An East Renfrewshire man is to hold a free heritage talk about the fascinating research journey that began when he found some long-forgotten items under his house.
In 1996, Paul Noble and his fiancée collected the keys to their soon-to-be marital home - a 1930s semi-detached bungalow that lies in a sleepy tree-lined avenue in Giffnock.
At the time, they could have never guessed that below its floorboards lay a treasure trove linking the house to people and places from times gone past.
Over the years, Paul - who is a member of the South Glasgow Heritage Environment Trust - had occasion to visit this 'underworld' to run cables and fix leaks but all he ever saw was rubbish, rubble and the occasional giant spider.
Last year, on one such subterranean venture, he decided to video his journey into the labyrinth.
This was to be for the benefit of his family, so that, for once, they too could experience the joy of the crawl space.
The light from his phone illuminated into the darkest corners of the basement and objects that had previously been pushed aside now jostled for his attention.
He gathered them up with wonder and amazement.
As he looked at these items, resurrected from the depths and bathed in daylight for the first time in many, many years, he resolved to establish the provenance of each one and piece together their history and that of their original owners.
Paul will be discussing the first part of his investigations into these finds in a talk entitled ‘Time Travel Under Giffnock Floorboards’ at Giffnock Library on Thursday, September 14, from 6.30pm to 8pm.
Those who go along will also discover what Paul has found out about the land his house sits upon, its previous owners and inhabitants and where he thinks the ongoing search for answers may take him in future.
The talk is suitable for adults and bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
Numbers will be limited and are guided by space available at the library.
Those who have booked and can no longer make it are asked to cancel their booking by letting the library know.
To book, call 0141 577 4976.
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