Can anyone tell me what 109 Firpark street (Dennistoun) Glasgow was in 1913 where a 6 year old child died of epilepsy? Was it a house or hospital? I have checked Google maps and it now appears to be a high rise building. Judy

Judy, No doubt 109 Firpark Street, Dennistoun, was a tenement (not a high rise, that is a more modern nomenclature when the old tenements were demolished to make way for high-rise flats, the highest being the Red Road flats, 34 storeys (sp?) high and at one point the highest in Europe but most of which have recently been demolished.) Firpark Street runs adjacent to the Necropolis Cemetery, and by extension near the Glasgow Cathedral and Royal Infirmary. That whole section of Glasgow has been 'gutted,' shall we say, and many of the tenements are no more, either being replaced by modern flats or 'spare ground.' I was born not too far away from Firpark St., and the whole area has been built over to accommodate the University of Strathclyde or student housing or has been replaced by little pockets of greenery. The whole area is quite unrecognisable now from when I lived in Glasgow. (By the way, Firpark Street is cheek by jowl with Townhead, the oldest part of Glasgow where St. Kentigern (or Mungo) decided to dedicate the spot for his cathedral.) Maisie http://www.britishstreets.info/firpark-street-dennistoun-glasgow-strathclyde -----Original Message----- From: Judy Wardlaw via Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 3:04 PM To: lanark@rootsweb.com Subject: [Lanark] Firpark street Glasgow Can anyone tell me what 109 Firpark street (Dennistoun) Glasgow was in 1913 where a 6 year old child died of epilepsy? Was it a house or hospital? I have checked Google maps and it now appears to be a high rise building. Judy ------------------------------- WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Judy Under the Glasgow Story website, you will find the Glasgow Valuation Rolls for 1913-1914. Type in Firpark under the heading "where" and press "search", and this will take you to the valuation rolls. Click on the fourth image and this will take you to the right page. Click on "view larger image" to see the details. After you have looked at this, you can then go back to Ward Maps (ward 5) and print off a very detailed map of the area. Kind regards, Linda -----Original Message----- From: lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judy Wardlaw via Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 10:04 AM To: lanark@rootsweb.com Subject: [Lanark] Firpark street Glasgow Can anyone tell me what 109 Firpark street (Dennistoun) Glasgow was in 1913 where a 6 year old child died of epilepsy? Was it a house or hospital? I have checked Google maps and it now appears to be a high rise building. Judy ------------------------------- WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message