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Post by Waverley on Oct 14, 2008 21:11:03 GMT 1
Came across this in the back issues of the Evening Times ... Rutherglen Provost Moffat told the meeting which included Lord Provost-elect Peter McCann at the last meeting of Rutherglen Town Council that he was sure the standard set by the Town Council would continue in Glasgow District Council and added ' You are not just taking over the smallest of the largest burghs, you are in my humble opinions, taking over the best of the large burghs'. And with these words the Royal Burgh ceased to exist on May 15th 1975,...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2008 15:22:16 GMT 1
Hi Charlie,
Rutherglen did not vote to be intergrated into Glasgow.
It was imposed on them by the then Tory Govt.
My Father fought a long battle trying to prevent it and retain Rutherglens Status as the Oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland.
He lobbyed every Scottish Peer and wrote literally hundreds of letters.
I still have his files.
Milngavie and Bearsden were successfull ? Tory MP?
It culminated with a Public Meeting in the Town Hall and you could have counted the members of the public who attended on one hand.
The Rutherglen Labour Pary is still very much alive and active.
My Mother is still a member but at 90 not active.
My Son is a leading member.
I never ever joined as politically I was always to the Left of the Labour Party.
Still am.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2008 11:04:58 GMT 1
Nooadays, that's somewhere tae the right of the Tories. ;D
From "The West Of Scotland In History" at archive.org
. . . .It was remarked of Glasgow that it did not appear when the inhabitants first began to enjoy any peculiar rights or privileges under the protection of the bishops; but, as they were not tenants or vassals of the Crown, they could originally have had no such political existence as belonged to the burghal vassalage of the king, and there even seemed good ground for supposing that the whole territory of Glasgow was originally included within the bounds of the royal burgh of Rutherglen, erected by David I.
. . . .The presumed inferiority of the early burgesses became so intolerable that in 1226 Alexander II. granted a charter prohibiting the people of Rutherglen from taking toll or custom in the town of Glasgow, or nearer than the Cross of Schetelston.
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Post by joyce on Aug 3, 2010 11:43:39 GMT 1
I have lived in Rutherglen for 23 years now, interesting to read this wee forum....
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Post by joyce on Aug 3, 2010 14:25:54 GMT 1
I have some photos of Rutherglen but I dont know how to load them here...or if I am allowed to...
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Post by Waverley on Aug 3, 2010 19:24:11 GMT 1
I have some photos of Rutherglen but I dont know how to load them here...or if I am allowed to... Have they 'coonty folk' not got a board of their own to post oan...
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