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A story of two families and a Scottish born German Hero involved in the plot to assassinate Hitler ... Lismore House, overlooking the River Kelvin - photo by R. Rawles Lismore House on Kelvin Drive is a Grade B listed detached house which was certainly occupied by a "Mrs Kiep" as she is listed on the Address book below. Two German brothers, with the name of Kiep, set up "Carl Kiep & Brother" in Glasgow, importing timber. Lismore House Photos by A.Rawles Lismore House overlooks a bend in the Kelvin River. The house still contains many period  features, including marble fireplaces, German light fittings, wood panelling and carvings.  The other house connected with the family (early 1900s) is at 4 Hughenden Terrace. 115 Kelvin Drive (glasgowwestaddress.co.uk) The River Kelvin from Lismore House I have attempted an excerpt of a family tree for the two families involved ...  ( Note : I am not entirely sure of the spellings of the names !) Johann Nikolaus Kiep was t...

Page in development ..... The plane wreckage at Eaglesham  If anyone knows the exact location of the memorial plaque for this can they please get in touch with us? Public domain photo due to its age. Photo attrib thanks for scanning to Ian Dunster, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Rudolf_Hess_-_Bf_110D_Werk_Nr_3869_-_Wreckage_-_Bonnyton_Moor.jpg Messerschmitt landing  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-56908183.amp Schoolgirl spotted the plane: http://new.eagleshamhs.com/home/village/rudolf-hess-article-in-sunday-mail/ https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/scottish-field-wreckage-hess-plane-be-sold-1535469 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery/rudolf-hess-link-with-eaglesham-2374309 A few conspiracies etc about the incident:  https://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/RudolfHessFlight Map Reference: West of Scotland Area Map