Sweet Pete Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Actually Dumbartonshire was a place. Te borough at that point also contained Cumbernauld for some bizarre reason. Why or when exactly it changed to Dunbartonshire around the turn of the 19th century no one knows!? Wasn't it that they wanted, inexplicably, to revert to the older version of the spelling, but couldn't change the name of the town to match because it was long since established, so they just switched the name of the county only? Also, why does East Dunbartonshire share a sheriff court with West Dunbartonshire? If you get lifted in Kirkintilloch or Bishopbriggs, surely your local court should be in Glasgow and not Dumbarton town centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Wasn't it that they wanted, inexplicably, to revert to the older version of the spelling, but couldn't change the name of the town to match because it was long since established, so they just switched the name of the county only? Also, why does East Dunbartonshire share a sheriff court with West Dunbartonshire? If you get lifted in Kirkintilloch or Bishopbriggs, surely your local court should be in Glasgow and not Dumbarton town centre? The first punters in Cumbernauld freaked at that very scenario. Needless to say a few ended up in Barlinnie because they'd no idea how to get to court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Another West Dunbartonshire one: Why do the villages of Old Kilpatrick and Bowling have G60 postcodes when the towns of Clydebank to their immediate east and Dumbarton to their immediate west are G81 and G82 respectively, leading to G83 after Dumbarton? Why are they a weird postcode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Actually Dumbartonshire was a place. Te borough at that point also contained Cumbernauld for some bizarre reason. Why or when exactly it changed to Dunbartonshire around the turn of the 19th century no one knows!? I stand corrected, there was indeed a Dumbartonshire County Council in the late 1800s but it's been called Dunbartonshire before and after that. Must've been wrong 'uns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I stand corrected, there was indeed a Dumbartonshire County Council in the late 1800s but it's been called Dunbartonshire before and after that. Must've been wrong 'uns. You're about the biggest (and, conversely, the smallest) wrong 'un I know, fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 This is truly ridiculous - discussing the paranormal, ouijja boards and the complexities of Dumbarton in one thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 This is truly ridiculous - discussing the paranormal, ouijja boards and the complexities of Dumbarton in one thread. Has Overtoin Bridge where dogs commit suicide been mention yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominique Malonga Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Just watched a couple of they catman videos on YouTube. What age must the boy be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Has Overtoin Bridge where dogs commit suicide been mention yet. No ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 You're about the biggest (and, conversely, the smallest) wrong 'un I know, fella. That's not true, you know the auld son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 No !Mink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 This is truly ridiculous - discussing the paranormal, ouijja boards and the complexities of Dumbarton in one thread. Ouija boards aren't even remotely "supernatural". It's a trademarked board game owned by Parker Brothers. That's not true, you know the auld son. How is the aul' fella getting on? He's deleted me off Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Mink And yet a local says there isn't any Mink nearby. Even spookier is some of the dogs survive and try again. Their called "second timers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars fan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 No ! http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/scotland-600-dogs-mysteriously-jump-off-haunted-suicide-overtoun-bridge-1507827 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 And here was me saying there wasn't much of interest in Dumbarton(shire) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 How is the aul' fella getting on? He's deleted me off Facebook. Still ranting incoherently. I think he actually deleted me for a few weeks too, he was getting quite stressed out. Looks like he only has family on Facebook now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 And therein lies another mystery. Dumbarton, yet Dunbartonshire. Is it Dumbarton but Dunbartonshire? This is entirely new information that is just now being discussed on this thread for the first ever time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Still ranting incoherently. I think he actually deleted me for a few weeks too, he was getting quite stressed out. Looks like he only has family on Facebook now. I had guessed he had deleted all but the closest for obvious reasons. When you next speak to him give him my best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Another West Dunbartonshire one: Why do the villages of Old Kilpatrick and Bowling have G60 postcodes Here's another: Where did (New) Kilpatrick go? Is there a buried village somewhere? Does Scotland have it's own Atlantis beneath the Clyde? Eta: I see there's a Kilpatrick train station right next door to the 'Old Kilpatrick Bowling Club' in Old Kilpatrick, along the road from Bowling outside of Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. That place is seriously f***** up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I make it my duty to never read what has gone before me on a thread containing Throbber. A policy that's hard to argue with. See also; Grim O'Grady, threads containing posts by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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