Mearns History Publications
"Men of Mearns"
Mearns History Group has published a book “Men of Mearns”, in tribute to those who died in the service of their country in two world wars. The book has information about the 73 men named on the war memorial and also 23 others, including one woman, whose names are not recorded. All proceeds will be donated to Erskine.
“Postscript to the Past: Lost Mansions and Houses of Renfrewshire”
This publication by local author Dan Sweeney describes some of the lost mansions of Renfrewshire and the lives and background of the people who lived in them.
“Newton Mearns Through Time”
“Newton Mearns Through Time”, written by Graeme Smith and Anne Robertson and chronicling changes in and around Newton Mearns over the years. Royalties from the sale will be donated to the Isobel Mair School.
Other Publications
In the preparation of this website, reference has been made to several publications. For those who wish to find out more, these sources are listed below:
Old Days and Ways in Newton Mearns
Rev. A Boyd Scott
Pickering & Inglis
1939
Eastwood District Heritage and History
Dr. Thomas C. Welsh
Eastwood District Libraries
ISBN 1 871215 06 4
1989
Mearns Matters
Lesley Williams
ISBN 0 951281 60 7
1987
Mearns Matters
Lesley Williams with revisions by Anne Loudon
ISBN 1 840332 19 0
2003
The Changing Years
Ella Rae
1987
Fairest Parish
A History of Mearns
Eastwood District Libraries
1988
Newton Mearns Parish Church
250 Years of Witness to Christ
1739 - 1989
Souvenir Booklet
Mearns Parish Church
Twelve centuries of Christian Witness
1982
Old Newton Mearns
Anne Loudon & David Kidd
Stenlake Publications
ISBN 1 84033 178
2001
Mearns at Work
Bill Copeland
Mearns Local History Group
2003
A History of Whitecraigs Golf Club
1905 - 2005
Duncan W Hall
Robert Allason and Greenbank
Stuart M Nisbet & Thomas C Welsh
ISBN: 871215 07 2
1992
(Available from East Renfrewshire Libraries)
Memories of Mearns in Wartime
Reminiscences of people who lived in Mearns during the years of the Second World War.
Published by Mearns History Group
(Available from the History Group or Newton Mearns Library)
“A History of Mearns Parish” in three parts.
J. A. Strang unpublished work, 1939
This can be accessed in East Renfrewshire Heritage Centre, Giffnock Library.
History of the Shire of Renfrew
George Crawford published 1710
History Of The County Of Renfrew From The Earliest Times
William M. Metcalfe 1905
This can be accessed in the East Renfrewshire Heritage Centre, Giffnock Library
First Statistical Account of Scotland
1796
New Statistical Account of Scotland
1845
The Course of Time
Robert Pollok 1827