Introduction to our WW2 walk around Langside.
5 min
The War Memorial for WW1 and WW2 in Battlefield West Parish Church
52 s
2nd Officer, Merchant Navy, SS Stanbank
8 min
Introducing Langside Parish Church - the 4th church to stand here in 100 years
3 min
A very different landscape in the 1940s
1 min
Significant landmark & community hub in 1940s Langside & many other decades
5 min
Similarities and differences between 1940s and today.
4 min
The Gertrude Jacobson Orphanage cared for Jewish orphans for 40 years.
5 min
A place of entertainment, escape and information
3 min
An important community hub for 50 years
1 min
Supporting the war effort on the home front
3 min
Shops along Battlefield Road in the 1940s.
1 min
2nd Lieutenant, Royal Artillery, 51st Field Regiment
8 min
Brief history of the hospital and its services - pre NHS
6 min
Observer and Air Gunner, 49th Squadron, R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve
5 min
One of a kind - tram stop and famous Battlefield landmark, then and now.
4 min
Buildings no longer here
4 min
Able Seaman, Royal Navy, HMS Drake
3 min
Signalman, Royal Corps of Signals
2 min
Gunner, Gordon Highlanders, 84th Anti-Tank Regiment
2 min
Creative writing based on the stories of those who served in the war.
17 min
Stoker/Assistant Steward, Merchant Navy
2 min
Model Employer and 'Garden Factory' designed by J J Burnet
6 min
Sergeant, Royal Corps of Signals
4 min
Creative writing inspired by more of our untold stories
7 min
Sergeant, RAF Volunteer Reserve, 201 Squadron
3 min
Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator/Navigator, RAF Volunteer Reserve
4 min
2nd Engineer, Merchant Navy, SS Eastmoor
3 min
Battlefield Primary and school days during the war years
7 min
Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps
3 min
1st Engineer, Merchant Navy, SS Lackenby
2 min
Sergeant/Flight Engineer, RAF Volunteer Reserve, 83 Squadron
3 min
Private, Argyll and Southern Highlanders, 8th Battalion
2 min
The untold stories of two more men named on the Battlefield West war memorial
11 min
The 10 year project to build a hall in memory of those who died during the war
5 min
Stories of the final 3 names on the Battlefield West War Memorial
22 min
Information about how to get in touch with your own stories
Recognising the tremendous team work that created this tour
The untold Stories of local folk during the Second World War.
This tour transports you to Langside in 1940 and invites you to walk in the footsteps of people living in these tenements and walking these streets during the war years.
You'll hear the untold stories of those who saw conflict overseas and did not return, as well as some who came home; the refugees who arrived and passed through here; the businesses and shops which adapted to the challenges and restrictions of blackout, rationing, deprivation and the drive to support the war effort; and the horses and trams that kept everyone moving.
Listening to the audio clips on each stage of this journey, we hope you will gain some insights into the
sights, sounds, smells and preoccupations which dominated life Langside during these turbulent war years.
Our starting point was the list of names commemorated on the Battlefield West Church War Memorial, and from these untold stories unfolded .....
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED
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