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jrah60 Administrator
Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 1915 Location: East Kilbride
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:49 pm Post subject: Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church |
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Sherbrooke St. Gilbert’s Church, 240 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow G41 5AD
OS Grid Ref: NS 561636
The church started as Sherbrooke Free Church, became Sherbrooke United Free Church after the union with the United Presbyterian Church in 1900, then simply Sherbrooke Church in the reconstituted Church of Scotland in 1929. Later, after the Union in 1942 of Sherbrooke and St.Gilbert’s Churches, the church now bears the title Sherbrooke St. Gilbert’s Church.
The original church by William McGibbon was ravaged by fire in 1994, its centenary year. In the years leading up to this, the congregation were working towards the full conservation of their historic sanctuary and during the final phase of this extended project the disastrous fire started in the roof. When the fire took hold the beams blazed, the stone spalled, the roof collapsed and the splendid turn of the century stained glass shattered and fell into puddles of molten lead and solder. Demolition teams arrived expectantly and a gathering crowd mourned. www.sherbrooke.org.uk
This photograph, which hangs in the vestry, shows the original war memorial prior to 1994.
Placed on a table, in front of the new Memorial are two Books of Remembrance, one for WW1 and one for WW2.
Both books contain details of those names listed on the War Memorial. |
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jrah60 Administrator
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David McNay Administrator
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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John,
Do you have details of who compiled these books?
the first two entries you've posted - John Stewart Adam and William Frederick Adam - they are both on my bank Rolls of Honour. William worked for the Bank of Scotland and John for the British Linen Bank. I don't have photos of either of them and would be interested in a copy of the photos they have. |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:51 am Post subject: |
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I went to a Christening in this church a few years ago (pre SWMDF) and I discussed the Rolls with one of the people there. It was done by someone in the congregation at the time the new memorial was created.
If you contact the session clerk at the church I'm sure they will know who was responsible.
Adam
p.s. this is a very fine church and the restoration has made it a lovely place for a service. |
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mhomac
Joined: 15 May 2010 Posts: 779 Location: South Lanarkshire
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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David.
Pictures of both men are shown on this website
http://www.sherbrookestgilberts.com/roll-of-honour-the-great-war-1924.html
Not sure how up to date this info is for contact but here it is...
The Office will be open on Tuesday and Friday 9-1pm and Thursday 2-6pm. To email...mailto:sherbrooke-init@btconnect.com
Office Number 0141 427 1968 |
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 4:42 am Post subject: What I have on James McIntosh |
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James McIntosh 2nd Lt 1st Gordon Highlanders Age 31 Killed in Action F & F 13/11/1916 Son of John & Margaret McIntosh, Craigrothie, Pollokshields, Glasgow. Father's Occ: Writer and Bank Agent. Officers Book page 166. A Solicitor MA LLB (Glasgow) LLB (London). Occ: partner with his father in the firm of Messrs. McKay & McIntosh, St. Vincent Street. Thiepval Memorial M. R. 21 Pier 15B Daily Record 22-11-16 High School of Glasgow _________________ Researching WWI info from Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire & Morayshire. |
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mhomac
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The War Memorial is now sited in an area of the Church which appears to be a Chapel of Remembrance. Sorry the picture is not sharp in quality but it was as close as I could get to take the picture on my phone.
The books mentioned in a previous post are on a table at the right hand side with a large candle behind them.
A beautiful area of the Church.
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