Glasgow

Still trying to clean up my records so I can start doing this again. I went back to my records at Scotlands People (those -- or us? --canny Scots will break my bank account) and started looking up all the records I have on the Corbetts. I dimly remembered an alcoholic toll-keeper in Glasgow and have started adding his stuff in. I have been looking at the addresses and found that Great Eastern Road is now Tollcross Road, Camlachie Street or Gallowsgate. I think I will try to find out a bit more about toll houses in Glasgow (sounds like something some local history fanatic would put together -- bless them). I found a picture of the Tollhouse at 556, Dalmarnock Rd. was built circa 1820 by the Road Trustees. It may be similar to Robert Corbett's at 130 Great Eastern Road.

This is a row of shops on Great Eastern Road (now Camlachie Street) c 1900.

The Eastern Medical Hall was at 622 Great Eastern Road, with Armstrong Brothers' butchers' shop and George Horn & Sons' grocery store next door. Some boys are selling newspapers on the street corner.