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My dad lived in the pass in the tenements with his 3 brothers in the 40s upto late 50s early 60s and there mother to the early 70s and then she was rehomed to the calton.

was born here in 1967

Johanna, I've heard that the derivation of the name of the street is explained thus - that whenever the king (of Scotland?) came to visit Glasgow he always came down the Rottenrow street to enter into Tollcross etc. and the name of the street came from the French (French spoken by the aristocracy) 'Rue de Roi' which became in the common venacular 'Rottenrow'.

As a Glasgow historian specializing in documenting the city's sculpture, I must say that I had never heard of this piece until your video popped up on my YT feed. It's incredible that the sculpture has been forgotten for so long. Many thanks for highlighting it and for your lovely video and narration. Your other videos are fascinating, too. Subscribed and looking forward to seeing more.

Very interesting video, as always. The last time I walked down hill I passed an interesting garden on the right side, which was just being developed, but it was closed off. I will have to go back there to see if I can get in to visit now.

Thanks again for that information. I had read about that street a long time ago in a book about Glasgow. I intend to make a point of visiting the street sometime, thanks to you.

Thanks for that information. I've never really looked at those 2 buildings, but in the future on my wanders through Glasgow, I intend to take a much better look at the 2 buildings which you have highlighted. Thanks again.

This is considered a sunny day in Glasgow. Depressing city on so many levels.

What an excellent video you have made of Glasgow buildings showing them at their best by using the Sun & Blue Skies to best effect. I will watch it again so that I can pay closer attention to buildings which you have brought to my attention. I like to visit Glasgow to look at it's beautiful buildings old & new. I have often looked at that castle-like building, but I hadn't really looked at it, nor have I ever noticed the Spaceman mural. Thanks for that.

the guy dick barton whoran it has a youtube channel mr glasgow,quite a funny guy tbh and very quick witted ,filmed a lot of characters down the barras

worked in there many years ago theres so many places no wonder people in there small narrow doors top cathedral amazing seen it .

Ok this is my favourite fact about Glasgow ever!!!

There's no village underneath Central Station. Grahamston village was razed to the ground and no longer exists.

Very informative

Very interesting thank you

The wrought iron gate (hidden by the bush at the end of the lane) led to the railway tunnels going to the Argyll Street station. I found the gate open one summer evening in the late 70's and walked a short distance the lines in the tunnel, believing them to be part of the Glasgow Underground which was being modernised then and wasn't running. I only left when I heard other voices round a bend in the tunnel. I vaguely remember a fishing tackle shop on the upper tier of the dead-end walkway. The "market" on the lower right sold salvage, absolute junk, although I recall a sofa shop in earlier years, built into the recess of what seemed to be a railway siding, the kind of uninhabitable cavern you could rent from British Rail when it still existed. Feel free to correct me!

The narrative was a little wandering as promised. Thanks for your time, content and presentation 🎉

As a student I lived in duke street in 1988. I remember stumbling across this as I was looking for a short cut back to my flat. It was a fascinating find! I’d forgotten all about it until I saw you vid. Thanks!👍🏻

Previous giant humanity built all the station ect just look at George square built by previous giant humanity. Can't you see hidden in plain sight the door ways all filled in wae mud or so called mud flood , it's all in attempt to hide the previous giant humanity. 👀. Blessed love

Previous giant humanity built the canals

Hi Johanna, Enjoyed the video and brought back some old memories... Just wanted to fill in a few gaps for you and the others, including correcting some comments below. Dick Barton didn't own it as far as i'm aware, he just rented it for as long as anyone can remember... Schipka Pass is named as "passage" because it was indeed that, a passage. In your first images of the "pass" you show it, the raised section with the market to your left and large pillars to your right. It was a passage that took you from Gallowgate to London Road around the building that eventually became Barton's Market. It ran parallel to St Andrews Lane, and while St Andrew's Lane went down, Schipka Pass went up. In your picture you show that the passage ends shortly after the market entrance but before the tenement behind was taken down it used to extend all the way to London Road. This picture (s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lostglasgow-gb/images/1922.jpg) shows the pass looking back towards MacKinnon's Bar and this picture (s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lostglasgow-gb/images/1921.jpg) shows the passage entrance (just under the word 'Fire') on London Road - you can see even then, before the tenement was taken down it was Barton's Market. Here is another picture of the pass correctly identifying it as the raised passage part of St Andrews Lane. St Andrews Lane is so named because it used to go down and under the tunnel, below London Road, and out the other side and up to St Andrews in the Square church... The tunnel was shut off at the other side when they built the building that is now Merchant City Music and they developed James Morrison Street... In this picture (i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/d/SC00685688.jpg) you can see the end of St Andrew's Lane blocked off but with Schipka Pass just up to the top left still joined to London Road at this time... In this picture (cdn.artimage.org.uk/production/34/6/34659-842-W.jpg), taken from the bridge on London Road, you can see the reference to the 'Schipka Pass' in Bulgaria although it wasn't just a slang term and was actually the real name of the place, as referenced in 1892 court papers www.scottishindexes.com/jcdetail.aspx?jcid=1892074&pid=189207467

Had my graduation in the Barony and at that time the hospital where I was born, Rottenrow, was still open, just. My mum trained as a nurse at the Royal. Glasgow is always changing but the damage done by pushing a motorway through the centre was civic vandalism at it's worst.

18mins from hope st to trongate, did you crawl or something, thats a 10min walk at most.

Good old salt market

Sheik Ma shamy 👍🏻😂😂

I used to drive trains across that bridge.

Yes, 'a living art work'

Excellent! Really enjoyed watching this!

Lol! If it’s a sunny day- this is Glasgow

Cool. Nice history.

Was down there 50 years ago - tracing gaspipes for the Central Hotel kitchens up above 🤔

Grew up in Townhead and watched the M8 being built - destroyed a great community!

There used be a mural of an Arab on the wall - The wording on it was rather RUDE 😂

Cool. Did not know that. Nice video.

Very interesting!

Dump thank god it’s flattened

love the old photos of glasgow

I'm hoping to take a trip to Scotland when things are better, and as my ancestors came from this area, am interested in all things Scottish. I am disappointed, however, to learn how much has been destroyed or carelessly refurbished. Glasgow is certainly not alone in this sort of treatment, but it seems like a disproportionate amount of damage has been done here.

Candleriggs only means one thing..... Goldbergs.

the trail does move if u push it i have seen a video of it

From what years did the shipka pass exist I would have said mid to early 1990s until about early 2000s?

I remember it well, it seemed an odd rebelious place even set near the Barras as it was, as a child I found it a little bit scary!

You’ve just revived a very old memory, I remember that colourful, fascinating place as a child.

I'm from Glasgow and now I live near the real Shipka Pass in Bulgaria. Funny I never heard of it in Glasgow when I was there.

Just came across your channel this week. Interetingly, the Blind Asylum clock has 5 faces. Quite possibly the only city clock to do so. Questions have been asked for so many years now, as to why Glasgow city planners scathed through the old medieval city, to accommodate traffic, resulting in an on / off ramp to a now loathed motorway. Would the city of York impose such a henious crime upon its heritage? What about a motorway interchange next to Edinburgh castle be considered ? Of course not. However, Glasgow was growing, and had to accommodate the bombardment of vehicles demanding access into it A by pass would have befitted the High St/ Castle St junctions. As the name suggests, it by passes the city, not cut a swathe through it. Nonetheless, informative and well presented videos. Cheers. El

Remember it well went to st alaphonsus passed it every day as a kid

I remember it well. Colourful, if suspect characters, with a hotch potch of various wares for sale. It had its on wee identity, separate from the Barras nearby. If it was in London, it would still exist. The Glasgow mantra of bulldoze, bowlderize and blow up claimed this strange wee wynd. Had many a Macallum ice cream in the Criterion Cafe, which, I believe has now closed for good. Louisa, the proprietor, can still be spotted in Glasgow's south side. I recall the late Mr Dick Barton had connections to Schipka Pass back in the day..... El

Fantastic video.I grew up and worked in Glasgow but emigrated to Australia in 1981. This has been a great find for me.New subscriber Moira.

I remember this well and going into the Coronation cafe across the road before jumping on to 35 Eastern Scottish Bus

That's a new one to me. When we lived out in Strathblane, we had the Khyber Pass on a steep hill near the stables to Craigend Castle.