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Post by pwm437 on Jul 7, 2007 10:18:00 GMT 1
Runs from 73 Westmuir Stret towards East Wellington Street, and is named after ravel or ravelings, a name applied to tangled yarn, and a clear reference to Parhead's past as a weaving village.
Part of the street was previously known as Western Place.
At numbers 23 to 27 stood a stables and workshops, built in 1906 for John Roy, joiners. Later became W & A Roy, wrights.
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Post by Waverley on Jul 7, 2007 10:46:04 GMT 1
My grandfather William Bulloch was born in Ravel Row on May 3rd 1899.
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Post by trotsky on Aug 11, 2007 16:13:09 GMT 1
"At numbers 23 to 27 stood a stables and workshops, built in 1906 for John Roy, joiners. Later became W & A Roy, wrights." I did 12 months of my joiners apprentiship at Roy, the father ran the business and the son Alex? was on the tools, they used to attend a church in Tollcross Road. Next to the joiners yard was a YMCA hall where they ran a youth club at one point.
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Post by palaisgirl on Oct 11, 2007 21:10:09 GMT 1
Hi Trotsky I was a member of the YMCA youth club used to go to scottish country dancing in there
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Post by trotsky on Oct 12, 2007 13:34:30 GMT 1
Hello palaisgirl, can you put any dates to your dancing as I think the building must have been demolished in the 1960's?
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Post by palaisgirl on Oct 12, 2007 21:19:36 GMT 1
I think it was in the late 50's
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Post by joanie on Jan 16, 2008 14:11:22 GMT 1
If I remember right wasnt the dinner school for St Michaels in Ravel Row.
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Post by trotsky on Jan 17, 2008 17:34:28 GMT 1
It was on Salamanca Street between Nisbet Street and Ravel Row, next to it was a back court and houses that made up the corner of Salamanca Street and Ravel Row, We used to play fitba behind it in the spare ground and the ball would often end up in the back court of those houses. I think the diner bit was also an annex with classrooms?
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Post by lindyloo22 on Jul 1, 2010 9:38:22 GMT 1
Did Whylie the grocers no face on Westmuir st at Ravel Row? one of my auld customers told me Mr whylie left a fund for the prodestant children of Parkhead any truth in that? Mr Whylie was a neighbour of mine in Sandyhills in the 70s
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Post by pwm437 on Jul 1, 2010 17:55:10 GMT 1
Wylie's fronted on to Westmuir Street at Dervaig Street. The building still stands and the stonework bears the shops initials.
The premises became infamous in the late 70's as a Chinese restaurant where Alsatian dugs were found hanging in the freezer. It was immediately closed.
I think it may have briefly been a bookies, but couldn't swear to it.
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