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Knocking Down Hendryfield | Knocking Down The Goy | Building the Seawall | Building the New School

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Maureen Quinn (Spellacy)		17-Mar-2025 23:29
So sorry to see those building have gone. My mum and dad lived at #6 and my dad was born at 2 Columshill Street in 1899. He attended the school just across from Mansfield Place. My grandfather helped build the roads around Rothesay. Many happy memories in Rothesy. My fathers name was Robert Spellacy

Guest		22-Apr-2023 09:26
Correction… mansefield place!!

Joanne Franklin		21-Apr-2023 16:35
We just bought a wartime trunk with the name H.J. Johns 11 Mansfield place Rothesay. R.E.M.E regiment. Does anyone recognise this name? Thanks jo

Iain Bennett		23-Jan-2023 15:07
My first recollection of Mansfield Place was as an infant, I lived at number 3 top flat middle door. My neighbour I think was Adam Smith and his wife, think her name was Margaret but I knew her as Mrs Smith. Adam was a retained fireman and the fire station was right opposite Mansfield Place. I went to the Public school diagonally across the road. I saw it had been demolished many years ago but never knew about this forum until today. I was born in the Victoria Infirmary in 1951, I now live in Spain but look back on my childhood on Bute as idyllic.

Cally		26-Oct-2022 14:47
My mum's family had a house at Number 4. (Laidlaw) I found this address on a set of dominoes and came looking for the house only to discover it has been demolish. But I am grateful I found this site.

Guest		17-Nov-2015 22:40
My gran had a holiday house at no 8 Rachael anderson

Donald MacLaren		04-Nov-2014 16:07
It came as a great shock to see Zak´s photos of the destruction of Mansfield Place. I lived at No..8 during the latter part of WWII. I can well remember sitting on that wall outside with the Gillespie girls and the Bowies, waving to the visitors in the Round-Bute coaches. Young Maureen Gillespie was burned to death in an accident in her flat and I still remember Mr, Bowie wrapping her in a blanket and running with her all the way up to the local cottage hospital. Just at the end of the old tenement line (going towards the park) was a large open space with beech trees, which formed a rookery. I can remember, as a small boy, clinging terrified to those tree tops in a strong breeze, forty feet above the ground, whilst trying to steal eggs from the rooks´ nests.

Guest		08-Nov-2013 19:17
Replacing they majestic tenements with the current monstrosity >>> well done fynne homes!!!

Guest		29-Oct-2013 21:08
any photos of old mancefield place

JM		24-Apr-2011 07:38
My grandparents lived at No 3 and my Dad and his 4 sisters were all born there. What a shame it had to come down. You would think they could have kept the facade and rebuilt behind it. I was lucky enough to visit from Australia just before it was pulled down

Lampridis Dimitris		04-Dec-2009 18:49
Excellent work !!! My Compliments *****

Guest		04-Jul-2009 20:50
I jumped from one wall to the other, all the way round on my way to school every morning ,as I stayed in roslin crescent and our primary was in union street. At play time I would go and spend my pennies in Morland Ewings and Walkers. I am also really happy you managed to get the photos brought back loads of memories for me jeanette, carol and my aunty julie macDonald (sargent) jeanette nee Malcolm

jim whitehouse		20-Apr-2009 09:08
my mother stayed at no 10 it is sad to see a lovely building like that being pulled down and old rubbish one still kept hang your heads in shame bute council

Guest		23-Nov-2008 17:04
It's a pity you don't have more of the completed project without scaffolding etc as the new building is actually quite impressive and architecturally interesting.

malcolm bell		04-Aug-2008 09:38
Born in No.11 in 1932 inside the close on the right. Grandfather Willie Stewart lived on the top flat two windows on extreme left of photograph. My wife and I ( Jean Irvine Granddaughter of Robert Glover chemist shop in Bridgend St.) have lived in Melbourne Australia for nearly 45 years. Two boys born at 22 Foley Road. We visit often to see family, Stewart and Marion Shaw. We see Jean Small ( born No.6 ) often and hear of other Brandanes in Melbourne. Regards to all.

william walker		26-Apr-2008 17:53
hi everyone I'm the demolition worker in some of the pics (yellow jacket blue hat with dustmask carrying chunk of stone in one) also demolished the Goy However I made amends by changing jobs and helped to build the new primary school. Im now working in wolverton milton keynes renovating Queen Victoria's royal train shed into luxury apartments. Hi to anyone who knows me from rothesay

Guest		31-May-2007 20:08
Gosh I hate to see buildings come down...it changes everything...but I guess it has to be done....I too spent many a penny in the corner shop when I was little....

irene		01-Mar-2007 21:44
My mum owned a house at mansefield i used to take my 3 boys there every paisley fair they are grown up now but we had great holidays there never been back for years its a shame knocking these building down but thats progress for you from IRENE BATTERS

Guest		25-Feb-2007 00:13
only 1 word .....................sad

ALLAN COUTTS		25-Feb-2007 00:12
MY GRAN HAD HOUSE AT NUMBER 10 MANSEFIELD PLACE,SORRY TO SEE IT ALL GONE,MEMORIES WILL NEVER FADE .ALLAN C

Guest		23-Feb-2007 23:41
used to live there a fair while ago. shame to see them demolished.

Guest		10-Feb-2007 22:11
Looking at the pictures made me sad, but at least the happy memories cant be pulled down like the flats..

Creosote		28-Nov-2006 10:52
Thank you Zak. Seeing this from the Western edge of the US makes it all the more poignant. Was there anything structurally unsound with the buildings? Anything like that over here would have landmark status.

Guest		16-Apr-2006 22:05
great pics zak i didnt have time to get some before they pulled it down

northstar37		02-Apr-2006 11:40
a great record

Gail Davison		26-Mar-2006 20:13
Looks like it had a great facade - it's a shame they couldn't do something with that.

JW		26-Mar-2006 11:19
Superb gallery - great piece of photo-journalism.

SRW		26-Mar-2006 10:26
Brilliant gallery! Sad to see such architectural gems (IMHO) go.... (V)

Tomas:-]		26-Mar-2006 01:39
Well documented Zak! The shots made me sad (and a bit angry). Shame it's cheaper to knock old buildings down and build new stuff than it is to restore them.

ANGUS		26-Mar-2006 01:35
MY FATHER WAS BORN IN MANSFIELD PLACE BACK ABOUT 1911, MY GRANDMOTHER LIVED AT 112 HIGH STREET BACK IN THE FORTIES. SHE WOULD SEND US TO THE WEE GROCERY STORE AND BUY CINNAMON STICKS.

Al Chesworth		25-Mar-2006 20:50
An absolutely brilliant record gallery. VOTED.

Michelle Craig		09-Feb-2006 04:33
My Great Gran Jane MacKenzie lived at 5 Mansfield Place many memories jumping the the dikes in front. I loved the laundry house in the back. I still remember the smell of the close. Also sad to see McEwan's grocery store going too.

James Ross		05-Jan-2006 22:10
They call it Progress :-(

Johnny JAG		05-Jan-2006 17:56
Sounds like the title of an old novel, shame to see nice old buildings go, no doubt they'll be replaced with characterless executive housing :-(

Zak		08-Oct-2005 16:35
ALL of it is going eventually but they cant knock the front down yet as there's still people living in there!

Liz lLizazenby		28-May-2005 21:48
Gosh that was quite a mess they made...tis sad to see the old buildings go but I guess progress and safety dictates....good photos Zak...keeps us Butites in touch with what is going on there....

margaret nackenzie		28-May-2005 12:08
sad to see another part of Rothesay being demolished, my granny used to send me to the corner shop for rolls and milk - not the nearest shop but the best rolls apparently! My granny stayed at Logie Place, now long demolished and rebuilt as ferrfad court.

Guest		18-Mar-2005 12:55
Do the rooms come with a view??!!

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