Cardonald
Cardonald
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Ladykirk Drive, North Cardonald (2009) | |
Location within Glasgow | |
OS grid reference | NS528643 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G52 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Cardonald (
History
In the 15th century the lands of Cardonald in
The line of the Stewarts of Cardonald ended with Allan's great-grandson,
The transformation of Cardonald from a rural to an urban community was largely brought about by the coming of the
With the arrival of the electric tram in 1903, the growth of Cardonald began in earnest along the stretch of Paisley Road West between the villages of Cardonald and Halfway, with the building of Cardonald Police station (1905) and Nazareth House (1906). In 1926,
In the 1950s, the Corporation erected the UK's first high-rise flats in the area. Although only 10 storeys high, the Moss Heights flats were the first of many high-rise blocks to be built in Glasgow.[12] They were revolutionary in the fact that their heating system was supplied from a central coal-fired boiler house. They have been renovated and survive well into the 21st century, unlike other developments constructed in later decades.
Education
The first school in the vicinity of Cardonald was established at Halfway in 1790, by a local blacksmith who taught the rudiments of reading, writing and arithmetic. In 1860, Cardonald School was established when a school building and teacher's house were built at the corner of Paisley Road West and Lammermoor Avenue. The two-roomed, single-storey school building was extended in 1899 with the addition of a second storey, and was further extended in 1911.
Cardonald School remained the only school in the area until the 1930s when Lourdes Primary School and Angus Oval Primary School were built.[13] Cardonald School transferred to the new building (built on the site of the former Angus Oval Primary School) in 1965. NB Angus Oval had acted as an annexe for Cardonald Primary for some years - handling Primaries 1 and 2 until around 1963. The old Cardonald School building on Paisley Rd. West was used as a careers office and for a number of other uses, before being demolished in 2003. In the heart of north Cardonald was Belses Primary school. Sited on Belses Drive at the junction of Kingsland Drive. This was an annexe for the larger Hillington Primary school. After this wooden school was demolished a new school was built on the existing playing field at Hallrule drive. The Roman Catholic Lourdes Secondary School was opened in 1956.
Cardonald College, one of Scotland's largest further education colleges, opened in 1972. It merged with Anniesland College and Langside College in August 2013 to form Glasgow Clyde College, and was renamed Cardonald Campus.
Religion
The oldest church in the area is Cardonald Parish Church (Church of Scotland), which was built at the corner of Paisley Road West and Cardonald Place Road on a plot of ground which was donated by Lord Blantyre. The red sandstone church, designed by Peter Macgregor Chalmers, was built 1887-1889 and was dedicated in February 1889. The west wing was added in 1899 and the east wing in 1925, while the church halls were built in 1940.[14]
Hillington Park Parish Church (
The local Roman Catholic church, Our Lady of Lourdes, was designed by Stellmacs Ltd and built 1937-1939. This church, which opened in May 1939, replaced an earlier small chapel which had been built on the site in 1922. The local Catholic community had originally met in Maryland House and then from 1906 in the chapel of Nazareth House.[16][17]
The Church of the Good Shepherd (Scottish Episcopal Church) on Hillington Road was designed by Noad & Wallace and was built 1939-1940.[18] Before this church was built, the congregation, which was formed in 1938, had met in a shop at 2222 Paisley Road West.[19]
Amenities
Cardonald Bowling Club was established in 1914 and is a popular club within the area.[20]
Transport
The district is served by Cardonald railway station on the Inverclyde Line and by Mosspark railway station on the Paisley Canal line, as well as numerous bus routes. There is also easy access to the Clyde Tunnel and the M8 motorway via Junction 25.
The number 9 and 9A buses (First Bus) and 38 (McGills) pass regularly along Paisley Road West. There are around ten buses per hour during peak times, and around four buses per hour early morning and in the evenings and on Sundays.
See also
References
- ^ The Online Scots Dictionary
- ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Glasgow's growing pains, Evening Times, 26 November 2012
- ^ No Mean City: 1914 to 1950s | Neighbourhoods | Boundary Extensions, The Glasgow Story
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.6.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.7.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.9.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.11.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. p.164.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.35.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.11.
- ^ "Housing, Everyday Life & Wellbeing over the long term: Moss Heights". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.23.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.21.
- ^ Riches, Anne., Higgs, Malcolm., and Williamson, Elizabeth. (1990). Pevsner Architectural Guides - Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. Yale University Press. p. 602.
- ^ Riches, Anne., Higgs, Malcolm., and Williamson, Elizabeth. (1990). Pevsner Architectural Guides - Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. Yale University Press. p. 602.
- ^ Innes, John. (1993). Old Cardonald Had A Farm. Glasgow City Libraries & Archives. p.34.
- ^ Riches, Anne., Higgs, Malcolm., and Williamson, Elizabeth. (1990). Pevsner Architectural Guides - Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. Yale University Press. p. 602.
- ^ Bertie, David. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689-2000. T.& T.Clark Ltd. p.595.
- ^ History, Cardonald Bowling Club