Riddrie ( gd, An Ruadh Ruigh) is a north-eastern district of
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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. It lies on the A80
Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld (; gd, Comar nan Allt, meeting of the streams) is a large town in the historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated ...
Road.
Location and amenities
Riddrie is a residential area mainly consisting of 1920s semi-detached houses, originally built as
council housing (to a high specification for the time) but now largely privately owned. The former
Monkland Canal
The Monkland Canal was a canal designed to bring coal from the mining areas of Monklands to Glasgow in Scotland. In the course of a long and difficult construction process, it was opened progressively as short sections were completed, from 17 ...
to the north was filled in the 1960s and is now the
M8 motorway. Riddrie is the site of
Barlinnie Prison
HM Prison Barlinnie is the largest prison in Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Prison Service and is located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. It is informally known locally as The Big Hoos ...
.
There is a Vogue bingo hall, library, bowling green and local shops. Bus services link Riddrie with
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...
City Centre and
Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld (; gd, Comar nan Allt, meeting of the streams) is a large town in the historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated ...
. Nearby is Hogganfield Loch, around which is a public park.
Notable residents
Writer and artist
Alasdair Gray
Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, ''Lanark'' (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and ...
grew up in Riddrie and the "Thaw" sections of his novel ''
Lanark
Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...
'' loosely document his early life there.
Comedian
Rikki Fulton
Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, ''Scotch and Wry''. He was also known for his appear ...
lived in Riddrie as a child.
Prof.
David Gemmell McKinlay
Prof David Gemmell McKinlay FRSE FICE FGS (1924–1997) was a Scottish civil engineer. He specialised in hydraulics and soil mechanics.
Life
He was born in Riddrie in eastern Glasgow on 23 August 1923. He was educated at Allan Glen's School in ...
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This so ...
(1923–1978) was born in Riddrie.
Scottish international footballer
David Marshall grew up in Riddrie.
References
External links
Housing estates in Glasgow
Areas of Glasgow
Garden suburbs
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