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Garthamlock
Garthamlock (from the Gaelic "Gart Thamhlachd"-burial enclosure) is a suburb in the north-east of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. Provanhall is the nearest neighbourhood to the east; Craigend is directly to the west with Hogganfield Park and Ruchazie beyond. Garthamlock is separated from Cranhill and Queenslie to the south by the M8 motorway (''Junction 11'' of which directly serves the area). An area of open ground (Cardowan Moss nature reserve) is to the north. The local landmarks are two water towers, which are illuminated at night. Garthamlock was developed from 1954 onwards as part of the 'Greater Easterhouse Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the Glasgow city centre, city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the Ri ...' rehousing scheme after the city bought the estate of Garthamlock House; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craigend, Glasgow
Craigend is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, immediately west of Garthamlock, east of Hogganfield Park and Ruchazie and separated from Cranhill and Queenslie Queenslie is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Established in the 1950s as a large industrial estate with a small area of residential housing with a primary school, by the late 1990s the condition of the tenement properties had deter ... to the south by the M8 motorway (''Junction 11'' of which directly serves the area). An area of open ground (Cardowan Moss nature reserve) is to the north. The local landmarks are two water towers, which are no longer illuminated at night. In the 1970s and 1980s Craigend was considered a high amenity area due to the large number of back and front door houses, compared to tenements in the neighbouring areas of Ruchazie and Garthamlock. The building fabric of Craigend is now somewhat poorer than these areas which a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenslie
Queenslie is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Established in the 1950s as a large industrial estate with a small area of residential housing with a primary school, by the late 1990s the condition of the tenement properties had deteriorated and the local authority decided to demolish them altogether and extend the industrial provision, which in the early 21st century is the largest such dedicated estate in the city ( Hillington falls just outside the city boundaries). Location Situated just to the east of Cranhill with the boundary being Stepps Road, Queenslie is separated from Garthamlock to the north by the M8 motorway, originally the Monkland Canal, while Bartiebeith Road forms the south-east boundary with Wellhouse – these are all residential housing schemes built in the same era as Queenslie. To the south-west is the A8 Edinburgh Road, a major trunk road and bus route. The Springboig and Barlanark neighbourhoods lie on the opposite side of the main thoroug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easterhouse
Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the Glasgow city centre, city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the River Clyde and south of the Kelvin (river), River Kelvin and Campsie Fells. Building began in the mid-1950s to provide better housing for people in the East End living in sub-standard conditions. At the 2001 UK Census, 2001 Census, its population was 26,495. Neighbourhoods of Easterhouse include Provanhall, Kildermorie, Lochend, Rogerfield and Commonhead, as well as Wellhouse, Easthall and Queenslie which are separated from the other parts by the M8 motorway (Scotland), M8 motorway running east–west through the area. The nearby communities of Barlanark, Craigend, Glasgow, Craigend, Cranhill, Garthamlock and Ruchazie were constructed using the same building principles and have suffered from similar problems. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruchazie
Ruchazie ( ) is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated to the north-east of the city, bordered by Craigend and Garthamlock to the east and the open ground of Hogganfield Park and Lethamhill Golf Course to the north. Ruchazie is separated from Cranhill to the south and Riddrie to the west by the M8 motorway (''Junctions 11 and 12'' of which directly serve the area), previously the route of the Monkland Canal. A small hamlet existed in the area from at least the 18th to the mid-20th century near to the Gartcraig Colliery, located where the local housing office now stands. There was also a productive brick works at Gartcraig from the 1870s to the 1920s, and two country house estates, ''Croftcroighn'' and ''Craigend''. Developed for housing as part of the city's 'Greater Easterhouse' programme in the 1950s, mostly consisting of tenements, the neighbourhood was at the centre of the Glasgow Ice Cream Wars in the 1980s which culminated in the death of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Fort
Glasgow Fort is a large Out-of-town shopping centres in the United Kingdom, out-of-town shopping and leisure park in Glasgow, Scotland, just off Junction 10 of the M8 motorway (Scotland), M8 motorway which runs to the south, surrounded by the residential areas of Provanhall, Garthamlock and Easterhouse. It was opened in 2004 built on land which had been part of ''Auchinlea Park'' (previously the site of two quarries) which still exists to its immediate east. Description The concept is unusual when compared to other local out-of-town shopping centres such as Braehead and Silverburn, in that it is uncovered and therefore the spaces between units are open to the elements, therefore technically categorising it as a retail park. The design of the area incorporates a "two-sided mall design" intended to recreate a traditional high street. The scheme opened in October 2004 with Phase 1 of the development providing of retail accommodation. There are currently over 100 retail units and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council (Scottish Gaelic: ''Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu'') is the Local government in Scotland, local government authority for Glasgow, Glasgow City council area, Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Glasgow was formerly governed by a corporation, also known as the town council, from the granting of its first burgh charter in the 1170s until 1975. From 1975 until 1996 the city was governed by City of Glasgow (1975–1996), City of Glasgow District Council, a lower-tier authority within the Strathclyde region. Glasgow City Council has been under no overall control since 2017, being led by a Scottish National Party minority administration. The council has its headquarters at Glasgow City Chambers in George Square, completed in 1889. History Glasgow Corporation Glasgow was given its first burgh charter sometime between 1175 and 1178 by William the Lion. It was then run by "Glasgow Town Council", also known as "Glasgow Corporation", until 1975. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M8 Motorway (Scotland)
The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland. It connects the country's two largest cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and serves other large communities including Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, Coatbridge, Greenock, Livingston, Scotland, Livingston and Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley. The motorway is long. A major construction project to build the final section between Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, Newhouse and Baillieston was completed on 30 April 2017. The motorway has one service station, Heart of Scotland services, Heart of Scotland Services, previously named Harthill due to its proximity to Harthill, Scotland, the village. History With the advent of motorway-building in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s, the M8 was planned as one of a core of new motorways, designed to replace the A8 road (Great Britain), A8 road as a high-capacity alternative for intercity travel. The motorway was constructed piecemeal in several stages bypass (road), bypassing towns, beginning in 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranhill
Cranhill is an inner city district and housing scheme in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. Cranhill was developed from public funding in the early 1950s and was originally, chiefly composed of four-storey tenement blocks surrounding a patch of grassland, which became Cranhill Park. Later development saw the building of three tower blocks (locally, ''high-flats''), surrounded by rows of terraced maisonettes. In more recent years, a number of semi-detached and detached homes have been built. The area also hosts some shops, two primary schools and nurseries, a community centre and the Cranhill water tower. Infamous for its illegal drug trade and anti-social youth culture, Cranhill was often dubbed " Smack City" in the media. The community was redeveloped from the late 1990s, although unemployment stood at 50% as of 2009. History Cranhill was built in the early 1950s on the eastern outskirts of the city to alleviate the post-war housing shortage, like other similar publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areas Of Glasgow
''Map of places in Glasgow compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. Selected districts of Glasgow reaFor further info, visit the selected district to view Intermediate Data Zones used http://statistics.gov.scot/data/land-area-2011-data-zone-based Areas by location to the River Clyde The following are places within the Glasgow City council area. Places north of the River Clyde Anderston, Anniesland, Auchenshuggle, Baillieston, Balornock, Barlanark, Barmulloch, Barrachnie, Barrowfield, Blackhill, Blairdardie, Blochairn, Botany, Braidfauld, Bridgeton, Broomhouse, Broomhill, Budhill, Cadder, Calton, Camlachie, Carmyle, Carntyne, Colston, Cowcaddens, Cowlairs, Craigend, Cranhill, Dalmarnock, Dennistoun, Dowanhill, Drumchapel, Easterhouse, Firhill, Gallowgate, Garnethill, Garrowhill, Garscadden, Garthamlock, Germiston, Gilshochill, Greenfield, Haghill, Hamiltonhill, High Possil, High Ruchill, Hillhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Lochs Wetland Park
The Seven Lochs Wetland Park is an urban park in Scotland. It comprises nearly 20 km2 of land and water between Glasgow and Coatbridge. Scope of Project Summary of the project A Masterplan to create the initial scope of the project was financed by the European Regional Development Fund as part of its SIGMA for Water initiative. In the period beginning in 2010 through to the date of the Masterplan in March 2013, SIGMA for Water had engagement with 11 other projects in 8 European countries. The clients for this study werGlasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership. The seven Lochs arose after the retreat of the last Ice Age and lie close together towards the north east of Glagow in an area once known for coal mining, iron smelting and other heavy industrial uses. The projected park was to combine many existing features so as to create a large wildlife and recreation area in proximity to urban communities at its boundaries. The process was designed to engage those c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provanhall
Provanhall is a neighbourhood of Easterhouse in east Glasgow, Scotland.Overview of Provanhall Gazetteer for Scotland It is named after the estate and medieval house, Provan Hall. The area is to the immediate east of Provan Hall and shopping centre and to the north of Shandwick Square Shopping Centre. The area is bounded by Gartloch fields, part of Glasgow's greenbelt with . Part of the estate was built on the remains of Prova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. It is the third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 people per km2, much higher than the average of 70/km2 for Scotland as a whole. Glasgow grew from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
