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Anderson There are 7 messages in this section. lorraine king from Glasgow. Posted 24 Oct 2003. I was brought up in Anderson as were my mother and grandmother, Does anybody remember the old ferry boat in which my friend,s and I used to skip over to the other side of the clyde for a wee fight with the gorbalonians that is a fond memory of my younger days when I look back now the ferry master must have dreaded the sight of a few children coming john harvey from solihull. Posted 5 Dec 2003. i lived in elliot st next door to bettys bar 20 yards from ferry left in 1959 Allan Brown from London. Posted 10 Mar 2004. I was brought up in Anderson in the late 50 through to 1966. I went to Washington st school and stayed in St Vincent st. Alex Reid from Seattle. Posted 5 Jul 2004. As a boy I recall the fun using the ferry at the bottom of Elliot Street. Also had a lot of fun using The Tunnel to get over the Clyde. Angela from Glasgow. Posted 26 May 2005. My grandparents on my mum's side lived in Anderston in Clyde Ferry Street. I was only little when we visited before they moved but I've memories of the dark close and the toilet in the stairwell. I remember walking down North Street with my mum and passing a cemetery that is long gone now because of the Kingston Bridge. My dad was manager of the Anderston Fish restuarant and I loved going there before visiting my gran and getting a plate of chips and a cola.I have vague memories of Washington Street school nearby. Bonny from Glasgow. Posted 12 Jul 2006. All my mother's family came from Anderson, (McSwiggan) big family. I have a photo of Anderson cross and Washington St. school, if anyone would like a copy just email me. Bonny from Glasgow. Posted 12 Jul 2006. All my mother's family came from Anderson, (McSwiggan) big family. I have a photo of Anderson cross and Washington St. school, if anyone would like a copy just email me.

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