district
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in the
Scottish
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*Scottish English
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city of
Glasgow
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. It is situated south of the
River Clyde
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, and lies east of
Shawlands
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Newlands
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Ireland
* Newlands Cross, Dublin, named after the former Newlands ...
. The district is residential and primarily middle-class, and has become an increasingly fashionable address in recent years. The housing stock is mainly of the Victorian
tenement
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type, along with some townhouses of the same period.
History
In 1568 the area was the site of the
Battle of Langside
The Battle of Langside was fought on 13 May 1568 between forces loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, and forces acting in the name of her infant son James VI. Mary’s short period of personal rule ended in 1567 in recrimination, intrigue, and disast ...
, the last battle fought by the forces of
Mary, Queen of Scots
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The only surviving legit ...
, prior to her exile and death in England.
The original village of Langside was based around what is now Algie Street, named after Glasgow Merchant Matthew Algie, near the Battlefield Monument. There were two mills nearby on the White Cart, a meal mill and a paper mill which dated back to the 17th century. In the early 19th century most of the inhabitants of the village were weavers although they also cultivated fruits and flowers. The area South of the village, on what is now Mansionhouse Road, was a popular location for villas in the mid 19th century and included houses designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson and Rawcliffe, a villa which was built in Scottish Baronial style: it was later used as a convent and has recently been converted to flats. The area to the West of the village at this time consisted of the Camphill Estate and Langside Estate during which time a number of the roads in the area such as Tantallon Road and Camphill Avenue were laid out. The Camphill Estate was bought by the
Glasgow Corporation
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in 1893 and now forms the basis of Queen's Park.
In the late 19th century as Glasgow expanded South during the rapid growth of the industrialisation in the city, the area was built up with tenements. The area became part of the City of Glasgow in 1891, with the last of the original weaver's cottages being demolished in 1905. The area was served by trams from 1901 with the terminus being at the
Victoria Infirmary
Victoria Infirmary is a small hospital located in the town of Northwich, Cheshire, England. It is managed by the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The Infirmary originally opened in 1887 when a local MP, Robert Verdin, don ...
in what is now the Battlefield Rest. The Langside Library opened in 1915 and was the last library in Glasgow to be built with funds from
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie ( , ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the History of the iron and steel industry in the United States, American steel industry in the late ...
.
In 2016, a group of local people launched Langside Community Heritage, to promote the history and heritage of the area. A number of events have already taken place and, in conjunction with other community groups, a commemoration of the Battle of Langside took place over the weekend of 12/13 May 2018, the 450th anniversary.
Today, Langside incorporates various distinct estates, including the 12-acre Mansionhouse Gardens estate with its protected woodland, and the 2011 Rawcliffe development directly across Mansionhouse Road. House prices are typically higher here than in neighboring boroughs like Shawlands or Battlefield to the west and east respectively, while Langside is also bordered by Queens Park to the north, and the Cathcart Circle train line to the south.
Governance
Langside is part of the Glasgow South and Glasgow Cathcart constituencies in the UK and Scottish Parliaments respectively and is currently represented in Westminster by Stewart McDonald and in Holyrood by
James Dornan
James Dornan (born 17 March 1953) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Cathcart.
Early life
James Dornan was raised in the Oatlands neighbourhood of southern Glasgow.
I ...
.
Langside gives its name to Ward 7 of the Glasgow City Council area which also includes the areas of
Battlefield
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Mount Florida
Mount Florida () is an area in the south-east of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
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 ...
.
Transport
Langside is served by a
railway station
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offering regular commuter services to
Glasgow Central Station
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