Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie. An unexpected feature of the Tramway is a surviving equestrian staircase which led to 8 stables on the first floor with 36 horses per stable.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses. Today's convictions offer some consolation that justice has at last been done.
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
Photograph of 'Norwoodville', Pollokshields, 2017
its good to know that old fashioned workmanship is still around in Glasgow and traditional construction skills haven't been completely overtaken by the modern world. B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant. Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
its good to know that old fashioned workmanship is still around in Glasgow and traditional construction skills haven't been completely overtaken by the modern world.
The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing.
The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers. Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
The core of the area was constructed in two distinct and contrasting styles, with the western part consisting mainly of large villas with gardens along sweeping, undulating tree-lined boulevards, whereas the eastern part (once a separate burgh) is formed by three-storey sandstone tenements typical of many parts of the city from the era, arranged in a tight grid of streets on relatively flat ground.[3].
Rowan and built in 1878
The Corporation had decided in 1897 to convert the tram system to electric traction and the following year the Springburn route was the first to be electrified. It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft. The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Plot 32, Merchants Gate, 69 Springkell Avenue, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 3EB. Architect's drawing of 'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, 1893
If you are lucky enough to find a development plot for a new house in the Conservation Area, Glasgow City Council will ensure that it is built in the style of the existing properties surrounding it. From 1872, prior to the establishment of the municipal transport system, horse drawn trams had been operated in by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. 1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G.
An unexpected feature of the Tramway is a surviving equestrian staircase which led to 8 stables on the first floor with 36 horses per stable.
When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft. Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
Photograph of 'Norwoodville', Pollokshields, 2017
Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant. They were being taken to holding cells near Islamabad airport, ready for their departure to the UK the next morning.
It had a number of different uses before returning to its present use as a private residence in 1998. After the jury's verdict Mrs Donald stood outside the court surrounded by family and friends, and said simply : "Justice has been done.
The original horse tram depot at Copelawhill was built in stages from 1894 to the designs of W. Clark with trams garaged at ground level and stabling for the horses on the first floor.
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
There were no licensed premises permitted in either district. Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
If you are lucky enough to find a development plot for a new house in the Conservation Area, Glasgow City Council will ensure that it is built in the style of the existing properties surrounding it.
When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
its good to know that old fashioned workmanship is still around in Glasgow and traditional construction skills haven't been completely overtaken by the modern world.
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904. It was formally opened on April 18th, 1903 and is currently used by Hutchesons Grammar School as the 'Fotheringay Centre', a theatre/ concert hall with ancillary accommodation for lectures and seminars. With your help we can make it an even better place to live, work and raise our children in. Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
In addition the Times newspaper has reported that in a desperate bid to avoid returning to the UK Baldy falsely accused Kriss and his gang of attacking and raping Muslim women.
The site of the building was donated by Sir John Maxwell, along with an annuity of 100 in perpetuity to "the clergyman of the first Episcopal Church that should be built and consecrated on his lands or on lands adjacent to his." Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983.
The example, below, of early semi-detached houses in Pollokshields shows that the original dwellings were much more modest in size and in the extent of their garden grounds compared to those which would come later. Public green space was provided by Maxwell Park which opened in 1890.
It was formally opened on April 18th, 1903 and is currently used by Hutchesons Grammar School as the 'Fotheringay Centre', a theatre/ concert hall with ancillary accommodation for lectures and seminars. Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
Entrance to 'Matheran' from Springkell Avenue, "AD 1903"
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
The original horse tram depot at Copelawhill was built in stages from 1894 to the designs of W. Clark with trams garaged at ground level and stabling for the horses on the first floor.
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Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
Rowan, 1892
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
St Ninian's was the south side's first Episcopal church, predating the much larger and grander St Margaret's in Newlands by half a century.
This description of a train journey passing through Pollokshields in 1852 gives an impression of the area before and after the development of the sandstone villas. risers that could be safely negotiated by horses. From 1872, prior to the establishment of the municipal transport system, horse drawn trams had been operated in by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company.
Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. Michael. First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Firefighters remain on the scene tackling the blaze with the Scottish Ambulance Service and emergency services colleagues also in attendance.
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
Engraving of restored Haggs Castle
The tower has a clock face on each of its four sides.
St Ninian's Episcopal Church at the corner of Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road was designed by architect David Thomson (1831-1910), who was also responsible for many of the tenement blocks of East Pollokshields.
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
its good to know that old fashioned workmanship is still around in Glasgow and traditional construction skills haven't been completely overtaken by the modern world.
'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue.
This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive. View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
Exhibition Drawing of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1903
Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
The future site of the large houses in the planned garden suburb is shown on the map as "(Part of) Titwood", around a steading named "Haggbowse"
It was formally opened on April 18th, 1903 and is currently used by Hutchesons Grammar School as the 'Fotheringay Centre', a theatre/ concert hall with ancillary accommodation for lectures and seminars. Rowan, 1892
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns. East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
The Sherbrooke Castle Hotel was designed by architects, J.Thomson & R.Sandilands as a private residence, 'Rhuadsgeir', at 11 Sherbrooke Avenue.
Architect's drawing of 'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, 1893
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891. Pollokshields Burgh Hall, which was gifted to the district by Sir John Stirling Maxwell
An unexpected feature of the Tramway is a surviving equestrian staircase which led to 8 stables on the first floor with 36 horses per stable.
Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983.
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style. The original horse tram depot at Copelawhill was built in stages from 1894 to the designs of W. Clark with trams garaged at ground level and stabling for the horses on the first floor.
It is a beautiful example of Edwardian domestic architecture, retaining all its original exterior features in pristine condition.
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902. First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Interior of 'Madrasa Taleem Ul Islam' mosque, Pollokshields
The vantage point for the image would have been situated somewhere around the farmhouse at "Shiels", shown in the map below. It is a beautiful example of Edwardian domestic architecture, retaining all its original exterior features in pristine condition.
Rowan, 1892
When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
The site of the building was donated by Sir John Maxwell, along with an annuity of 100 in perpetuity to "the clergyman of the first Episcopal Church that should be built and consecrated on his lands or on lands adjacent to his."
'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
Pollokshields Burgh Hall, which was gifted to the district by Sir John Stirling Maxwell
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant. From 1872, prior to the establishment of the municipal transport system, horse drawn trams had been operated in by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
This apartment is a beautiful two bedroom property at the stunning Merchants Gate development in Pollokshields.
The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
As he sentenced the men to minimum sentences of 25, 22, and 23 years respectively, the schoolboy's mother, Angela, shouted out: "You bastards!". It then became a private dwelling before assuming its current use as a mosque.
St Ninian's Episcopal Church at the corner of Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road was designed by architect David Thomson (1831-1910), who was also responsible for many of the tenement blocks of East Pollokshields. It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers. The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Architect, H.E.
His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill. Glasgow [lazg oder glzg] (Scots: Glesga, schottisch-glisch: Glaschu, amtlich City of Glasgow) ist mit ber 635.640 Einwohnern vor Edinburgh die grte Stadt Schottlands und nach London und Birmingham die drittgrte Stadt des Vereinigten Knigreichs.Sie ist eine der 32 Council Areas Schottlands und liegt am Fluss Clyde.Im spten 19. und frhen 20. The number of large villas was greatly expanded from the 1880's through to the completion of the planned suburb around 1910.
The Corporation had decided in 1897 to convert the tram system to electric traction and the following year the Springburn route was the first to be electrified.
Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
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It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Exhibition Drawing of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1903
Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014
What is also significant is the long standing problem in the area with young gangs who have been involved in age old feuds with each other. Tenure: Freehold.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
The Corporation had decided in 1897 to convert the tram system to electric traction and the following year the Springburn route was the first to be electrified. Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station. First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Architect's photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1915
St Ninian's Episcopal Church at the corner of Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road was designed by architect David Thomson (1831-1910), who was also responsible for many of the tenement blocks of East Pollokshields.
Pollokshields Established Church, built at the corner of Shields Road and Albert Drive in 1878
Nisbet's exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1903.
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G.
'Matheran' was occupied by the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy before reverting to residential use at the end of 2002.
Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Clifford's exhibition drawing of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 1900
Their drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1896.
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'Matheran' is one of the largest and finest villas in the area, situated on a commanding site at the corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue.
The exhibition drawings of the two massive villas were displayed side-by-side at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904. Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
The example, below, of early semi-detached houses in Pollokshields shows that the original dwellings were much more modest in size and in the extent of their garden grounds compared to those which would come later.
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
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It is a beautiful example of Edwardian domestic architecture, retaining all its original exterior features in pristine condition.
It was restored as a dwelling house during Victorian times when modern day Pollokshields was being developed.
If you are lucky enough to find a development plot for a new house in the Conservation Area, Glasgow City Council will ensure that it is built in the style of the existing properties surrounding it.
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. 'Kelmscott' is an out-of-the ordinary villa situated in Springkell Avenue, close to the Sherbooke Castle Hotel.
Rowan, 1892
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
25. The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
His charred and semi-clothed body was found in the foetal position the following day, on a walkway on the bank of the Clyde.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
Design for a Double villa at Pollokshields, c.1858
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
It was built as an up-market tenemental area of large flats with facilities such as shops and schools, which were lacking in the garden suburb.
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902. First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
With your help we can make it an even better place to live, work and raise our children in.
Engraving of restored Haggs Castle
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
This house was situated on the north side of Maxwell Drive on the present site of St Albert's School. The architect, John Nisbet, skilfully fused elements of the then fashionable Arts and Crafts style with the familiar Scots Baronial style to seen throught West Pollokshields.
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'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
It shows that the 'as-built' version was very close to that envisioned by the architect in the perspective drawing displayed two years earlier.
Plot 32, Merchants Gate, 69 Springkell Avenue, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 3EB.
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.