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The path here will by now have changed completely. The orange netting shows the extent of the motorway construction in July 2008. The M74 will cross the Clyde here and is due to be completed in 2011.
©Richard Webb
©Nigel Chadwick
The M74 will cross the Clyde here, so this is already an historic image. The controversial urban motorway is due for completion in 2011.
©Richard Webb
As suggested in [[1322012]], the scene at this point has now changed considerably with construction of the M74 bridge now well under way. The Clyde Walkway now makes a temporary loop around the construction site.
©G Laird
Early days in the building of the M74 across southern Glasgow. This section is between the existing motorway at junction 1 and the Clyde. View from the Clyde Walkway which was still open at the time.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.3km<br/>This area became a famous name as it was a terminus for Glasgow's trams. The area itself is actually only waste ground and a wood, however.
©Stephen Sweeney
Dist:0.3km<br/>Taken just before Glasgow trams were withdrawn.
©Chris Coleman
Dist:0.3km<br/>Taken just before withdrawal of trams in September 1962, this shows the next tram approaching in the background, the crossover junction from the outbound line to the inbound line, and the position of the tracks in the centre of the road, set in stone paving which made for easier maintenance.
©Chris Coleman
Dist:0.4km<br/>Busy dual carriageway in the East End of Glasgow. Viewed from the junction with Braidfauld Road.
©Stephen Sweeney
Dist:0.4km<br/>Shortly before the end of Glasgow tram services.
©Chris Coleman
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is just one of the many typical gravestones within the Polish section at Dalbeth. It may seem unusual to have different family names on the same lair, however the mother and son actually have the SAME surname, but there is a male and female variant. Any male Polish surname ending in 'I', has a female equivalent ending in 'A'. So whilst the wife still takes her husband's surname on marriage, she uses the female equivalent. This means it is always possible to tell the gender of the person you may be contacting, whether the prefix of Mr, Ms, Miss or Mrs is known or not!
©Raymond Okonski
Dist:0.4km<br/>At the junction with the A74, London Road.
©Stephen Sweeney
Dist:0.4km<br/>In the Braidfauld area.
©Stephen Sweeney
Dist:0.4km<br/>This restful avenue is one of four in this special section of Dalbeth. It was created in the late 40's as a last resting place for Polish ex-servicemen (and their families) who had made their homes in the west of Scotland after fighting against Germany and their rejection of the Communist state subsequently imposed on their country (and most of eastern Europe) after WW2. A larger stone memorial to the ex-combatants is obscured by the tree on the left (east).
©Raymond Okonski
Dist:0.4km<br/>A Glasgow Coronation tram waits for departure at Auchenshuggle terminus in June 1962. Note the seat handles to enable the position to be reversed for a return trip. This design of tram had an airy, spacious feel, with four roof level skylights on either side above the large picture windows.
©Chris Coleman

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