The family legacy that lasts more than a century

For more than a century, people and bodies have been recovered from the River Clyde by the Parsonage family.

George Parsonage has been the chief officer of the Glasgow Humane Society for 40 years, having succeeded his father, Benjamin, in the post. Benjamin’s involvement stretched back to 1918. Between father and son, it’s thought they have rescued thousands of people from the Clyde, from the Society’s base at Glasgow Green.

• Read the full story in the August 2019 edition of Scottish Field.