It was built as an up-market tenemental area of large flats with facilities such as shops and schools, which were lacking in the garden suburb.
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
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 'Norwoodville', Pollokshields, 2017
Rowan and built in 1878
The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
There were also trees planted on the kerbsides of the broad avenues to add to the overall greenery and give some spectacular autumn colour.
The number of large villas was greatly expanded from the 1880's through to the completion of the planned suburb around 1910.
Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
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Trees growing alongside the pavements of Pollokshields
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue. 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 steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern. Nisbet's exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1903.
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
Three Asian gang members were jailed for life yesterday for the "savage and barbaric" racially motivated murder of a schoolboy in Glasgow who had been singled out because he was white. The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns. His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875.
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If you are lucky enough to find a development plot for a new house in the Conservation Area, Glasgow City Council will ensure that it is built in the style of the existing properties surrounding it.
Nisbet's exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1903.
Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Was Kriss a victim of a race assault, gangland revenge or do elements of both play a part in his brutal slaying?
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They posed for the BBC cameras as though they hadn't a care in the world. 'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
Founded in Kinning Park in 1848 by Archibald Campbell, it was formed by members of two previous clubs which played on Glasgow Green, to cater for the burgeoning residential developments south of the river Clyde.
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
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.
Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Mohammed, 22, had been tried and convicted two years earlier on a much-reduced charge of assault and perverting the course of justice, after agreeing to give evidence against his co-accused, Daanish Zahid, 22, who was found guilty in 2004 of Kriss Donald's murder, and against the three men convicted yesterday. With your help we can make it an even better place to live, work and raise our children in.
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
Photograph of newly built Sherbrooke Church, 1900
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns. Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie.
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
Photograph of 'Norwoodville', Pollokshields, 2017
I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue. Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
All the asian shops of groceries and other stuff. 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.
In and around Pollokshields are five primary schools (Pollokshields Primary on Albert Drive; Glendale Primary and Glendale Gaelic School on a shared campus located on the south edge of Pollokshields; St. Albert's Primary to the west; and the private Craigholme School for Girls on Nithsdale Road) and four secondary schools (Bellahouston Academy, located on the western edge of Pollokshields at the M77 motorway; Shawlands Academy, in the Shawlands area approximately a mile south of Pollokshields; Craigholme School Secondary on St Andrews Drive, an extension of the nursery and primary schools; and Hutchesons Grammar School, a private school with its senior school campus in Pollokshields, and its junior and pre-school campus nearby. The Corporation had decided in 1897 to convert the tram system to electric traction and the following year the Springburn route was the first to be electrified. Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant. Rowan and built in 1878
'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses. Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
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 Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 2014
", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road.
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.
There were also trees planted on the kerbsides of the broad avenues to add to the overall greenery and give some spectacular autumn colour. However, this ended in 1891 when, after being offered favourable tax terms, the residents of the burgh agreed for it to become a suburb of the growing city of Glasgow. The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing. Engraving of restored Haggs Castle
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.
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns.
It shows that the 'as-built' version was very close to that envisioned by the architect in the perspective drawing displayed two years earlier.
It shows that the 'as-built' version was very close to that envisioned by the architect in the perspective drawing displayed two years earlier.
Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
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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. Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
The prosecution said the car contained Imran Shahid, his brother, Zeeshan Shahid, nicknamed "Crazy" who was driving, their cousin Daanish Zahid, Mohammed "Becks" Mustaq and Zahid Mohammed.
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Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
Interior of 'Madrasa Taleem Ul Islam' mosque, Pollokshields
View of Fotheringay Centre, 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.
Michael. Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
One meeting took place at the funeral in Cairo of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
The men detained in an immigration van following a raid in Pollokshields earlier today have been released following a seven-hours.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
Their drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1896. The example, below, of early semi-detached houses in Pollokshields shows that the original dwellings were much more modest in size and in the extent of their garden grounds compared to those which would come later. 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.
Engraving of restored Haggs Castle
Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
This photograph of the house was taken in 1905, just after its completion.
A favourite literary device was the metaphor of infestation, whether by rats, street gangs, immigrants or socialists, to illustrate Glasgow's crowded and corrosive slum environment.
'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'. Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
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. In 1851 residential development began along the road which ran parallel to the canal and the railway near the site of Shiels Cottage at Laigh (Scots for Low) Shiels.
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
Architect's photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1915
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 stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft. The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue.
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Design for a Double villa at Pollokshields, c.1858
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014
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Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
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.
Further examples of exhibition drawings of large villas can be viewed at the Domestic Architecture of Glasgow's South Side page of this website.
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. It was built as an up-market tenemental area of large flats with facilities such as shops and schools, which were lacking in the garden suburb.
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Rowan, 1892
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
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.
I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Many well-known Glaswegian architects contributed to its development, and it contains villas by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson among others.
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
Architect's photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1915
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
Clifford's exhibition drawing of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 1900
Rowan and built in 1878
Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
Pollokshields Established Church, built at the corner of Shields Road and Albert Drive in 1878
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There were also trees planted on the kerbsides of the broad avenues to add to the overall greenery and give some spectacular autumn colour. The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
No two villas were permitted to be exactly alike.
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
The Sherbrooke Castle Hotel was designed by architects, J.Thomson & R.Sandilands as a private residence, 'Rhuadsgeir', at 11 Sherbrooke Avenue.
Rowan and built in 1878
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill. It then became a private dwelling before assuming its current use as a mosque.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. Gyms in Pollokshields can cost a range of different prices.
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
But the situation has changed.
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns.
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
'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.
Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
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.
However in the future I think you will see more youth from asylum seekers community in jails rather than Asians.". In 1851 residential development began along the road which ran parallel to the canal and the railway near the site of Shiels Cottage at Laigh (Scots for Low) Shiels.
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
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
Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984.
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