As the Moscow Olympics set off in 1980, excitement around sports peaked - and spread to Maryhill.
Here in Glasgow, back in the days when children played freely in the streets, kids used their imagination to bring the multi-sport event closer to home. Using old armchairs and discarded mattresses to create their own vaulting horses, the games were pictures by Ronnie Anderson for the Sunday Mail.
Speaking to the Daily Record in 2012, Ronnie said: “I took pictures at some of the biggest sporting events but this looked as much fun as any of them.”
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Anderson, who passed away in 2019, was a prolific photographer during the height of printed press. Included in his catalogue are snaps of Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Freddie Mercury and many more.
Many of his portraits came from the Apollo on Renfield Street, where he snapped the stars of the time for newspapers and magazines across the UK. He was also on site at the Ibrox disaster of 1971.
Although he captured some hugely important celebs and moments during his career, Robbie maintained that one of his favourite series of images was the Maryhill Olympics. The snaps, taken at Queen’s Cross, show Café D'Jaconelli in the background.
The legendary café has been serving the people of Maryhill since 1924, and is today known for their hangover-busting breakfast and ice cream. It’s even made it onto the big screen, featuring in Trainspotting as the spot where Renton and Spud share a milkshake.
Queen’s Cross Church, also known as the Mackintosh Church, can also be spotted behind the Maryhill sporting event. It is Glasgow’s only church to have been designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and has stood in the area since 1899.
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Directly behind the vaulting horse, we can see the West of Scotland Trustee Savings Bank - an organisation which disappeared in the mid 80s. The West of Scotland TSB was originally formed in 1974, when the National Security Savings Bank of Glasgow merged with TSBs of the surrounding area.
It lasted until 1983, when the West of Scotland TSB merged with the South of Scotland, Tayside, Central Scotland, and Aberdeen Trustee Savings Banks to form TSB Scotland. The TSB group again merged in 1995, creating the Lloyds TSB Group.
Over in Moscow in 1980, Scotland was cheering on Allan Wells as he competed in the 100 metre and 200 metre races. The Edinburgh born athlete scooped up a gold and silver medal, whilst Scottish sprinter Lindsey Macdonald won bronze in the women's 400 metre relay.
Unfortunately we don’t have the results of the Maryhill Olympics on record, so if any readers attended the events don’t hesitate to get in touch.
