are seen prior to widening and in the days of the trams.

Artikelname: Old Gourock
Artikelbeschreibung: Cragburn Pavilion, venue for the town's weekly dances, the Cloch lighthouse and Gourock's famous open-air pool (one of only a handful left in the UK) are some of the sights featured in this book. The pier and station are shown in their heyday, with steamers alongside and wagons of coal standing by to refuel them. The Bay Hotel looks modern and stylish in photographs that were taken when it was newly-built, but latterly it had become a shabby eyesore, and was recently demolished. Other pictures cover all Gourock's major streets and landmarks, along with a few less familiar ones, such as the town's old copper mine.

Artikelname: Old Greenock
Artikelbeschreibung: Old Greenock features a stunning collection of 170 photographs illustrating many aspects of the town's historic past. There are fascinating glimpses of many areas where overcrowding in the early twentieth century led to living conditions that would be unimaginable today. These neighbourhoods were swept away during a variety of redevelopments, and are just one example of how this historic town has changed during its relatively short existence. Many well-remembered local businesses such as Shannons and Mackays are also featured, along with sobering images of the aftermath of the Blitz and pictures of Greenock's legendary docks and shipbuilding heritage. Joy Monteith has written enlightening captions to accompany the pictures, making this book a must for anyone who has any connection with Greenock past or present.

Artikelname: Old Inverkip, Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay
Artikelbeschreibung: Well illustrated history of Old Inverkip, Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay. The book features mainly full page well captioned photos of people, places and events in the area.

Artikelname: Old Johnstone and Elderslie
Artikelbeschreibung: An excellent collection of 52 period views of these closely linked communities. The scenes include many long-lost sights which will still be remembered by many: the bandstand on Houstoun Square; the trams that ran to Paisley and Glasgow, and Elderslie tram depot; Thorn Public School, Wallace Public School and Johnstone High School; Elderslie Cottage Hospital; the mills of Finlayson Bousfield and Paton. There's even children paddling in the late-lamented public park pond and an unusual aerial view of Johnstone, taken not from a plane but a hot-air balloon!

Artikelname: Old Kilmacolm and Bridge of Weir
Artikelbeschreibung: Contains pictures of the Cross, Hydropathic Hotel, Lochwinnoch Road, Station Road, Pacemuir Mill and the very elegant outdoor swimming pool at Balrossie School in Kilmacolm. There are fascinating pictures of the nearby Quarrier's Homes, including great interior shots showing dinner time in one of the cottages, and the mock-up shops where the orphans could learn work skills. Like Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir is known for being a well-to-do commuter village, and its tidy Main Street is shown alongside pictures of the golf club house and elegant Edwardians out for a stroll along Horsewood Road. The Ranfurly Hotel, Gryffe Viaduct, and Gryffe Tannery buildings are amongst the other pictures included.

Artikelname: Old Lochwinnoch & Howwood
Artikelbeschreibung: Lavishly illustrated views of the old Renfrewshire villages of Lochwinnoch and Howwood. Illustrated throughout with old B&W photos of people, places and events in the area.

Artikelname: Old Newton Mearns
Artikelbeschreibung: This varied selection of pictures illustrates many aspects of Newton Mearns that have now been lost for good, including the old village Main Street (which stood on the site of the modern shopping centre), Andersons garage, the Newton Inn and Hazelden print works. The authors have been able to draw upon excellent photographs taken by the late John Crawford and James Anderson, and have written informative captions to accompany them. Mearnskirk and Loganswell are included too.

Artikelname: Old Port Glasgow
Artikelbeschreibung: Before the Clyde was deepened at Glasgow in the late eighteenth century, large trading vessels could not sail up it as far as the city, and Port Glasgow was created in the 1660s as a deep water port for the city, facilitating its trade with the New World. The port and its accompanying village grew substantially, and in 1775 absorbed the neighbouring fishing village of Newark. By this stage, however, trade was shifting gradually eastwards to Glasgow as the Clyde was deepened. Fortunately Port Glasgow began to diversify its economy, with shipbuilding commencing about this time. Along with sail- and rope-making, shipbuilding became a key source of employment in the town, and these industries supported it well into the twentieth century. Having expanded dramatically during its boom years, the Port Glasgow of the last century found itself with an unenviable amount of cramped and inadequate housing. This problem was addressed throughout the century, with new developments replacing many of the crowded and crumbling tenements and closes. During the same period the harbour - the original reason for the town's establishment - was filled in too. Joy Monteith's text provides a fascinating background to the wide-ranging collection of pictures in this book, which illustrate the key aspects of Port Glasgow's growth and redevelopment from the late Victorian period up to 1970.

Artikelname: Old Renfrew
Artikelbeschreibung: Contains photographs of three different generations of the famous Renfrew ferry, as well as views of other traffic on the Clyde, including the steamer Isle of Arran. Pictures of the area around the town hall show it before and after the one- and two-storey thatched buildings were demolished and replaced by substantial sandstone tenements. There are also some fantastic views of the very futuristic Renfrew Airport building dating from the 1950s.

Artikelname: Old Uplawmoor
Artikelbeschreibung: Historic Uplawmoor, associated for centuries with the Barony of Caldwell and the Mure family, is still a vibrant community today, although now bereft of many of the services once to be found there. The pictures in this book highlight the village's railway history (it once had two stations) and illustrate one of the buses that used to serve it. Farming has always been of great importance locally, and there are photographs of haymaking, a ploughman and his horses, a milkmaid with an Ayrshire cow, and numerous local farms. Members of the community generously lent photographs for the book, and many local families are featured, with individuals named wherever possible. There are also pictures of Miss Allan, donor of the Glen, Jean Dale's shop, the Mure Hall, Uplawmoor Hotel, curling on Loch Libo, the golf and tennis clubs and the local Home Guard.

Artikelname: Paisley Since the War
Artikelbeschreibung: In the words of the author this book is 'a miscellany, covering many subjects. It includes people, places, personalities, protests, parades, plays, provosts, politics and poets'. The pictures 'reflect a town recovering from the trauma of global war - this is a who-are-you, where-are-you kind of book'. Among its varied contents are pictures of a circus elephant, the Bobby Barr Dancers, George Dobie's tobacco works, the ubiquitous Paisley Rocketeers and many more delightful and quirky human interest photos of Buddies from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.

Artikelname: Renfrewshire's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: The latest in W.A.C. Smith's series deals with Renfrewshire, a county where steam on land and steam at sea were closely linked. It was also the county in which the very last steam train service was run in 1967 - naturally, a photograph of this service is included in this book. The pictures and text are all by the author and locations featured include Renfrew, Greenock, Paisley, Howwood, Bridge of Weir, Port Glasgow and every other town in the area which either still has a railway station, or at least fond memories of one.

Artikelname: Wheels Around Inverclyde
Artikelbeschreibung: This book contains a varied selection of photographs showing all the main forms of transport that were once to be found in and around the towns of Port Glasgow, Greenock, Gourock, Kilmacolm and Wemyss Bay. Horse-drawn trams at Ashton, a Port Glasgow Gas Department steam waggon, Greenock Co-op's fleet of Rolls Royce hearses, and lorries carrying ropes from Gourock Ropeworks are some of the subjects featured. The area's local bus companies are illustrated before they were swallowed up by big national concerns, and there are two pictures of steam trains passing through Kilmacolm station (now closed). Paddle wheels feature too, as do plenty of street scenes of the towns included, making this of interest to transport fans and Inverclyde locals alike.

Artikelname: Wheels Around Paisley
Artikelbeschreibung: In this book Robert Grieves covers his home town of Paisley, drawing on pictures from his extensive archive. Like the other titles in the series, this is a must for the general transport enthusiast. It's packed with fantastic pictures of buses, trains, cars, delivery vans, horse buses and other forms of wheeled vehicles, including even prams (they've got wheels too). However, it should be stressed that Wheels Around Paisley will also appeal to general readers with a wider interest in Paisley itself. As usual Robert has taken pains to highlight local landmarks, shops and businesses, and many pictures shed as much light on the Paisley of the past as they do on wheeled subjects.

Artikelname: Wheels Around Renfrewshire
Artikelbeschreibung: Prior to regionalisation in 1975, the county of Renfrewshire stretched north of the Clyde to include Yoker and parts of Scotstoun, while also reaching as far west as Gourock. Complementing Wheels Around Paisley, this book includes dozens of photographs illustrating numerous aspects of the county's transport past. The much-loved Renfrew Ferry features prominently, as do the trams and buses that connected with it. Elsewhere there are views of such diverse subjects as the scrapyard at Linwood Toll, a horse-drawn water cart in Barrhead, Dugald Semple's caravan at Bridge of Weir, and an early Castlebank Laundry lorry made by Albion Motors of Scotstoun. Classic photos of Renfrew Airport have been included as planes have wheels too! Robert Grieves' captions are detailed and illuminating, providing historical background that will interest general readers as well as the transport fraternity. Locations illustrated include: Port Glasgow, Brookfield, Kilbarchan, Greenock, Newton Mearns, Thornliebank, Paisley, Renfrew, Bishopton and Bridge of Weir.

Artikelname: Yesterday's Paisley
Artikelbeschreibung: High Street thronged with trams and shoppers, Camphill School, the Coats Observatory and Ferguslie Thread Works are a few of the locations illustrated in Yesterday's Paisley. The author, Don Malcolm, is a well-known resident of the town, and has included personal recollections alongside Paisley's history.