SAW039016 SCOTLAND (1951). M and C Switchgear Ltd. Kelvinside Works, Kirkintilloch. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
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Manylion
Pennawd | [SAW039016] M and C Switchgear Ltd. Kelvinside Works, Kirkintilloch. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative. |
Cyfeirnod | SAW039016 |
Dyddiad | 1951 |
Dolen | NRHE Collection item 1269927 |
Enw lle | |
Plwyf | KIRKINTILLOCH (STRATHKELVIN) |
Ardal | STRATHKELVIN |
Gwlad | SCOTLAND |
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad | 265525, 674490 |
Hydred / Lledred | -4.1534813089763, 55.944647520051 |
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol | NS655745 |
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Sunday 2nd of March 2025 04:52:33 PM |
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Sunday 2nd of March 2025 04:51:45 PM |
![]() Billy Turner |
Sunday 24th of January 2016 08:46:15 PM | |
I think these are Morris C8 Field Artillery Tractors, known as Quads. These were not armoured and were used extensively, but not exclusively, to tow a limber and a 25 pounder. They were produced between 1939 and 1945 and were in service with the British Army from 1939 to 1959. See images on Google. |
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Sunday 15th of July 2012 07:10:11 AM |
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Friday 13th of July 2012 07:04:30 AM |
Cyfraniadau Grŵp
What a picture - full of social, transport and manufacturing change, especially when compared to a modern aerial image. While clearly taken for M and C Switchgear there are other important elements, the bus garage and the relatively new houses. All that remains of the Switchgear factory are the buildings to the left (north) of the site. The lower saw tooth middle section and the south facing, no doubt office buildings, at the front over looking the gardens with flagpole are all gone. Also gone are the bus garage, now an empty space, and the railway line that is indicated by a row of trees. The houses that could well be a small local authority estate in 1951 are still there on Braehead Street. One suspects their ownership may have changed and that not so many of their occupants work so close to home. |
Maurice |
Friday 13th of July 2012 06:49:57 AM |