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says. “We took them on a tram car and once we returned to the school, the head teacher asked them to turn out their pockets.

“There were enough fag ends, picked up from the floor of the tram car, to stock Wills’ tobacco factory!”

David recalls the private baths in Dennistoun. “There were only four in Europe,” he nods. “There was a bandstand in Alexandra Park, where all the good acts came – magicians, music, Billy Dainty,you name it. There was always something to do in Dennistoun.”

Which brings the conversation back to where we started, at the much-missed Palais.

“I can still remember it to this day,” smiles Helen McKale.

“It was a happy time for us all, growing up here. Seeing the picture of Mary and Duncan makes me wish they were here right now. I want to ask them about it, and listen to their stories, all over again.”

Visit www.eveningtimes. co.uk for more images and look out for our next Thanks for the Memories event soon.

Helen McKale, with the photograph that sparked her fond memories of growing up in Dennistoun with her late sister Mary and her husband Duncan Pictures: Jamie Simpson

David Roy, John Brown and Frank Cahill brought their great stories of the Palais to Dennistoun Library for our Thanks for the Memories event