POLLOKSHAWS HERITAGE (founded 1997) Meets most Mondays between 2 & 4pm in Pollokshaws Parish Church hall in Shawbridge Street. The Church Telephone Number is 0141 649 1879.
This Number should only be used during Meeting Times.     
No meetings from early June to early September, and there are a few away days during the period of the meetings.

We are devoted to the history, Past, Present and Future of the Pollokshaws area and have developed this web site to allow you to peer into what has made Pollokshaws a great place to live.

Much of the source material for this site is taken from the book "Pollokshaws - Village & Burgh", 1600 to 1912 by Andrew McCallum, 1925.

A comment in the Introduction of the book "Bygone Pollokshaws Book II" written by a group member gives a taste of the passion that the Heritage Group has for Pollokshaws.

"One of my earliest memories is of at around the age of three, sitting on the work-top with my feet in a basin of water, being washed before going to bed in the dark of a winter evening. Quite clear is the recollection of looking out past the side of the blind into the dim gas-lit street, and seeing the many illuminated windows of the houses in the building opposite. Domestic gaslight was at a lower level than electric lighting, and at this time all windows had blinds of beige paper or fabric. This meant that the silhouette of anyone working at their sink or drainer was thrown onto the blind, making them visible from outside. Frequent movements were to be seen of people busy with one of the never-ending household chores like preparing a meal, washing dishes, a man just in from work stropping an open razor then shaving and washing himself, or a woman doing a washing and using a scrubbing board. In those days domestic chores took up far more time than they do today. A popular song of the period heard frequently on the wireless was: ‘Just a song at twilight, When the lights are low, As the flickering shadows, Softly come and go’. These words from Love’s Old Sweet Song are indelibly imprinted in my memory. They appeared to my very young perception to have been specially made up to describe that vision for me. It was the first of many occasions when a piece of music has become associated with an event or an experience".

The first picture gallery  "A Walk in The Shaws"  is also take from this book.  We have over four hundred photographs in total plus other material that we intend displaying here in the future.

Pollokshaws Heritage Trail

To View a Map of the Pollokshaws Heritage Trail, which includes Place Markers and Images along with associated Video Clips then just click on the image.

Grateful thanks to Mr Tim Cullen www.ictstudios.co.uk for providing this feature.

We hope you enjoy taking a journey with us to take a look at the history of the Pollokshaws area. Why not visit our Guest book in the Contact Us page and leave your comments

Take a look around "The Shaws" of today with the use of this Google driven map system.

Zoom In or Out and change to Satellite or Hybrid view.