Tradeston
Tradeston
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The former Glasgow headquarters of the Co-Operative and Wholesale Society on Morrison Street - one of Tradeston's most famous landmarks | |
Location within Glasgow | |
OS grid reference | NS581660 |
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Lieutenancy area |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G5 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Tradeston (
By the middle of the 20th Century, most of this had disappeared, although remnants of the area's thriving trading industry had survived in its high concentration of
Geography
Tradeston borders with
The Tradeston Bridge, opened on 14 May 2009, links Tradeston and neighbouring Kingston with Broomielaw and the city's International Financial Services District for pedestrians and cyclists.
Economy and Architecture
Tradeston's historical role as a centre for warehousing and trade is symbolised by its grandest and most famous building - 95 Morrison Street - which was constructed as Co-Operative House; the headquarters of
Tradeston's role as a hub for trade continued well into the late 20th century, as a large number of
Many former industrial buildings in the area were demolished as part of the M74 Extension which opened in June 2011.
Transport
Tradeston is served by the Glasgow Subway system at West Street and Bridge Street stations.
West Street station is the proposed location of a major new rail-subway interchange as part of the
The area was the scene of a tragedy in 1994 when a double-decker bus carrying a group of Girl Guides from the city's Drumchapel district crashed into one of the low rail bridges crossing West Street immediately adjacent to the subway station (the driver was unfamiliar with the route and was being led by a guide leader in a car); two 10-year-old girls, an 11-year-old girl and two adult supervisors were killed in the incident and 15 other children injured, six of them seriously.[5][6][7][8][9] Similars incident occurred at another nearby low bridge on Cook Street in 2009 (on that occasion the bus was empty and returning to the depot),[10] 2010 (again the bus was empty)[11] and 2023 (ten people required hospital treatment).[12][13]
Industry
Tradeston was the site of another tragedy in 1872 when the Tradeston Flour Mills exploded killing 18 people who worked at the mills and people who worked or lived in surrounding buildings, and starting a fire that threatened Bridge Street railway station and ships docked on the River Clyde.
References
- ^ Clyde Place, Glasgow, Stallan-Brand
- ^ Barclays opens new Glasgow campus that will be home to 5,000 employees, Glasgow Times, 12 October 2021
- ^ Barclays complete riverside Glasgow campus, Urban Realm, 15 October 2021
- ^ "Barclays unveils state-of-the-art campus in Glasgow". Barclays. 21 October 2021.
- ^ Bus crash toll rises to five as girl dies, The Herald, 28 September 1994
- ^ Anger at verdict over Guides death crash, The Independent, 22 March 1995
- ^ I still blame myself for Cath's death | Tormented bus crash victim's mum tells court of agony, Daily Record, 21 October 1998, via thefreelibrary
- ^ Drumchapel Girl Guides tragedy remembered 20 years on, Clydebank Post, 24 September 2014
- Scottish Courts Service, 23 December 1998
- ^ Police investigate after bus collides with bridge, The Herald, 25 March 2009, via PressReader
- ^ Glasgow bridge strike rips bus roof off, BBC News, 20 August 2010
- ^ Ten in hospital after bus roof cut off in Glasgow bridge crash, BBC News, 21 May 2023
- ^ Man charged after bus crashed into Scots bridge leaving child and nine others in hospital, Steven Rae, Daily Record, 24 May 2023