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THE GREAT WESTERN BRIDGE (Glasgow)

DukeOfDunbartonshire

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The history of The Great Western Bridge in Glasgow's West End.

Shot during the 3 sunny days of 2011 and spliced with historic images from the internet.

Used a cheap plastic camera and a cheap plastic microphone, but it turned out OK.

Canon MD216 camcorder from Ebay and Yoga EM-278 microphone from Maplins.

Edited on a 2007 MacBookPro using the supplied programs.

On a very few of the shots there are slight visual distortions due to a notorious flaw in iMovie 08. I had intended doing a re-edit, but the original tapes have been lost.

Music consists of GarageBand loops, assembled by myself. I also did the narration and wrote the script.

Appears on the website http://ajbowie.com

20 Comments

@alasdairbrown8368 4 years ago

Sat on these steps destitute once. Had nothing. Absolutely nothing. And I cried for my Mother.

@JamesCampbell-b1w 3 weeks ago

Used To Go Down The Stairs From Gt Western Rd, To The Kelvingrove Subway Around 1953 When I Was 10 Years Old, Would Stand On The Bridge And Throw Sticks Into The River Kelvin, Have Great Memories Of Glasgow, Emigrated To Australia In 1964, But, My Heart Still Remains In Glagow. MY DEAR GREEN PLACE.❤❤❤

@levistubbs8949 3 years ago

Wonderful part of the city, great history !

@BloxdVoidTM 3 years ago

First walked across this when I was 19, 30 years ago. My then girlfriend lived in Glasgow and I used to travel up from London fortnightly. Beautiful city and great people. I love the place.

@Scratcher1960 8 years ago

Enjoyed watching this. My dad used to carry me on his shoulders over that bridge in the mid 60's

@wallydug2256 7 years ago

Very interesting,I have been over the bridge many times but never seen underneath nor did I know anything about its history so thank you for that.

@fionaalderman4871 3 weeks ago

Love it. Used to live near there and went to that bar often !!

@marktaggart4610 2 weeks ago

brilliant video - huge thanks

@patsyballantyne9886 6 years ago

Just love this video, I'm from Maryhill very near Kelvingrove Park. <3

@kerryblyth670 6 years ago

Where I grew up, spent my 1st 17 years growing up in Kelvinbridge

@derekferguson385 7 years ago

I remember when I was about 2 years old standing holding my mums hand at a tram stop on the bridge and we got on a standard tram and headed for Killermont St bus station. That was 62 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday. So colourful. The green of the bridge and the colours, smells,clatter and swaying of the tram as it went along. It was all a big adventure back then.

@seonadmacleod139 6 years ago

Beautiful feat of Victorian engineering. Crossed over it many times but never knew the history. Thanks for this informative video. The music is a bit intrusive and unnecessary.

@tonywright8302 2 years ago

Lived near by in Caledonian mansions in the late 70s and early 80s,loved my time there, the area,history and the fantastic glaswegians I met, thanks for your video

@paulherlihy9290 6 years ago

What a lovely video.

@monumentstosuffering2995 6 years ago

Lovely film and area.

@bettylawson7283 2 weeks ago

One of my earliest memories. Being with my parents on Kelvin Bridge celebrating with many happy, cheering, laughing people the end of WWII. Much water has gone under the Bridge since, but good memories and the goodness of God has remained. 🙂❤

@monumentstosuffering2995 6 years ago

The noblest and most useful of all structures. Nothing compares with the beauty of Victorian Civil Engineering and architecture.

@Spud4X 13 years ago

Excellent video - informative, well paced and entertaining.

@ianstewartorr8455 6 years ago

We love walking in the west end

@Joe_Peroni 5 years ago

Until 1988, when I emigrated to Australia, I went with my girlfriend every other Saturday night to a pub which was a few metres along from the steps at the base of this historical bridge. Nice memories!