SESSION 2026-27
Meetings are held in Inchinnan Parish Church at 7.30pm
24.09.26 GUARD Archaeology Northbar Excavation : John-James Atkinson/Ilia Barbukov GUARD carried out an excavation at Northbar, Erskine prior to a residential development. As well at 19th – 20th Century agricultural debris, they found evidence of an extensive Bronze Age settlement, a snapshot of life over 3000 years ago.
29.10.26 A Servant’s Life : June Wiggans This is the story of two servants at the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th Centuries which contrasts their lives and looks at the differing experiences of servants at the time.
26.11.26 The History of the Glasgow Police : Alastair Dinsmor The curator of the Glasgow Police Museum on Bell Street will talk to us about the history of the City of Glasgow Police. The earliest UK police force, it existed from 1779 to 1975 before the creation of Strathclyde Police. A round up of the crimes, misdemeanours and characters of Glasgow over 200 years.
28.01.27 Fairlie’s Secret War : John Riddell During the Second World War the Royal Navy’s Anti-submarine Experimental Establishment was secretly moved to the village of Fairlie, occupying the boatyard of yacht builder William Fife. Fairlie’s role in the war and its importance to the development of sonar was not disclosed until recently.
25.02.27 AGM
01.04.27* The Vinegar Letters : Martin Donaghy In the mid 1820s a series of anonymous and slanderous letters began circulating among the Govan gentry and ultimately led to a tale of revenge and scandal. Wealthy banker Robert Watson is convinced the author of the letters is wealthy wit John Kingan Esq and mounts a campaign of revenge. A feud ensues and the whole affair enthralled the Glasgow public between 1823 and 1825.
29.04.27 Glasgow Harbour : Graeme Smith & Mike McCreevy Glasgow made the Clyde, and the Clyde made Glasgow. Glasgow Harbour, along the River Clyde from Glasgow Green to the River Kelvin and beyond to Clydebank became the greatest seaport in Scotland and one of the largest in Britain. From the 17th Century Glasgow became one of the major hubs of trade across the Atlantic and to the rest of the world. In the 18th Century Glasgow developed the Clyde into 12 miles of busy quayside. By the 19th Century Glasgow was the world-leading shipbuilding centre. Glasgow Harbour’s heavy industy has now shrunk but much of the waterfront is being regenerated.
27.05.27 Outing TBC
*April meeting is 1 week later than usual due to Easter