Bit late getting to your vids,  really enjoying them, was once told by a descendent ( a long term G-nock resident) of (one?) the builders of The Kelvin Hall that stone from Giffnock Quarry was used as ballast on ships going to Australia and was then used to build some of the municipal buildings in Melbourne.
They seemed very knowledgeable about their family and local history so seems plausible.

can't wait for an episode on Springhill Gardens!

I grew up in the 90s playing in the now fenced off part of the quarry.

We used to cycle through the rugby club car park to the quarry in either the late 60s as children as one of our many adventures. Then I could never find it again and only now, you show me what happened to it. I had assumed they built houses on it. There were plenty areas like this as kids. The field off Brunton Street, a huge area next to my Grannie’s in Ashgil Road in High Possil and what they called the 7 hills off Haggs Road. And this was long before BMX bikes.

Another brilliant watch. Thanks

I can’t wait to visit Glasgow.  My love started from Taggart on Britbox in the US here.

Fantastic video.  Loved hearing the Giffnock Stone story.  I never knew there was such a thing and I live so near it.

Great episode as always!  Very informative.  Lol, the only thing nicer looking than Giffnock stone or red sandstone is when they're adjacent.  Love to see red & blonde cheek by jowl 😁

I've stayed in Glasgow since 1992 and these have been the best years of my  life! Thanks for the video, which popped up on my playlist and I realised it filled a gap in my knowledge.

Another really  good episode

Loved the video . I can remember seeing the trains going along the tracks along May Terrace in the early 60’s . They ran near my house at the bottom of Lonsdale avenue .  
The old quarry site was my childhood playground !

Me and my pals played in the quarry in the 90's.

Very interesting! My wife is from Giffnock and I must have driven past that old quarry a million times but never even knew it was there. I will be granite spotting from now on!

Parts of Whiteinch have buildings which used Giffnock Stone, such as Victoria Park Drive, Victoria Park Street and Medwyn Street - in VPDS and Medwyn St you can see red and blonde together.  Great video and very informative!  Well done!

The quality of the stone coming out of Giffnock had dropped as well which is probably why the quarry became financially unviable. Curiously, the houses on Penrith Av. have the higher quality Dumfries redstone around the windows and doors (i.e. the supporting bits) with the now poorer quality Giffnock blonde being used for the rest of the building.

Good video I stumbled across. Look forward to seeing the rest. Well done

I just love to hear your clear G look ashier accent and see my belovedCity; I spent many years abroad and now am home. Good on ye Do ivlie

Another fantastic episode

Many buildings in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, are from Giffnock stone.
These include three churches – Trinity, the West (now demolished I believe) and St. John’s.  There are also residential flats and the reconstruction of the old outdoor baths.

My old local!!