Mathew Rooney Photography

27/04/2026

27/04/2026

28/03/2026

Today is the 66th anniversary of the Glasgow Cheapside Street Memorial.

The Cheapside Street whisky bond fire in Glasgow on 28 March 1960 is Britain's worst peacetime fire services disaster. The fire at a whisky bond killed 14 fire service and 5 salvage corps personnel. This fire was overshadowed only by a similar fire in James Watt Street (also in Glasgow) on 19 November 1968, when 22 people died.

The following is a list of the firefighters and salvagemen who lost their lives in the line of duty on 28 March 1960 during this event

Men from Glasgow Fire Service

Fireman John Allan – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Christopher Boyle – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Gordon Chapman – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman William Crockett – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Archibald Darroch – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Daniel Davidson – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Alfred Dickinson – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Alexander Grassie – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Ian McMillan – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman George McIntyre – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman Edward McMillan – Glasgow Fire Service
Fireman William Watson – Glasgow Fire Service
Sub Officer John McPherson – Glasgow Fire Service
Sub Officer James Calder – Glasgow Fire Service
Men from Glasgow Salvage Corps
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Salvageman Gordon McMillan – Glasgow Salvage Corps
Salvageman William Oliver – Glasgow Salvage Corps
Salvageman James Mungall – Glasgow Salvage Corps
Leading Salvageman James McLellan – Glasgow Salvage Corps
Superintendent Edward Murray – Glasgow Salvage Corps

09/03/2026

more Tollcross Fire Station photos from Saturday

08/03/2026

a few photos of the Scania 82m D999 SSU and a Ford Granada at SFRS Tollcross Fire Station in Edinburgh a 1980s photoshoot that ties both vehicles to the age of the building organised by fantastic day and weather for it.

06/03/2026

photos of Karen Yuill Recovery and Yuill & Dodds Ltd vehicles on show on Saturday from Classic Trucks & Tractors a amazing looking Peterbilt T cab