Milton, Glasgow
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| Milton | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Milton from the east (2012) | |
  Milton Location within Glasgow | |
| OS grid reference | NS596697 |
| • Edinburgh | 66.676 km |
| • London | 559.285 km |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G22 7 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Milton is a
Location and history
The construction of Milton started in the late 1940s as a part of a general
The area had only a few private homes (in Liddesdale Road/Birsay Road and Loskin Drive) prior to the new development. The initial scheme was completed in 1952. More housing was added in later years, including high-rise flats in Castlebay Drive in the late 1960s. Housing styles varied from gray stone apartment houses with back and front doors, to brown or white clad
Milton suffered from social problems such as gang fighting and
In the late 1980s, many of the flats in the area were replaced with social housing units more suitable for urban living. The last of the original flats in Scaraway Street was demolished in 2006 and parts of the area stand desolate.
Politics
Milton is part of the Glasgow North East constituency, which has been represented in the House of Commons by Anne McLaughlin of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2015 to 2017, Paul Sweeney from 2017 to 2019 and McLaughlin again from 2019 onwards.
Milton is part of the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency, and is represented by Bob Doris of the Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament.[5]
At local Glasgow City Council level, Milton has formed a core part of the Canal ward since 2007.
Education
Children attend the merged St. Ambrose and St. Augustine's schools known as St. Monica's (Milton) Primary School. This holds Milton's Community Campus. Non denomination schools in the area are Miltonbank Primary School and Chirnsyde Primary School.
Religion
Services
The scheme suffered from poor social planning. Pubs, cinemas or community amenities were accessible only by bus/car. A community centre was built in Liddesdale Road in the early 1970s. No factories or industry offered jobs in the area. The scheme was part of the
The four shopping areas were Skerray Street, Scaraway Street, Westray Circus and Liddesdale Square. Buses 8, 29/129, M3 and 75 serve the area.
Community activists successfully campaigned to prevent the conversion of the site of the demolished Saint Augustine’s Secondary School into housing. Its future remains in doubt.
LoveMilton, a community development trust for the area, obtained planning permission for a multi-purpose, community facility.
Notable persons
- Kenny Dalglish, footballer (Celtic, Liverpool and Scotland), whose first team played on the spare ground at Egilsay Street and was called "Milton Milan"
- Stephen Maguire, snooker player
- Frank McAvennie, footballer (Celtic, West Ham and Scotland)
- Dylan McGeouch, footballer (Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Scotland)[6]
- Ada Aline Urban (1868–1937), film executive[7]
See also
- Districts of Glasgow
- Glasgow tower blocks
- Politics of Glasgow
References
- ^ "Glasgow". scottish-places.info.
- ^ "Overview of Milton". scottish-places.info.
- ^ "Glasgow Corporation Housing Department (later Architectural & Planning Department, Glasgow Corporation)".
- ^ "A Social History of Problematic Substance Use" (PDF).
- ISBN 978-0-230-39046-1
- ^ Parks, Gordon (14 October 2012). "Celtic starlet Dylan McGeouch: Football has saved me from mean streets of my youth". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Birth certificate, National Records of Scotland
External links
- Commonwealth Games pitches close
- Modern Times: 1950s to The Present Day
- Love Milton
- Streets of Glasgow
- Milton profile (also includes Lambhill and Parkhouse) at Understanding Glasgow