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Fairfield Volunteer gives BBC interview on the annexation of Govan

Posted on: August 17th, 2012

Colin Quigley, one of Fairfield’s dedicated research volunteers, was interviewed by the BBC today in a feature marking the the centenary of Govan’s annexation to Glasgow.  The area was given Police Burgh status back in 1864 establishing a fierce pride and independence that made some reluctant to merge with their own neighbourhood into the city’s…Read More…

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Fairfield featured in the BBC’s Great British Story

Posted on: August 11th, 2012

Last year Fairfield volunteers were interviewed by Michael wood for the BBC series Great British Story. The programme celebrated the history of the British people and used Fairfield and Govan as an example of the dramatic nature of industrial change.  Cathy McCaskill, our resident volunteer family historian, travelled up to Skye with the film crew…Read More…

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