Hope House.....

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Dennis
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Hope House.....

Post by Dennis » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:20 pm

When was it converted to a residence for homeless men, and what happened to the records of kids born there?

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Names of interest: Lennox McKenna Airth Skirving Veitch Laird Drysdale Bennett Colledge Baird Blades Barker Dow Mitchell Perkins Rielly Stewart Tulloch Wright Ure, Ritch Richardson, Whyte
Places of Interest: Dunbarney, Forfar, East London (S.Africa)
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WilmaM
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Location: Falkirk area

Post by WilmaM » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:48 pm

Perhaps you could give us a bit more detail here Dennis ?

like where it was situated just for a start !
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Post by Dennis » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:54 am

Was on Clyde St. Glasgow. During the 30s/40s Hope House was a Salvation Army hostel for unmarried women.


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Names of interest: Lennox McKenna Airth Skirving Veitch Laird Drysdale Bennett Colledge Baird Blades Barker Dow Mitchell Perkins Rielly Stewart Tulloch Wright Ure, Ritch Richardson, Whyte
Places of Interest: Dunbarney, Forfar, East London (S.Africa)
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WilmaM
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Location: Falkirk area

Post by WilmaM » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:27 am

a quick 'google gave planty hits:

a look at:

http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/

might prove fruitful.

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