Albert Drive at Matilda Road Box

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The Box on the southeast corner of Albert Drive and Matilda Road in Pollakshields - D24.

A photo from 04 June 1960 looking east along Albert Drive with the steeple of the Pollakshields Church of Scotland in the distance on the left --



Blowup --



Streetview from about the same POV --



Note that all the walls around the junction are still there and confirm the location like a fingerprint.

A photo from circa 1962 --



Blowup --



The 1934 OS map doesn't show the Box --



But the 1953 OS map does (marked "PCB" at centre of map) --



Current streetview of the Box Site --



URL:  https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Albert+Drive,+Glasgow,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&ll=55.843904,-4.284539&spn=0.000024,0.020256&sll=55.843928,-4.284604&sspn=0.008156,0.020256&hnear=Albert+Dr,+Glasgow,+United+Kingdom&t=m&layer=c&cbll=55.843905,-4.284533&panoid=fHyxHs3xZJTZ49KZRVtH-Q&cbp=12,183,,0,2.67&z=16

Note: The original Glasgow List describes the location as "Northwest corner of junction of Albert Drive and Matilda Road", but the OS Map clearly shows it on the Southeast corner. Analysis of the photos confirms the OS map's position, so the database has been updated to reflect its actual location.