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Househillwood
Househillwood is a residential neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland, situated in the south-west of the city. Location and history Househillwood is close to the centre of the Pollok district and is often considered to be part of ' Greater Pollok' (a ward of Glasgow City Council), although the construction of Househillwood in the 1930s (about 800 homes)Househillwood Housing (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Architectural and Civic Design, 1950) The Glasgow Story predates the Pollok scheme's main period of building after . It was also established prior to the adjoining neighbourhoods to the south, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priesthill
Priesthill () is a neighbourhood in the south of the River Clyde in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It falls under the Greater Pollok ward of the city council area. The Darnley neighbourhood is located to the south, on the opposite side of the Glasgow South Western Line railway (both areas are served by Priesthill and Darnley railway station), while Nitshill lies to the west and Househillwood and the Silverburn Centre shopping complex to the north. The M77 motorway runs to the east of Priesthill with open farmland beyond. History Priesthill was first mentioned in ancient text as a farm community owned by Walter Steward the progenitor of later Stuart kings and queens. Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, owned the land where Priesthill is located. During the Reformation, it is alleged a Catholic priest was hanged from a tree near Darnley Lane on the edge of the area, which is now called Priesthill to commemorate the occasion. More than likely the area was named after P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollok
Pollok (, ) is a large housing estate on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The estate was built either side of World War II to house families from the overcrowded inner city. Housing 30,000 at its peak, its population has since declined due to the replacement of substandard housing with lower-density accommodation. As of 2021, the population was recorded at 81,951 people. The main features of the area are the nearby Pollok Country Park, where the Burrell Collection is now housed, the ruins of Crookston Castle (within the north part of residential Pollok) which Mary, Queen of Scots once visited, and the Silverburn Centre, one of Glasgow's major indoor retail complexes. Location The country park and the White Cart Water which flows through it form the northern and eastern boundary of the district, with Corkerhill and Cardonald the closest northern suburbs. Recent developments in the late 20th and early 21st century have created an adjoining neighbourhood t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levern Water
The Levern Water () is a small river in East Renfrewshire and Glasgow, Scotland. It rises in the Long Loch and flows generally north and east, past the towns of Neilston and Barrhead, for a total distance of . It empties into the White Cart River. The Levern Water facilitated the socio-economic growth of parts of East Renfrewshire by providing water power for cotton mills and homes. Course The source of Levern Water is Long Loch in East Renfrewshire, from which it emerges at the north-eastern tip, at coordinates . It flows from there northwest for a short distance before entering a reservoir formed by the four sections of the Harelaw Dam. The dam was built in 1844 and is used for trout fishing. The river continues west to the smaller Commore Dam reservoir, from which it emerges due north, gradually turning towards the northeast. It flows past Neilston on the west and north of the town, continuing east to Barrhead. After leaving Barrhead, the river runs north-east, forming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's High School, Glasgow
St Paul's High School is a co-educational, Roman Catholic, comprehensive secondary school located in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. It was built on the site of, and using some buildings from, the former Craigbank Secondary School, to replace the previous Catholic school in the area, Bellarmine Secondary (the Silverburn Centre is now at its location), opening with its new identity in 2002. The Herald, 20 February 2001 The majority of the Pollok district falls into the of a different school, Lourdes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Pollok (ward)
Greater Pollok (Ward 3) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. Boundaries Located in the south-west of Glasgow adjoining the Renfrewshire region to the west and East Renfrewshire to the south, the ward includes most of Pollok (excluding the northern Lyoncross/Templeland area north of the Levern Water which falls under Cardonald ward) as well as Priesthill, Househillwood, Darnley, Hurlet, Nitshill, South Nitshill, Jenny Lind, Parkhouse, Roughmussel, Southpark Village, Deaconsbank and the southern part of Crookston. A 2017 boundary change removed the Arden neighbourhood which was re-assigned to the Newlands/Auldburn ward. Following these changes, it was the ward with the highest population in the city, although also covering the third-largest area. The ethnic makeup of the Greater Pollok ward using the 2011 census population statistics was: *88 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitshill
Nitshill () is a district on the south side of Glasgow. It is bordered by South Nitshill to the south, Darnley to the east, Crookston and Roughmussel to the north-west, Hurlet to the west and Househillwood and Priesthill to the north, with the Pollok district and the Silverburn Centre beyond. An area of open ground to the south-west of Nitshill forms the boundary between Glasgow and the town of Barrhead in East Renfrewshire. Nitshill was originally a coal mining village; the Victoria Colliery in the area was the scene of one of Scotland's worst mining disasters on 15 March 1851, in which 61 men and boys died. History The village fell within the county of Renfrewshire until 1926, when it was incorporated into the City of Glasgow. The change in local government was mainly related to education and community services such as roads, water, sewerage and housing. Consisting of just a few streets prior to its incorporation into Glasgow, Nitshill grew on a small scale with cott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverburn Centre
Silverburn is an out-of-town shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. The development replaces the Pollok centre with a brand new shopping centre, anchored by Tesco, Next, Marks & Spencer and previously Debenhams before it closed in 2021. History Built on land that was previously the ''Pollok Centre'' dating from the late 1970s,Modern Times: 1950s to The Present Day: Neighbourhoods: Pollok, 1979) The Glasgow Story which itself replaced an unsuccessful development of tenement housing from the 1940sBridgend Road (Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Glasgow
The politics of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city by population, are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of Glasgow City Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament. For additional non-official politics see Crime in Scotland and Gangs in the United Kingdom. Local government As one of the 32 unitary local government areas of Scotland, Glasgow City Council has a defined structure of governance, generally under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, controlling matters of local administration such as housing, planning, local transport, parks and local economic development and Urban renewal, regeneration. For such purposes the city is currently (as of 2020, since 2017) divided into 23 ward (politics), wards, each returning either three or four councillors via single transferable vote, a proportional representation system. From 1995 until 2007, single members were elected from 79 small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland (NLS; ; ) is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the National Library of Scotland has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections. It is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is a member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL). There are over 24 million items held at the Library in various formats including books, annotated manuscripts and first-drafts, postcards, photographs, and newspapers. The library is also home to Scotland's Moving Image Archive, a collection of over 46,000 videos and films. Notable items amongst the collection include copies of the Gutenberg Bible, Charles Darwin's letter with which he submitted the manuscript of ''On the Origin of Species,'' the First Folio of Shakespeare, the Glenriddell Manuscripts, and the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Norton
Alex Norton is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom '' Two Doors Down'', DCS Wallace in '' Extremely Dangerous'', Gerard Findlay in '' Waterloo Road'' and Eddie in the '' Renford Rejects''. He has also had roles in internationally successful films including ''Braveheart'', '' Local Hero'' and ''Les Misérables''. Early life Norton spent part of his childhood in Moffat Street in the Gorbals before moving to Pollokshaws. He was educated at Shawlands Academy, Glasgow. Norton's very first TV appearance was in the early 1960s on STV's live lunchtime show ''The One O' Clock Gang'', He discovered acting at the age of fourteen via an out-of-school drama group. This led to his part in the TV series ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' and with it the decision that acting was the career for him. Because of his background and his father's lack of approval of his chosen career, Norton decided to avoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow South Western Line
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway almost entirely in Scotland (the only exception being the final section into Carlisle in North West England) that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride. History The line was built by several railway companies during the 19th century. * 1812 – Kilmarnock to Barassie by the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. * 1839 – Barassie to Ayr (Falkland Junction) by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. * 1848 – Strathbungo to Neilston by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway. * 1848 – Kilmarnock to Cumnock opened by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. * 1848 – Gretna Junction to Carlisle by the Caledonian Railway. * 1850 – Cumnock to Gretna Junction opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway. * 1856 – Ayr (Falkland Junction) to Maybole (Dalrymple) Junction by the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillpark Secondary School
Hillpark Secondary School ( ːɾʲt̪skɔl xnɔkʲ na pʰaːɾʲç ) is a non-denominational secondary school located at 36 Cairngorm Road in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. The school is one of 38 secondary schools in the Glasgow City Council area, and is named after the area in which the school is situated. History Hillpark was created from the merger of two schools, Sir John Maxwell Secondary School and Strathbungo Secondary School. The building opened in 1967. From 1987 to 2006, Hillpark had a Gaelic unit providing Gaelic medium education to pupils. This existed until the opening of the Glasgow Gaelic School. In 2023 students from the school went to visit and assist Chilangoma primary school in Chileka in Malawi in support of a Classrooms for Malawi project. Facilities The school has a swimming pool, fitness suite, football pitch, games hall, library and a drama studio. There are also eight computer labs. A significant feature of the school is the Autism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
