Deaf & Dumb Institution .....

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:26 pm

Norman Downs wrote:Thanks everyone for your comments.

DavidWW wrote:
The site posted by Lesley clearly says "In 1947 there was a change of use for the building when it became Langside College, a college of further education."

David
Hi David,
I'm not sure of the point you are making. The Townhead building was in use from 1819 to 1868. The Langside building was in use from 1868 until 1947 when it became Langside College. So in 1861, when my great grandparents were boarders, they would have been in the Townhead building.

Regards,
Norman

Only that the successor building to the Townhead one, referred to as being in Queens Park, was this building later taken over by Langside College, - many readers of the post will not realise the fact that Queens Park and Langside are adjacent areas with, according to the period involved, a degree of overlap in terms of the definitions of the extent of these areas.

David

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:32 pm

many readers of the post will not realise the fact that Queens Park and Langside are adjacent areas

myself included! Thanks for clarifying that.

Best wishes
Lesley

Norman Downs · Post by **Norman Downs** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:16 pm

On the same wavelength now David. Since I know the area, it didn't occur to me that the two names would cause confusion.

Regards,
Norman

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:22 pm

Norman Downs wrote:On the same wavelength now David. Since I know the area, it didn't occur to me that the two names would cause confusion.

Regards,
Norman

You and me wid unnerstaun it, ken, but there's mony oan ra DG widnae

David