Years ago Govan was a brilliant shopping place. Get into Govan. A Gannett Company. Any profits went into the family home and we knew that we would get in return our Saturday matinee money and a sweety. The man caught in the earlier operation with 50,000 of drugs in Helen Street was given six years. Interest. USA. Thanks in advance :). However, the local paper still remained hostile, hypocritical, and unhelpful about the whole idea. In fact, the idea was publicly abused in the first of the two SEU documents above. The planning process commonly involves the juggling of conflicting interests in such a fashion that it is agreeable to all interested parties at least, no one side has to sacrifice itself unjustly. I considered that I did a real job and that what he did for a living was nonsense. In the cace of Easterhouse it was the various interested parties of the Eastethoude Community Group who decided to get the authorities to tske notice of their plight by directly intervening their own affairs. I was born in 1961. One flat was chosen in Wine Alley and a second across the road in a collection of tower blocks called Iona Court. My brother and I would wait for the coal lorry to come round the corner and hang onto the back of it as it drove up the street. February 15, 2020 at 4:10 PM @ Anonymous LMFAO ! Again, as happened in Moorepark in the mid 1970s, selective letting policies resulted in the housing of people who suffered not only from economic deprivation but had many related social problems of drink, drugs, and petty theft. Without a home, mankind has no place. The School that was situated at the end of Cowie Street was the "Wee Lamby" or Lambhill Junior Primary. I remember your family at 100 Harmony Row, my cousin Maisie McAlinden was friendly with the family also my Granny, or as she was better known, MAW Austin, hence I was bettter known a Joe Austin. I had to leave early as I was going to a residential orchestral camp but I was so heartbroken at the shop closing, I didn't want to miss a moment of that last day. Co. Ltd., Alexander Stephens & Sons, J & G Thomson, Harland & Wolff and more. She had 3 boys Alex, Willie and Robert. I went to St Anthony's then St Gerard's and was there at the same time as Billy Connolly though he is a year older than me. A big gang of kids would all go to the pictures on Saturday afternoon and one kid would pay to get in and then would go round to the fire escape door and open it and let the rest of the kids in for free. Many of the people who buy these flats do not intend to stay in them rather; they hope either to rent them out at exorbitant prices or to sell them quickly at a greater price than they bought them for. There existed a hospital in the area, and as quasi-religious foundations were not taxed, it had never been assigned to a sheriffdom. At the end of his stay in the housing scheme Damer wrote a report on the area entitled From Moorepark to Wine Alley in what was a damning indictment of officialdom for its arrogant neglect of Moorepark and the people who lived there. A similar uncertainty existed regarding the nearby lands of Pollokshields and Westends. When the car stopped at lights in Helen Street it was surrounded by the surveillance team who arrested the driver and seized the heroin which had a street value of 50,000 - worth 125,000 today. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday . Of 14). Clyde News. Claire Fitzpatrick - I wonder if your Mary is one of our family? Then there was the shake the blanket with my older sisters and friends my turn wasn't coming fast enough so as usual I was whining so they gave me my turn and shake the blanket shake the blanket 1-2-3 they lifted me in the air and let the blanket go results bleeding nose and they all got a right telling off. Based on this, Govan's Cumbric language name has been reconstructed as *(G)uovan. Old Photographs Govan Glasgow Scotland tourscotland 31K subscribers 111 27K views 5 years ago Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Govan, Glasgow, on the south bank of the River Clyde,. Resolved: Release in which this issue/RFE has been resolved. He wanted to discover how and why such places came into being and to see if remedies could be found. For Margaret Gibson - I saw that you lived in Kintra Street until 1960 and wondered if you knew my grandmother Mary McGill/Johnston who lived at 110 Kintra Street in 1956. Went back recently, but things are not the same. 11/2. 125m Harley's ice cream parlour . When I got married I moved to Arden, I now live in Clarkston in the South of Glasgow. They expect 20 calls a week from officers needing help. :bbpd: Reading the posts recognised a few names. See more of Sunny Govan Memories on Facebook. Around this time heroin dealing was rife in Govan, particularly in an area called Moorepark, which was nicknamed Wine Alley. Every Christmas I was given a big pile of unsold comics and one day the woman gave me a bob - 12 big penny coins that filled my hand. the tall man aboriginal spirit; metadata api request failed: component conversion failed: file_ended; caleb foote sandlot approached in flavour to wine. The church of Govan was a prebend of Glasgow. From 1815 onwards, a total of 67 men and four women were hanged at the Glasgow Green site, which was once known as Jail Square. My dad was taken in to see the wee boy, turns out it was me. Anyone remember Quinn's pet shop in Harmony Row? The following year in 1966, the yard was again reorganised as Fairfields and guaranteed by the government in response. Alley & Vine. British Aerospace, established by the same act, was privatised in 1981. In recent years it has seen major improvements with the building of Glasgow Science Centre and the Glasgow Arc, better known as the Squinty Bridge. 123m New Cafe India Govan . Went back to show someone the building, but it was gone. I stayed all over Govan, I was born in the Southern General in 1961 and was brought home to Neptune St then I stayed in Govan Rd, Broomloan Rd and Carmichael St. The evidence they gathered was crucial and the jury was able to see the gang operating on the video footage shown to them. My mother was born at 68 Harmony Row in 1924, when she was about 10 she was sent to Dand's Drapers on Langlands Road to buy thread for a neighbour and got her finger caught in the door which resulted in losing the tip of it which gave her years of pain, on a lighter note on the subway to hospital she had to pace up and down with pain which resulted in her leaving the subway with her pockets jingling. James and Catherine moved to Govan from Ireland and lived on Victoria (Neptune) Street and Langlands Road. Several hotel chains have moved in while both BBC Scotland and STV have their studio complexes there. Ther were many menswear shops such as Jackson the Tailor and John Collier. Introduction The idea behind the hotel was to employ local people and to draw in money to the area. I would like to hear from anybody who knew any of us up until 1981 when my mum and dad left Ibrox to move to Craigton. Jackson had only just taken charge of the CID at Govan, having left his post as head of Strathclyde Polices serious crime squad. We lived in Linthouse at that time, and then we moved to Shaw Street in Govan. 9/1 In 1975 the sociologist Sean Damer went to live for six months in Britain's most notorious housing scheme, Moorepark, or as it was known to all The Wine Alley' of Govan in Glasgow. I cleaned it up and he must have been watching, as he came back out to see if I had done well. I was born in Govan in 1942 and lived in Elder Stree before moving to 15 Water Row above the bakers James Jack & Sons, my father worked there for 56 years. Darners later thoughts on a solution to the schemes problems were that it could be found in Community Planning for, as he says, members of the underclass are not helpless and passive victims of structural circumstances. I stayed all over Govan, I was born in the Southern General in 1961 and was brought home to Neptune St then I stayed in Govan Rd, Broomloan Rd and Carmichael St. Like Pauline I also went to St. Margaret's and I also recall Susan's Shop. Contact Us. The SNP won another by-election victory in 1988, this time with Jim Sillars as candidate. I went to Hillstrust School until I was 10 then we moved to Nitshill which I was not so fond of, Govan was a great place to live we were always putting on concerts round the backs and folk would hang out the windows to watch the performance there was always stuff going on or buss-runs that our streets would organise and the Govan Fair, Govanites were great. Glasgow Green Flagstones at Jocelyn Square in front of the McLennan Arch inform us that this was the site of public executions in the city until 1865. My family lived at 100 Harmony Row, Govan until I was 10 (born 1953), I lived there with my father Guido Gonnella, my mom Susan, brother William and sisters Helen Marie and Susan also lived with us. I was so focussed what was in front of me, I never looked behind me and I disappeared over the edge. Dry Docks Cafe. Forgotten account? There is a story By Danny Cahley born In 57 Hamilton Street, Govan it was renamed Nethan Street if I remember correctly. or. The barbers shop was called "Knop & Joyce" and was at 26 Langlands Road, it opened in 1929 and Harry Knop lived in the next close at 34 Langlands Road. Lived there all the way through the 70's until we moved to Cardonald in 1980. We left Govan when I was two, then lived for five years in Markinch before moving on to Kelty, Cowdenbeath, Armadale, and Rushden down in England. In its turn, this attitude helped create the malignant tales about people who lived there as being nothing but thieves, layabouts and drunks. I have no memory just my dad's story. There I was, short hair, snotty-nosed from crying and eating an ice cream cone. Life in wine alley I was born in 1950 and brought up in Govan in the Moorepark housing estate or the Wine Alley, as it was commonly known. [1][2] By the early 20th century Moorepark was bounded by the commercial properties, tenements and villas of the Broomloan estate to the east and railway lines to the west. Our young sister was married in St. Anthony's years later. Both my parents went to Greenfield School then Govan High. The manager was a man called Jackie. Glasgow Crime Stories: The drug nightmare of Wine Alley. Our father would be home right before we had to leave for school, so he would take us as it was not safe to cross Langlands Rd., Unfortunately, the week before Christmas in 1943, our grandfather was killed by a bus right at the Vogue cinema. Yes Danny, Hamilton Street was renamed to Nethan Street between 1931 and 1932. And I went to see Grease at The Liceum on Govan Road. Create New Account. 5 It seemed a dangerous idea but worth the risk if they could dent a hole in a major heroin dealing operation. I used to visit your Mum and Dad. My husband and I ended up going into the USA. I screamed blue murder, he wanted to pull my pants down, but no way I letting him do that to me. Ai uitat contul? Born 1945, 28 Craigton Road two up in the hole in the wall, I went to Greenfield Primary remember headmaster name a Mr Hutchinson, a Miss Burnside, miss Blackstock. ; Scots: Gouan; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. They also discovered in the early days that one gang member was driving about in hired cars. Also used to go for a bath there even though we had a bath at home. Nestled among the quaint streets the 550 tenancies available, only 33 (16%) were identifiably from Govan itself. I remember one time, my big brother hiding in the midden under all the ashes, when I went down three stories to empty the fire ashes. He said: "So I had a house and I had a supply, because I knew someone who could get me smack. My Aunt Marg and Cousin Debbie still live in Govan. Great times. I was born Jan 6th 1951 and brought up in flat above Co-op in Helen Street at Govan Cross, I Went to Harmony Row and Hills Trust Primary schools before moving to Pollok when I was 10 .I have 4 brothers Dave, Bobby, Shuggie, all born in Govan ..and Alastair born in Pollok. Remember, Charlies sweet shop opposite us, where after playing football we were soaked in sweat, you got a glass of lemonade for threepence. Therefore, the purpose of this Reflection is to make a contribution to the discussions on community planning and have the thoughts of people who have lived through other This latter kingdom, established in the aftermath of the Viking siege and capture of Alt Clut by Vikings from Dublin in AD 870, created the sandstone sculptures known today as the Govan Stones. In early 1989 police discovered a team of young drug dealers were operating in Wine Alley, led by older man Eddie Burnside. Today the area is policed from bright new shiny offices opposite Bellahouston Park on Helen Street. Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. I personally don't have any memories of Govan although I'm sure I visited family who were living there many years ago in the late sixties. Now offering wine & beer by the glass! 109m Bells Bar . Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company was renamed Govan Shipbuilders in 1973. I married in Glasgow, Scotland in 1974 and emigrated to Canada that same year, I have lived in Canada ever since. Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. I'm sure many of these places will have been demolished or renamed but it would be great to hear from anyone who knows of the family or can provide any more details. Anyone remember the prego cafe and who ran it? [6] Govan is believed to have then been part of a kingdom ruled from Dumbarton Rock, known as Alt Clut, the rock on the Clyde. 110m Govan Road Campus . I liked Daddy Boyd although I never had him as a teacher, he was in charge of the rowing club of which I enjoyed many an hour on the Clyde. Glasgow Braendam Link, Pearce Institute, 840 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow, G51 3UU Above is a quote from a seasoned Timfrom the unfairly labelled Wine Alley (Moorpark) area, once of greater Govan, just off Broomloan Road. Curtis Govan, 23, was convicted in July of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, terroristic threats, unlawful restraint, simple assault, resisting arrest,. Related Pages. A great place to live. I look forward to reading further. Although Govan was the stated setting for the show, episodes were seldom filmed there. Situated south of the River Clyde and part of the former Burgh of Govan, it was colloquially referred to as 'Wine Alley' during the mid-to-late 20th century when a housing scheme with a rough reputation was sited there. Further, that by becoming involved in social, political, and economic activities, the community of any area can organise itself in such a fashion as to understand that community, or collective power is real. I found this site by mistake while i was trying to find people that i used to hang around with in Govan, I lived in Rathlin Street, opposite the Elder picture house, my mum and dad were Mary and Eddie Mellon and brothers Paul and Ward. My Mother took me to the Southern and a giant black man came in. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please The locals in Govan fear that gentrification is making its way in, in the face of community objections.15 People were in tears when that shop closed and I'm really delighted that I played a small walk-on part in a Govan institution! With five suspected drug dealers in the cells and 200,000 worth of heroin seized, it had been a very productive day for the police. I was born at 61 Greenfield street in 1957 we lived above the dairy and I remember the betting shop. Dry Docks Cafe. I went to Greenfield then Govan High left school in 1975 and worked in Govan shipyard canteen my mates wee Calum McLean, Brian Lavoury, Billy Cameron, Tam Reid, Jim Reynolds and Stephen Gourley now living in England. Around this time a second surveillance was being carried out on Burnside and three members of his team who had travelled to Liverpool in another car. Has it always been a democratic, progressive authority and, is it so today? That is why this Reflection will critically examine the Moorepark experience (within the context of community planning) from before Darners time to the 1970s and the present, where it will question if there have been any real changes in attitudes between then and today or worse, are the same mistakes being repeated, and is proven good work being ignored? We had 4 Cinemas that we could go to and the swimming baths and all the dykes round the back to jump and all the different games we played outdoors until the street lights went on and Dad shouted out the window it was time to come up the stairs. I was born In Cowie Street, Kinning Park and as Pauline noted earlier there was indeed a pub on it's corner called Grants Bar. It was just before I packed in this job that I met Sean Damer when he came to our house to some of the family in 1974. 2 Markus, 1993, p. 148 He said: "I found myself in charge of one of the hardest areas within Strathclyde, if not Scotland. He and his pals jumped out and I ran back up three stories screaming. Related Pages. We loved it there and had best times growing up in Govan, a great wee community and a great bunch of people, neighbours were great and we had lots of great friends to play with. In 1996, a team from Channel 4's Time Team programme carried out an archeological excavation at the site. The Wine Alley is a boutique wine shop specializing in fine wines from the Pacific NW and Around the world! We are the Eskimoes. The first, Moorepark Grounds, was situated to the north of the mansion from the early 1900s and made way for the housing development;[12] the second (New Moore Park, opened in 1929) was to the south-west of the neighbourhood off Edmiston Drive[12] and had fallen into some disrepair before being replaced by a business park at the turn of the 21st century, with the club moving to new facilities at Shieldhall after some years of uncertainty.[13][14]. Community planning began in the rapidly industrialising 19th century cities of Great Britain and America where reformers and well-wishers wanted to ameliorate the appalling living conditions of the working classes. Every month her and neighbours would make tablet, cakes, scones and stuff. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Lesbian actress Raven-Symone showed off her high top fade and her unique backpack at the Los Angeles Premiere of Fox's 'Empire at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California. Elder park is a mess and all the railings have been taken out. That suggested that the suspect was taking the van south to Manchester or Liverpool to pick up much larger drug consignments. 103m Big Mouth . Don't think I enjoyed my time at Govan High, who did but I remember the english teacher Johnny Duncan, Jock Reiburn (maths), who was strict but gave me a good basic knowledge of algebra which stood me in good stead for my future in engineering. RM 2E6CW9C - Workers line the street and applaud the hearse carrying former trade union official Jimmy Reid as it is driven past the Govan shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland August 19, 2010. [16] In 1912, Glasgow annexed Govan after a series of annexation battles. See more of Sunny Govan Memories on Facebook. Redevelopment was never completed and the combined effects of poor building specifications, and carelessness in the design of the surrounding spaces were becoming embarrassingly apparent. Verejnoprospen prce. Helen Dunlop and I have kept in touch all these years, she is only one month younger than me and lived across the street, therefore we have known each other all of our lives. Scottish Skier February 15, 2020 at 7:51 PM. I was born in Southern General 1971, lived in 1 Elder Street with my mum Ina Quinn and dad Peter Quinn, brothers and sister. My husband also comes from Govan. As I recall they sold very trendy tops marketed as Trendy. I went to Broomloan Rd nursery then the school. But then officers were based in a more forbidding Victorian building about a mile away in Orkney Street. When in trouble the Govanites all come together. Then the place just went to pot. Pagini similare. Within 10 years, Glasgow Corporations repair and maintenance service to the area had declined noticeably because the Corporation was simply not interested. Third, the importance of housing management services such as concierge or neighbourhood warden duties are understated in the document, and they are not considered as playing a core public service in the maintenance and upkeep of the areas they service.10 It was my first Saturday job and I worked there for about a year until the very day when it closed, which I think was in June 1972. 122m The Govan Shed . I went to St.Anthonys then St.Gerards, great days, I went back in the 70s and hardly recognized anything, even the people were different, if anybody has any info. Our first daughter was born in 1962, and then when she was six months old, we went to Toronto, Canada. We had some chalk on us and we wrote on the outside of the lovely red tiles on the wall. Lastly, the reflections are intended to be used as a tool among the many Church, statutory, voluntary, and charitable organisations, to aid and encourage a fresh approach to the eradication of poverty in our lives today. I was born in the Southern General Hospital in 1958 and lived at 23 McGregor Street, Chookiehill [Teucharhill] as it was fondly called then. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. I agreed and the result is the Report, which you now have today which is meant for the October 17th World Poverty Day. It was followed by an undercover drugs team down the M8, onto the M74 and over the border into England. First, if the government are to tackle inequality and the centring of disadvantaged groups, then they will have to understand that it is the housing system itself that creates it. Robert sadly passed away when he was 2 and then my dad James was born in 1960. If his western city is invariably "smoky" and even hellish in aspect, throughout his poem "Edinburgh" the Scottish capital is glimpsed "high in . Gary Faulds. Create New Account. You never forget these things, but what great days and what character building it was. 15 Saturday Home, 2005, p. 20 16Vindicated1, 2005, p. 1-2, Acknowledgements By the 1860s, the village needed a higher order of administration and it was made a burgh in 1864, under the General Police (Scotland) Act 1862. Owned by Harry Knop in the 40s. I lived at 73 Nethan Street, Govan. It was regarded at the time as perhaps the worst slum in Britain, and the people who lived there were treated like vermin by the authorities whom we treated likewise. I can see from the various pieces of information I have obtained that the Leddy's lived in various places in Govan including 61 Victoria Street, 10 John Street, 76 White Street and 11 Logie Street. Jocelyn Square. Mum married and moved to Whiteinch as a child and I remember going across on the ferry to Govan, Anyone recall my mum? Following decades of decline, with existing residents experiencing prejudice and only those with little other choice willing to move to the area, Moorepark was named by The Independent newspaper in April 1994 as one of the worst areas in the United Kingdom, with drug abuse being a widespread problem and unemployment standing at nearly 30% (up to three times the national average at the time). Glasgow Braendam Link, aims to support, empower and enable all those involved in the partnership to gain more control of their lives by encouraging self-belief, growth and development. My Mum was Godmother to your brother and I was at your wedding. The yard eventually closed in the wake of the collapse of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders consortium in 1971.[35]. [4] In 1864, Govan gained burgh status, and was the fifth-largest burgh in Scotland. My gran was Ella Campbell who lived in Greenfield Street during the 50s and 60 s. In fact, Glasgow Corporation was so determined to place many of the cities socially deprived into Moorepark that they even advertised for them in the newspapers. Darner had two criticisms of the improvement programme. It arrived at a house in Liverpool and then left a short time later to head back to Glasgow, arriving about midnight. The first was an experimental improvement programme, which had the initiatives: the partial modernisation of the houses, the re-planning of the external environment, and the construction of a Tenants Hall. I can't remember what we wrote, but we were very busy. Reid was a prominent union leader whose successful 'work in' at the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in 1971 stopped government attempts to close the yards. During my first year studying sociology I came across Damer again in the form of a book that he had written about poverty and deprivation in the Wine Alley but put it to the back of my mind. My dad gave my a slap for not fighting them, god was only about five years old. I remember on Sunday mornings being taken with my sister, Elizabeth, on a No. I learned then that Govan as I knew it had obviously changed (the three picture houses were gone) but was still a thriving community. An isolated island of cheap building land, Glasgow Corporation bought the Moorepark land and in 1934 built the Moorepark Housing Estate, a typical Glasgow rehousing scheme of three-storey grey concrete-block tenements. My father, Alex Grant and brother Davie lived one up at 129 Elderpark Street. I was born in Broomloan Road by the pot heid (TSB) bank which is still there. Memory says it was painted red but I might be wrong. I also remember the candy apple man and rag man, I also remember at the top of Greenfield Street as a wee boy of 8 watching a horse drawn Beatties bread wagon relieving itself, what a flood lots of great memories. They also told police that the same man would rent out a larger car about once a month. I was a deckhand on the TSS Shleldhall sewage ship that sailed down the Clyde every day Monday to Friday to the tail of the bank, there we discharged the load then made a circle before heading back up home. For (as he says) members of the so-called underclass are not helpless and passive victims of structural circumstances, and that by becoming involved in social, political and economical activities, the community of any area can organise themselves in such a fashion as to understand that community, or collective power, is real.1 Clyde News. Govan was the site of a ford and later a ferry which linked the area with Partick for seasonal cattle drovers. First of all, they invited local and international designers to attend a three day team design effort to come up with imaginative projects that would redress the problems they had in their 3-storey, concrete block houses.7, The group then lobbied the City Council, the Scottish Office and finally Westminster, until they were eventually given the go-ahead to revamp one of the old blocks of 6 houses into model they desired. I attended Harmony Row School and Hills Trust Primary. sau. And Linda Paterson, I knew your dad Geordie Paterson, and I think he had a brother Willie. He wanted to discover how and why such places came into being and to see if remedies could be found. I attended Notre Dame School and Jackie told customers this to reassure them of the standard of my handwriting! Historically it was part of the County of Lanark. The owner later came in with home-made tablet for all of us. Hi there, just wondering if anyone has any info or stories on the Slaters, Mckechnies or Hutchisons, hope to hear back. I noticed a post by Murray G. Wondering if we might be related at all? Not Now. Knowing a house which was empty he pre-emptively sought approval from the council to use it as part of the operation. Thus, when Renfrewshire was created out of a sheriffdom of Lanarkshire in the early fifteenth century, the lands associated with the hospital (Polmadie) were not technically in the newly created shire, as they were not part of the sheriffdom. Govan feels vibrant again. From Rushden we came back to Larbert, then to Lauder. Wine Alley was in a part of Govan which is "pretty much gone now but it was notorious," he described. Somewhere along the Govan Road, there was a sweet shop with a train set that would go around all the big jars of sweets. This article is about the district in Glasgow. Amenities, Comfort & Cleanliness 4/4. Finalists in the Intermediate Cup 1929-30, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moorepark,_Glasgow&oldid=1142353497, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 23:16. [14] in 1901 the Burgh boundaries increased further west to include Linthouse and West Drumoyne. Glorious Govan. Conecteaz-te. Govan railway station opened on 2 December 1868. Got in with the wrong crowd in Wine Alley,Govan, Glasgow,(Rab C Nesbitt Country) usual stuff to start with theft,housebreakings(Burglary to those from England), theft of and from motor vehicles, local gang wars etc, then got into some serious crime such as armed robbery, Gun running between Stranraer to Belfast, serious assaults(GBH), . No1seems2care. I would like to know if anyone remembers these times. Renton, WA 98058. It was like growing up in a wasteland! It was a real shame to junk those old tenements instead of refurbishing them. Naturally the slum dwellers of Govan, who though it their right to have most of the new house in their own locality, were angry and outraged at their expectations being ignored by the authorities. We left govan to go to Drumchapel. At the time DS Jackson said: These two cops were the real heroes and were at high risk. Egg And Chip' 11/2. My mother and grandfather raised me alongside my two sisters and three brothers and various in-laws who moved in and out of the home through the years. sau. Poor health and low-levels of educational qualifications are offered as secondary parts of the equation.