A FEW PLACES
39) Braidfauld St from Tollcross Rd in the 1930s. In the distance is St Margaret's Church of Scotland. The street was originally narrower in the days before new housing was built. It led to Braidfauld farm and London Rd. Mrs Templeton recalls this as being known locally as the "Doctor's Road." A Dr Stein lived in the first house past St Margaret's. An interesting building at the junction with Easterhill St is "Honest John's" shop. This wooden structure was built on railway property on a coal ree (an enclosure for storing coal).
London Rd itself was formed in the early 19th century to provide an alternative route to the congested Gallowgate. It was built upon an old, narrow highway which led out towards Clyde Iron Works and beyond. The section from Helenvale St to Braidfauld St was resurfaced and a central reservation constructed after the tramlines were removed in 1962/63. From Braidfauld St to the city boundary was converted to a dual carriageway during 1963/64. It was at this time that the houses shown below were taken when the road was widened.
40) This postcard shows London Rd at its junction with Braidfauld St c.1911. This site is now occupied by a housing scheme built in 1966/67. A little house in this vicinity was reputedly used by the public hangman to stable his horse and trap while performing his duties at Jail Square in Glasgow. The 1860 Ordnance Survey shows one of these houses to be "Thorn."