Mount Florida ( gd, Cnoc Florida) is an area in the south-east of the city of

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Origins

The Glasgow district of Mount Florida originated on the "Lands of Mount Floridon", which were described in detail when offered for sale at auction on 21 September 1814. The notice in the city's '' Herald'' newspaper described the estate as consisting of upwards of , with a mansion house containing two dwellings and gardens well stocked with fruit trees. Contemporary maps from the 1850s show the old house renamed as "Mount Florida, (Ruin)". It was entered from Prospecthill Road and consisted of two semi-detached dwellings and surrounding gardens. Much of the present suburb is situated in the area to the south of the old house. This ground was part of the "Lands of Clincart", which were put up for sale by auction on 28 June 1836. A

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and of land were offered for potential residential development. The area was incorporated into the city officially in 1891. Clincart Farm itself was purchased by Queen's Park F.C., who adapted and incorporated the buildings into facilities for Lesser Hampden (their reserve team ground) in the 1920s. Around a century later it was reckoned to be the oldest existing building in the world directly used for football activities;Lesser Hampden
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and (with a new pavilion having been built in 2013) had fallen into some disrepair by the end of 2021, at which point the club decided to demolish it as part of the work to upgrade Lesser Hampden to their main stadium.

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Mount Florida is served by the

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which lies upon the

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railway line. The area is home to

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and the New Victoria Hospital which opened in 2009 on the fringe of Queen's Park. Primarily a residential area, the housing stock largely comprises traditional tenemental buildings with the addition of two of Glasgow's high rise structures (Battlefield Court and Langside Court), which dominated much of the 1960s housing regeneration in the city. The main road through the area is Cathcart Road, a major route through Glasgow's south side. Scotland's National Stadium,

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, is located off Cathcart Road in the heart of Mount Florida. The 51,866 seater stadium, opened in 1903 and significantly renovated in the 1990s, is home to the

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, and to Queen's Park F.C. until 2021. The stadium has also played host to numerous large music events and was the

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events stadium for the

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. Mount Florida is also home to numerous lawn bowling clubs, including Glasgow's Indoor Centre. The local green area of Cathkin Park in the north of the neighbourhood beside Holyrood Secondary School and sports centre (officially in Crosshill) was also once a football stadium, home of the now defunct club Third Lanark and of Queen's Park prior to that. Mount Florida is in the Langside ward for

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and since May 2022 is represented by Councillors

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, Holly Bruce, Stephen Docherty and Paul Leinster. The neighbourhood lies within the Glasgow Cathcart

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ary constituency; the sitting MSP is

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. Mount Florida is in the Glasgow South

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constituency; the sitting MP is Stewart McDonald. As part of the system of local democratic representation there is an active community council.

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and

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vocalist

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both grew up in the area and attended

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in nearby

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. Mount Florida has also produced an eponymous Glasgow musical group, who were signed to

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, grew up in the nearby Kings Park district and attended Mount Florida Primary School in the late 1950s.

Mount Florida Primary School in the Snow

Mount Florida Primary School is situated between Cathcart Road and Carmunnock Road. The school was designed for Cathcart School Board by H & D Barclay and erected in 1895–1897.

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Mount Florida - Illustrated GuideMount Florida Community CouncilThe Glasgow Story Website
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