Telling The Time

One thing that sticks in my memory at newlands school, was that my teacher (Miss Foley) never had a watch and every now and then she would pick somebody in the class to go and find out the time on the school clock. Well I was just getting to grips with telling the time when she picked me, so off I went to the main hall where the clock was and to my absolute horror I discovered that the clock was in Roman numerals and there was no way I could figure out what the time was on that (slow learner). So I had to hang about the corridors until an adult passed and asked them the time. I got into a right row when I got back and told her that I had to go to the toilet while I was out but she was not amused at all.

(why the old bugger never had a watch, I don't know)

Newlands Janitors House 2007

Here is the schools Jannie's Hoose (January 2007)

God knows what they have done to the door !

Newlands School 2007

This is the school as it looks now (January 2007) Still a braw looking building. The girls gate is on the left and the boys gate is on the right next to the Jannie's house so that he could keep an eye out for the bad boys.

Janefield Street

Here is a wee photy of me "Brian Charlton" (the chubby wee guy in the waistcoat), with my big brother "Eddie" (right front) and my 2 big cousins "John and Mae McEwan". It was taken in my granny's back court in Janefield street (Circa 1955). I can't remember my granny's close number but it was about the 3rd close on the left coming in to Janefield street from Springfield road. The houses in the background behind us are in Dalriada street with Janefield on the right.

One memory I have of Janefield street is that a man (we usually called him the gypsy) used to come to the street with a wee pony and trap and all the kids would line up for a ride in the wee cart for thrupence a time. He would get about 6 or 8 kids in at a time and the ride would be right up the back of Celtic park, past the prefabs and under the railway bridge at Stamford street and back again. It felt as if it was going at about 50 miles an hour with the wind blowing in our hair and the kids all letting out whoops of joy. It was a rare terr, so it wis. But the poor wee pony must have been knackered by the time all the kids in the area had a wee run (some rich yins mer than wan).

Brian Charlton at Newlands Primary

Hello all, my name is Brian Charlton I was born in 1950 and I went to Newlands primary from 1955 to 1962. I have searched high and low but can't find any of my group photos at Newlands. This single photo was taken (I think) round about 1961 at Newlands. If I look as if I am peering a bit, it is because I have been short sighted since birth and have worn specs almost all my life, but my mother always made me take them off for photo's. I think she was embarassed that she could not afford decent ones so I had the standard National Health (Harry Potter) type. Either that or she thought they made me look a bit glaikit !
My earliest memory is that I went to nursery school in a little wooden building in a lane behind Newlands school. It was called Elba Lane.
I was in Parkhead the other day and took a wee walk along to where I thought the lane used to be, and believe it or not - It is still there, and even more amazingly, so is the nursery. I will try to get some photos of it some time.

Eddie Charlton my brother.

My older brother, Eddie also went to Newlands primary. He was born in 1947 so would have started in Newlands in about 1952. I have found some of his group photos from Newlands :- The photo below was taken in Newlands Primary around 1958 and Eddie Charlton is the 2nd from the right in the back row. If you recognise yourself or others, please let me know ! (Brian Charlton).

This photo was taken a bit earlier, probably about 1955 ? and Eddie is the 2nd from the left on the back row.