Talk:Giffnock

Picture
Added a new picture --Coolmark18 20:42, 4 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I've moved the picture up into the Infobox. It may be smaller but I feel that it makes the page look better overall. Cabe 17:14, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It does look better. Coolmark18 18:07, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Additional info?
- This article appears to be biased by only referring to the schools the author is familar with. There are more schools in Giffnock, Giffnock Primary School, OLM and Woodfarm High School. I feel this article should be expanded to support these additions.

If you are familiar with the area then perhaps you should add these details. Fraslet 15:06, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Etymology
Is anybody aware of Giffnock's etymology? Wk 85 (talk) 11:15, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I can see that somebody has added that "[t]he name Giffnock is thought to derive from the Old Norse 'geof', meaning hill or mound, and 'nuck', for tree or shrub." While this might be true, 'geof' doesn't look like Old Norse to me -- 'eo' isn't used.  What's the source for this? --Twid (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 14:29, 1 April 2011 (UTC).

Gordon Brown
What evidence is there that Gordon Brown was born here? A quote from his page suggests otherwise: but because of that, although Fife [Scotland], where I grew up, was a long way from Israel . Could someone provide a citation of this fact please.

Gordon Brown, I'm told, was born in the nursing home which is now the Orchard Park Hotel. I know there was an article in the Glasgow version of the Metro newspaper last year claiming this. He neglects to mention his actual place of birth in that quote, merely that he grew up in a place other than Giffnock. Chrisc21 (talk) 14:20, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

The article on Gordon Brown says he was born in Govan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.103.40.178 (talk) 11:30, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

The source article '2' says: Gordon Brown was born in Giffnock, Scotland, in 1951 to John Ebeneezer Brown and his wife, Jessie Elizabeth Souter 82.6.180.164 (talk) 22:06, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Whitecraigs be merged into Giffnock. Whitecraigs is within Giffnock and much of the information is either duplicated or would simply do better as a mention in the Giffnock article. I propose that the content be cut down and moved to within the Giffnock article. This a bit of a weak proposal though so I want to see what others think. The locality is not given any coverage within the census and all stats for Whitecraig residents will come upder the Giffnock locaity. Cabe 6403  (Talk•Sign) 10:46, 20 December 2012 (UTC)


 * It seems pretty sensible to me. They can always be split out in the future if they really need it. AFAICT, the merger would make for a better Giffnock article for now, for sure. --Jza84 | Talk  14:14, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Despite not much discussion I've been bold and merged some of the relevant content and redirected Whitecraigs to Giffnock Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 16:57, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Sandstone to Suburbia: History of Giffnock
I've ordered this book with the intention of using it to improve the article to at least GA status in the future. If anyone would like me to use it to check any information for a source or fact leave me a message on my talk page. Cabe 6403  (Talk•Sign) 13:23, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Request at UK geo for PR
Hi, just a few points for your request at WP:UK geo. Keith D (talk) 11:18, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) Would be good to get a representative image for the infobox, especially as there is very few images at top of article. Worth checking on Commons to see if there is a category for images set up so that a Commons category link can be added.
 * 2) In the Education section St Ninian's High School is noted with a role that is now 8 years old. Would be good to get a more recent figure.
 * 3) Would be good to standardise on the date format in the references section which is a mixture of day first and ISO format dates.
 * Thanks for the suggestions. I've found an updated source on the school role and standarized the dates to day-first. I feel that date style is clearer and with ISO format I'm never sure if its the of Year-Month-Day or Year-Day-Month. I'll see about getting an image for the infobox. Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 08:48, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I have located the commons images and have added a link to the bottom of article. Keith D (talk) 12:40, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keith, thanks for your comments and assistance. I'd like to take this article up to FA class but, having never done anything like that before I'm finding it hard to determine the scope. Cheers, Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 13:38, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

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Industry - Quarries
Hi. Not a regular Wikipedia editor, nor directly interested in Giffnock, but my own research suggests the statement "In 1854, a coal mining firm managed by civil engineers Hugh Baird and Robert Stevenson took over the running of the quarries" is incorrect. The reference ("Portal to the Past") no longer exists, but when it did, it did not provide evidence for this statement, and I can find no such evidence elsewhere. I note the reference to the Giffnock Conservation Area Appraisal of 2012 no longer works, and I couldn't find it online anywhere.

The quarries (some of them, anyway, Orchard & Giffnock) were taken over by Baird & Stevenson, Quarrymasters c.1854, but these were De Hort Baird and William Stevenson, the former foreman and clerk at the quarry, who acquired them on the retirement of the previous owner.

Is it acceptable to edit the article and reference my own work? I could also reference Stevenson's newspaper obituary if necessary. Bygone Bungo, William Stevenson

Adownie (talk) 10:46, 23 March 2022 (UTC)