Calton Burial ground; Astonishing Glasgow. Ep34

The main events of this episode took place exactly 235 years to the day of this video being uploaded.
I have visited the Calton burial ground to tell the story of the Calton martyrs who were killed while striking for better wages.
A summer of strikes in Scotland shows that 235 years later, workers still have to fight for what we are worth but at least in 2022 there is no threat of being shot in the process.
I also tell you how Glasgow has links to Abraham Lincoln and the events of the American civil war.
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Thanks again for watching and see you next time in Astonishing Glasgow;
Dave.
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[@NadeemHussain-rt3fd]

*The Weavers were a Close “Knit”Family!!* 😂 Good One!! 👍 Excellent Video with good Knowledge as usual!! 👌

[@colinriley123]

Growing up watching films where there was a "Pinkerton Man", I never imagined this connection with Glasgow. Fascinating!

[@richarddavis2107]

Thanks I came across your site by accident. Captivated by I I have watched several of your casts. Born & raised in Glasgow. I knew of some of the legand told none of the East End, where I was born and lived until married and still living there for a year then moving to Cumbernauld and stayig there a few years before moving to East Renfrewshie. I'm off to watch more of your enjoyable casts.

[@jomo102]

Dave, Your video's are brilliant and so well researched. Keep it up and thanks.

[@paultracey4185]

I'm born bred in glasgow, and absolutely love your, videos, it's always good to remember glasgows past ,as it a part of all who are born in glasgow ,so keep up the good work.

[@aileenhaggarty681]

Very interesting. Much enjoyed. 👍❤️ Aileen

[@jamesgilmour5830]

Was born and brought up not too far from Abercromby st,past that graveyard many many times over the last few + decades, thanks for the video very informative and interesting,and look forward to seeing more in the future 👍

[@alanmcclelland5245]

I lived on Loom St (a tiny Street which I believe is long gone now ) off Stephehson St. As a little boy I'm sure I played 'sogers' in that very same buriel ground on Abercrombie St. Left the Calton in and around the late 60's, eventually to emigrate to Canada 1978. Never been back. Subed and liked cheers

[@maggiecraig5030]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks!

[@shug831]

You dig up some interesting (Astonishing,) history of Glasgow. Keep up the great work. Maybe "Dixon Blazes," might feature one day. 😉

[@joannelogan8145]

Your videos are fascinating, thank you for sharing 😊

[@brooksymusic6907]

Excellent.

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Thank you. Keep up the good work!

[@stephenturner6075]

There's a wall memorial stone dedicated to Allan Pinkerton underneath the railway bridge up that side street between the Citizens Theatre and the railway arches. I only discovered it by accident a few years ago when I went that way as a shortcut.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Brilliant, I will need to go and look for that. Thanks for the information.

[@stephenturner6075]

@@AstonishingGlasgow You're welcome.

[@John-DC60]

Your videos are excellent. Very informative

[@brandyjean7015]

So while listening, I looked up Portioners. Someone who presided over a small portion of a larger estate. Also, younger sons who each inherited a portion of the family farm.

[@RichardTownsendRose]

Amazing - Glasgow IS astonishing ....

[@dogginn1]

Thanks I didn't know Pinkerton helped with the underground railway.

[@loganavich17]

The Londoner pub at the bottom of the road is a great wee pub,with friendly punters and staff,everybody's welcome.👍🍺

[@gimpygunner7327]

Another good video. 👍 On the subject of martyrs in Glasgow obviously. You may wish to conduct a production, in regards to the Polmadie martyrs in the 1700s. Again 3 men were murdered by government forces for being Covenanters. The graves of which can be found in Old Cathcart Church off Carmunock road.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Thanks Gimpy Gunner. The Polmadie martyrs has been on my list for a long time as I live directly across the road from the old parish graveyard. I am holding local stories for the moment as I am awaiting knee surgery and will tackle them when I am recovering and cant venture far from home.

[@hashburystumble8808]

@@AstonishingGlasgow I lived in the top flat of the oldest tenement in Kilmailing Road 1975-86.

[@riboid]

I had to google the word covenanters.

[@frankyagogo]

New to this channel just love all the information on Glasow past and present great stuff😊

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Welcome aboard!

[@tablettwentytwo1750]

Another pleasing video. I used to visit the Carlton burial ground in the 90s, before it got the new gates and external flagstones, depicting the historical events. Interesting to note, that no funding for the upgrade was forthcoming from Glasgow city council. One wonders why. I believe another plaque speaks of the restoration work to the burial ground, and it was financed by (?)... Can't recall. Am I correct in thinking that Abercrombie St is where The Old Carlton ended and Bridgeton proper begins? Too, just along the road outside the Olympia is one of The Mile End Quarter stones. Granted it was an area in the East End, like Barrowfiield and Camlachie, but I always wondered if they had their own distinct identities? Cheers. Jock

[@PaulMartin-dx5ov]

Jock there is no such place as Carlton it’s the Calton

[@joannelogan8145]

Thanks

[@marymacza]

Thanks for posting this. Never knew about this part of Glasgow

[@GrahamDallas]

Excellent as always, thanks.

[@louisethomson7553]

Brilliant video and love these so hope there's more to come .❤

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Thanks Louise. I certainly plan to do a lot more episodes as soon as time allows.

[@vessel1973]

ATB on the industrial action mate !

[@camelia9802]

Very interesting indeed.

[@robertcampbell6068]

loving your video

[@johndonaldson3619]

Great storytelling.....

[@sammurphy2617]

Lived not far from there....have wandered through there in the past.

[@marjoryross2754]

Isn’t there a folk song called the Carlton Weavers? Great vlog🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Oh, I hope so. I will need to investigate that. Thanks for the tip off.

[@PaulMartin-dx5ov]

No it’s the Calton weavers

[@emilcarr7190]

It's interesting that you didn't mention the role the Pinkerton Detective Agency played in breaking strikes at the peak of the US labour movement. Or have I got that wrong? Would love to hear anything you know about that. I think his blue plaque is somewhere on the bricks on the railway viaduct behind the mosque, or possibly under one of the bridges?

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I was really only covering Pinkerton the man as that's something that connects back to Glasgow. If I was to make a video about the Pinkerton detective agency then I would look into that but the video would be less about Glasgow and more about an American company so not really Astonishing Glasgow.

[@emilcarr7190]

@@AstonishingGlasgow makes sense. I thought with the earlier themes in the video it would have been worth a brief mention but fair enough 👍

[@-robster-robster-]

great history i knew nothing about

[@xex-jdmodz]

i thought i recognized you think you were our local postman at one point

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I have been posting in G44 for 27 years now so quite possibly. I try and go undercover by avoiding red T-shirts when I am not at work but I think I need a better disguise.

[@tamhunter4035]

A Portioner is a small Landowner.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Cheers Tam, thats solved that question.

[@tamhunter4035]

@@AstonishingGlasgow Your welcome, I have lots of useless facts in my head, glad they helped someone.

[@Billyboy-hd4si]

Thanks