Shawlands
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Shawlands
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Shawlands Cross (2005) | |
Area | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 7,015 (2015)[2] |
• Density | 13,490/km2 (34,900/sq mi) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G41 3 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Shawlands (
History
Shawlands grew rapidly during the 19th Century as Glasgow boomed during its time as the commercial powerhouse of the British Empire. Over time, the number of inhabitants in this largely artisanal and industrial area doubled due to the formation of significant local businesses, such as the Camphill Bakery, which opened in 1847. Following their rapid development, the villages of Shawlands (1819) and Cathcart (1912), which included the Crossmyloof parts of today's Shawlands Cross Conservation Area, were absorbed into Glasgow during the city’s southward extension, having previously been within the Eastwood parish in Renfrewshire.[7]
With improving transport infrastructure and the expansion of Glasgow southwards in this period, Shawlands developed into an important commercial centre for that sector of the city. Neighbouring districts include the areas of Giffnock, Auldhouse, Crossmyloof, Strathbungo, Langside, Newlands, and Pollokshaws,[8] with Shawlands itself overlapping two Council wards (Pollokshields and Langside) and two Scottish Parliament constituencies (Glasgow Cathcart and Glasgow Southside).
Cultural heritage
Within walking distance of Shawlands is
The park also has allotments, a botanical glass house, public tennis courts, a public golf course, children's play areas, a boating pond and views of Glasgow. The refurbished amphitheatre holds open-air performances of Shakespeare and children's plays during summer. The park holds the annual Southside Festival,[10] and the Wee Chill Music Festival.
The Langside Halls, a Category A listed building,[11] stands on the corner of Queens Park, opposite the Corona Bar. The building was originally built for the National Bank of Scotland in Queen Street, and was resituated in 1901-3, to meet an evident need for a public hall on the southside.[12] For many years, a drinking fountain constructed by the Saracen Foundry stood in front of the Halls, but was relocated to Glasgow Green.[13]
On the other side of Shawlands is
Education
Shawlands Primary School has an approximate capacity of over 600 pupils and is part of the 'Shawlands New Learning Community' (which also includes Annette St Primary, Battlefield Primary, Blackfriars Primary, Cuthbertson Primary and Langside Primary) feeding to the
Also in Shawlands is St. Conval's Primary, a Roman Catholic School situated on Shawhill Road; St. Conval's is part of the Learning Community for
Sport
Fitness First, located on Kilmarnock Road, provides gym and aerobic exercise classes, alongside
Transport
Shawlands has close links to the M77 and M8 motorways (accessing at Dumbreck Road). Shawlands has two main roads which converge at Shawlands Cross: Kilmarnock Road and Pollokshaws Road.[14][15] At the cross, the designation of the A77 road changes to Kilmarnock Road running south, with Pollokshaws Road continuing south-west as a more minor route. Bus services (the majority operated by First Glasgow) in the area are frequent, running from Glasgow city centre 24 hours a day.
The area is within walking distance of
Shawlands is located 8.8 mi (14.2 km) from Glasgow Airport and about 24 mi (39 km) from Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
References
- ^ "statistics.gov.scot : Land Area (based on 2011 Data Zones)". statistics.gov.scot.
- ^ "statistics.gov.scot : Population Estimates (Current Geographic Boundaries)". statistics.gov.scot.
- ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA) – Gaelic Place-names of Scotland". Gaelicplacenames.org. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ McKenzie, Kirsty (8 April 2022). "Shawlands named one of the best places to live in UK in Sunday Times list". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Russell, Jennifer; Duffy, Amy (11 October 2022). "Shawlands named as 'one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world'". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Historic Shawlands" (PDF). Glasgow City Heritage Trust – via Glasgow City Council.
- ^ Auldhouse and Shawlands (West of Scotland Archaeology Service,1950), The Glasgow Story
- ^ a b Archived January 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SouthSide Festival 2010". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Glasgow, 1 Langside Avenue, Langside Hall (167447)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Meek, Jeffrey. "Langside Halls". SGHET. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "GLASGOW GREEN AT GREENHEAD STREET, JAMES MARTIN MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN AND CANOPY (LB33839)". Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Glasgow’s Crosses, Glasgow History, 28 May 2016
- ^ Shawlands Cross (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Postcards Collection), The Glasgow Story