Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’

Faces of Glasgow in the 1980s in 20 snapshots

The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place  “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who submitted by them, and we include their names here

 

Glasgow 1980s

Janice Docherty, 1985

Townhead, 1989

Glasgow 1980s

Shaun Murphy, 1986

Glasgow 1980s

Submitted by Peter Kelly

Peter and Margaret Woods, 1987

Nicola Martin, Kathleen and Claire

Glasgow 1980s

May Mcfarline, Garthamlock, 1989

Margaret Gordon, Garthamlock -1986

Stephen Mullen, 1980s

Glasgow 1980s

The Mclellan brothers

Tommy Montgomery and Margaret Gordon, 1981

Glasgow 1980s

Workers at the Caley, Springburn – 1983

Margaret Campbell – hen-night

Glasgow 1980s

Margaret Adam, 1980s

Johnny Nicoletti and Laddie – 243-Bellrock Street, Cranhill, 1980

Glasgow 1980s

Gorbals

Gina and John Hope, Cranhill Park, 1981

George Duff, 1980s

1980s Glasgow

eStephanie Vickery, Katrina and Paul Curran

We’ve more pictures of Glasgow here, And more snapshots here. And do please send yours in.

 

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