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. It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 2014
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
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Detached villa, built 1886, as part of later development in Avenues west of St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields
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1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue. Exhibition Drawing of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1903
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
It shows that the 'as-built' version was very close to that envisioned by the architect in the perspective drawing displayed two years earlier.
The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing.
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station. Photograph of newly built Sherbrooke Church, 1900
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'. 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.
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983.
London East End gangster twins Ronnie (right) and Reggie Kray pictured after spending 36 hours helping the police with their inquiry into the murder of George Cornell (Image: William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
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."
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
Khalid from the West End was involved in a daylight brawl with fellow Asians.
Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
'Norwoodville' in Nithsdale Road is a typical Pollokshields style detached cream sandstone villa which has been converted for use as a mosque, known as 'Madrasa Taleem Ul Islam'. Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
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 architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers.
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984.
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. Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
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.
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1905
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
Rear view of Haggs Castle and associated outbuildings on the old road from Pollokshaws to Govan
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road. Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
This photograph of the house was taken in 1905, just after its completion.
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B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant. The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
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. 1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers.
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Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses. Entrance to 'Matheran' from Springkell Avenue, "AD 1903"
The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers. Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
A top floor flat in a tenement block in Glasgow has been engulfed in flames.
Imran Shahid and Mushtaq had numerous previous convictions for violent assaults, while Zeeshan Shahid had convictions for a series of minor offences.
Rowan and built in 1878
As more immigrants arrived and the community spread, more gangs emerged in Pollokshields, Govanhill, Woodlands and along Paisley Road West.
University bound tramcar at junction of Nithsdale Road and St Andrew's Drive
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
'Ardtornish' was designed by James Miller in an Anglified Arts & Crafts style, very different from his later Chicago inspired commercial architecture which graced Glasgow city centre in the inter-war years of the twentieth century.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Interior of 'Madrasa Taleem Ul Islam' mosque, Pollokshields
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891.
'Ardtornish' was designed by James Miller in an Anglified Arts & Crafts style, very different from his later Chicago inspired commercial architecture which graced Glasgow city centre in the inter-war years of the twentieth century.
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 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.
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
The Pollokshields Trust was established in 2016 as a community anchor organisation We are an enabling body which encourages the development of community empowerment within the burgh of Pollokshields and provides support services to existing and new community organisations. 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."
The number of large villas was greatly expanded from the 1880's through to the completion of the planned suburb around 1910.
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
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Photograph of newly built Sherbrooke Church, 1900
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Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
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.
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'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
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Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
No two villas were permitted to be exactly alike. Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
The only remaining building shown in this section of the old map is South Bank a detached villa on the north side of St Andrews Drive which is now a Sikh Temple. Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Michael. risers that could be safely negotiated by horses. East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
1926 view of semi-detached house at Pollokshields, now demolished
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. Rowan and built in 1878
Entrance to 'Matheran' from Springkell Avenue, "AD 1903"
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The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984. Engraving of restored Haggs Castle
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
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."
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It then became a private dwelling before assuming its current use as a mosque. When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 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. Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
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The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878. There were no apologies.
Kriss Donald, 15, from Pollokshields, was abducted, stabbed repeatedly and then doused in petrol and burned to death by five men of Pakistani descent in March 2004, apparently in revenge for an earlier incident at a city centre nightclub.
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." 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.
Having being created as a carefully planned suburb, Pollokshields had a total prohibition on trade.
Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
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