Fabulous video. I am from the US. My Mom was from Clydebank and we used to fly over every summer to visit her parents who lived in Drumry starting in 1966. She and her parents died by 1978 and are buried in Old Dalnottar cemetery. Your video from 1975 captured my memories from that time perfectly, including the bombed out buildings from the blitz which my family lived through. I visited again in 1997 and 1998 and was amazed at the transformation then. The mall was there then. And now it all looks incredible! I wouldn’t have recognized Glasgow and Kilbowie roads and the Singer site without the captions. Will have to schedule another visit. Thank you for this!
O worked in the yard in the 70's and 80's. Visited again in 2005, 2012, and last year. Al lot has changed. I can still remember the railways all over the place.
Owen, as a 60 year old Bankie, the pictures bring tears to my eyes. The photography is amazing, I wish I had a fraction of your talent. Thank you so much for preserving the past of a once great town.
Thanks so much for that great video Owen. Brings back so many memories from my childhood up there. Left Clydebank when I was 8 years old. Lived in Whin St and climbed the 'big hill' (Boquhanran Park) every day to go to Kilbowie Primary school. Still remember the sight and sounds of the cranes in the shipyards in the mornings as I got to the top of the hill. Remember getting our sledges and having fun in the snow and ice skidding down that big hill !! Saturday morning pictures at La Scala and swimming in the pool just up from the shipyard. And playing in Dalmuir Park where sometimes there was live music at the bandstand (sadly gone now I believe). Also Dalmuir Park being magically lit up sometimes with fairy lights at night (can't remember what that was but I know I experienced it !! I've booked a stay up there in november to retrace some steps (it'll be bittersweet I know). I remember Singers Clock and my Dad rest his soul worked there for a while.
Thank goodness the Atlantis is still there. Started my time in 74 at the old Clydebank College at the top of the hill, the Atlantis is where I had my Pub lunch every day at the age of 16 years. Never thought that there were any changes until I saw this post......F me I'm getting old......Cheers for this, Kirkie boy.
Thanks Owen. Enjoyed the memories, specially 1975 pictures and your other Bankies videos. My auld Uncle Davy still lives in Montrose St and I was born in Kilbowie Road across from Singers Station. What fun we used to have playing in our auld tenements. my faither used to work in Manlove Tullis and as kids we used to get taken round the factory to se and work the cranes, brilliant. Best days of my life playing in Bannerman St and going take see the Bankies Cheers and thanks, Bobby Curwood.
There are 2 tremendous documentaries out there by a collective called Cinema Action, the first is called "Class struggle: film from the clyde" [1977] and the 2nd is called "Rocking the Boat" [1983] both are historic films documenting the workers, the struggles, the sounds, the songs and much more - I can most sincerely recommend them to any political student interested in the shipbuilding industry. There is a website called cinemaaction DOT co DOT uk where clips & the films themselves can be viewed / ordered, I think via the BFI archives. When I say the songs I am not kidding. There is one in particular which haunts me to this day and I've never met a soul who can tell me anything about it (and I've asked). I always loved the Clydebank 1975 film and hope Owen might take a look at the films I'm referring to.
God my Auntie Agnes lived in those Flats and we worked in Singers on the Sewing Machine Assembly Line’s 1969ish Oh God! the Atlantis Memories. I live in Bath Somerset Now Old Woman almost 70 🕯Once Upon A Time 🙏
Just watch the film brought back lots of memories of my childhood left Faifley Clydebank in 1965 for Australia been back a few times last in 2014 to visit family so many changes but still Clydebank. Thank You Owen.
It's 2024 and much has changed again over the last 9 years. And nothing has changed. I swear the road defects and potholes from 2015 are still there, the repairs having been repaired several times over. The shopping centre is a dismal, empty space and will soon go the the way of Singers and the shipyards. The new Renfrew Bridge will be the final nail in the coffin.
Fantastic video Owen - well done and thank you for sharing this - I'm a bankie myself and it's amazing to see the changes that have taken place...some sad parts there of some of our history that has gone....but again....thanks ;)
Great to see the contrast between the two films, shows how much Clydebank has changed. I remember the bandstand when it was in Whitecrook Park, I saw Grease in the old pictures, my Uncle's Bakery was on the block of the shop you worked in, one of my pals Katie Toye lived in those flats in Second Ave, learned Judo in The Hub, I've ate inside Adam's Diner (really nice guy), it still angers me that someone stole the original Robert Currie memorial in the Damuir Park.
The propaganda is eloquently punctured at 1:16 : the weeds poking between the concrete slabs and through tarmac and the forever "To Let" sign. Clydebank in its state of bombed decay had huge potential for rebirth and reconstruction. It's a shame to see it all frittered away on the sub-Thatcher seediness which now prevails.
Fabulous video. I am from the US. My Mom was from Clydebank and we used to fly over every summer to visit her parents who lived in Drumry starting in 1966. She and her parents died by 1978 and are buried in Old Dalnottar cemetery. Your video from 1975 captured my memories from that time perfectly, including the bombed out buildings from the blitz which my family lived through. I visited again in 1997 and 1998 and was amazed at the transformation then. The mall was there then. And now it all looks incredible! I wouldn’t have recognized Glasgow and Kilbowie roads and the Singer site without the captions. Will have to schedule another visit. Thank you for this!
Thank you. Clydebank has changed a lot, a lot of it for the better, although people always talk about the good old days, but it was tough back then.
O worked in the yard in the 70's and 80's. Visited again in 2005, 2012, and last year. Al lot has changed. I can still remember the railways all over the place.
MY GOD THAT IS SO HEART WRENCHING.SUPERB.SO PROFESSIONALLY DONE. THANK YOU.
Owen, as a 60 year old Bankie, the pictures bring tears to my eyes. The photography is amazing, I wish I had a fraction of your talent.
Thank you so much for preserving the past of a once great town.
Hello Gary, thank you very much for watching. I appreciate that.
Thanks so much for that great video Owen. Brings back so many memories from my childhood up there. Left Clydebank when I was 8 years old. Lived in Whin St and climbed the 'big hill' (Boquhanran Park) every day to go to Kilbowie Primary school. Still remember the sight and sounds of the cranes in the shipyards in the mornings as I got to the top of the hill. Remember getting our sledges and having fun in the snow and ice skidding down that big hill !! Saturday morning pictures at La Scala and swimming in the pool just up from the shipyard. And playing in Dalmuir Park where sometimes there was live music at the bandstand (sadly gone now I believe). Also Dalmuir Park being magically lit up sometimes with fairy lights at night (can't remember what that was but I know I experienced it !! I've booked a stay up there in november to retrace some steps (it'll be bittersweet I know). I remember Singers Clock and my Dad rest his soul worked there for a while.
Thank you Loraine
Left Clydebank in 1968 great memories brilliant video thanks....
A really nice trip down memory lane. The old town gone.
Thank you.
@@myclydebankphotos I still wouldn't piss on it if it was on fire.
Thank goodness the Atlantis is still there. Started my time in 74 at the old Clydebank College at the top of the hill, the Atlantis is where I had my Pub lunch every day at the age of 16 years. Never thought that there were any changes until I saw this post......F me I'm getting old......Cheers for this, Kirkie boy.
Superb Owen!! thank you for documenting our wee town over the years.... thanks to your work people will forever be able to look back at was has gone
Thanks Will
Excellent videos of once great town now transforming in to a futuristic city
Thanks Owen. Enjoyed the memories, specially 1975 pictures and your other Bankies videos. My auld Uncle Davy still lives in Montrose St and I was born in Kilbowie Road across from Singers Station. What fun we used to have playing in our auld tenements. my faither used to work in Manlove Tullis and as kids we used to get taken round the factory to se and work the cranes, brilliant. Best days of my life playing in Bannerman St and going take see the Bankies
Cheers and thanks, Bobby Curwood.
There are 2 tremendous documentaries out there by a collective called Cinema Action, the first is called "Class struggle: film from the clyde" [1977] and the 2nd is called "Rocking the Boat" [1983] both are historic films documenting the workers, the struggles, the sounds, the songs and much more - I can most sincerely recommend them to any political student interested in the shipbuilding industry. There is a website called cinemaaction DOT co DOT uk where clips & the films themselves can be viewed / ordered, I think via the BFI archives. When I say the songs I am not kidding. There is one in particular which haunts me to this day and I've never met a soul who can tell me anything about it (and I've asked). I always loved the Clydebank 1975 film and hope Owen might take a look at the films I'm referring to.
God my Auntie Agnes lived in those Flats and we worked in Singers on the Sewing Machine Assembly Line’s 1969ish Oh God! the Atlantis Memories. I live in Bath Somerset Now Old Woman almost 70 🕯Once Upon A Time 🙏
Excellent Owen. So many memories for so many people.
Thank you
Thank you...
Just watch the film brought back lots of memories of my childhood left Faifley Clydebank in 1965 for Australia been back a few times last in 2014 to visit family so many changes but still Clydebank.
Thank You Owen.
It's 2024 and much has changed again over the last 9 years.
And nothing has changed.
I swear the road defects and potholes from 2015 are still there, the repairs having been repaired several times over.
The shopping centre is a dismal, empty space and will soon go the the way of Singers and the shipyards.
The new Renfrew Bridge will be the final nail in the coffin.
Thankyou Owen.but very sad.amazing.
Big changes... and its still changing.
That brought tears of joy I thought enjoyed thanku owen can u make another one pleaseloved to see alexandra st and the train s thank u
thankyou so much Owen, tell Helen I was asking for her Annabell Fowles (was Collatin),
Amazing work and good to see the history
Fantastic video Owen - well done and thank you for sharing this - I'm a bankie myself and it's amazing to see the changes that have taken place...some sad parts there of some of our history that has gone....but again....thanks ;)
Thanks David. Took me a while to finish it as my old computer and software wasn't up to the job. I had to buy a new computer and software.
Well once again - I really enjoyed it 👌
Brilliant wee film Owen, brought back some memories.
Thank you very much
i found this a brilliant contrast to British connection Clydebank film, although i must say it did look better back then
wonderful film i forgot to say i di miss the area stayed close to clydebank for a few years wonderful wee place
Great to see the contrast between the two films, shows how much Clydebank has changed. I remember the bandstand when it was in Whitecrook Park, I saw Grease in the old pictures, my Uncle's Bakery was on the block of the shop you worked in, one of my pals Katie Toye lived in those flats in Second Ave, learned Judo in The Hub, I've ate inside Adam's Diner (really nice guy), it still angers me that someone stole the original Robert Currie memorial in the Damuir Park.
Joe, Thank you for your comments. Could you please give some more detailed information on Clydebank. Your comments are great.
Fantastic
Thank you Christina
wee eddie one of clydebank oldest/longest serving taxi drivers just strolling past at laidlaws …
The propaganda is eloquently punctured at 1:16 : the weeds poking between the concrete slabs and through tarmac and the forever "To Let" sign.
Clydebank in its state of bombed decay had huge potential for rebirth and reconstruction. It's a shame to see it all frittered away on the sub-Thatcher seediness which now prevails.
Thanks from from down under, not only all the old buildings gone, but all the skills that were required to build ships etc gone forever now 🥲