There's little point in referring to this mini-institution by its Sunday name given everyone knows it by the title "Glamourous Geggies".
Now I have to come clean and say I, like most my age, don't wear dentures, but then again I'm willing to bet nor do a fair whack of the other people who hold this place close to their hearts.
You see, Glamourous Geggies is old school Partick epitomised in one ramshackle doorway. While generic chain stores and new builds mark the slow gentrification of many areas of Glasgow, Geggies' entrance is littered with a ridiculous array of false teeth and sprawled with several quirky slogans, including the somewhat underwhelming boast of "Still A Jolly Fine Service".
Indeed from the outside the narrow premises, which sport a small, dusty window and scraggly curtains, look more like something from a house of horrors. But it's such individuality that made Partick special; the idea of independent businesses all offering something different and helping to build up that traditional high street feel.
As it is, Geggies has survived because it specialise in a niche which few have been able to better. Despite the obscure shop frontage, Glaswegian denture-wearers (and as the home of Creamola Foam and Irn Bru, there are many) swear by owner John and his team's ability to design, repair, clean and basically do anything you want to your wallies.
Their reputation as talented denture technicians is unparalleled in the city and I can only hope that by the time I do need a set myself, this place is still going and still offering as jolly good a service as it is now. Spiffing! read more