Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
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.
Architect, H.E. RGBA(0,152,170,1) About. Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
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.
'Matheran' was occupied by the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy before reverting to residential use at the end of 2002.
Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
Further examples of exhibition drawings of large villas can be viewed at the Domestic Architecture of Glasgow's South Side page of this website.
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft. East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road. Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
It then became a private dwelling before assuming its current use as a mosque.
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in. View of "South Bank", the only surviving house shown the north side of the map
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of 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.
Rowan, 1892
The architect, John Nisbet, skilfully fused elements of the then fashionable Arts and Crafts style with the familiar Scots Baronial style to seen throught West Pollokshields.
Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875. It was insisted upon that the villas of Pollokshields were all built to different plans. The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road.
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.
Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive. The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
1926 view of semi-detached house at Pollokshields, now demolished
The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882.
Rowan and built in 1878
His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875.
The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road. Rowan and built in 1878
There were no licensed premises permitted in either district.
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 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.
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie.
Michael. 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.
My message to the kids I work with is that they need to get a job or an education. Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891.
'Matheran' is one of the largest and finest villas in the area, situated on a commanding site at the corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Front view of Haggs Castle, 1933
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1905
Photograph of 'Norwoodville', Pollokshields, 2017
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." Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier. It was insisted upon that the villas of Pollokshields were all built to different plans.
1926 view of semi-detached house at Pollokshields, now demolished
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891.
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
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. The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
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. This house was situated on the north side of Maxwell Drive on the present site of St Albert's School.
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
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.
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.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
He was with Kriss when Shahid and co attacked.
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.
Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
Michael. 'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields, Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904, Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014.
Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'. East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
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.
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
The large gardens surrounding the houses were widely planted with broad-leaved trees such as beech, sycamore and lime.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Photograph of 'Norwoodville', Pollokshields, 2017
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie. 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. risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
Pollokshields is in an old area on the south side of Glasgow that has a multicultural population and mixed levels of deprivation. The description of Shiels Cottage matches the house shown as "L.Shiels" in the earlier map.
Entrance to 'Matheran' from Springkell Avenue, "AD 1903"
The vantage point for the image would have been situated somewhere around the farmhouse at "Shiels", shown in the map below.
The body of the church was was destroyed by fire in 1988, leaving the east window (below) as the last remaining part of the building. Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing.
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.
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields. Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Drawings of the ruins of Haggs Castle before restoration
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue.
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
Architect, H.E.
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track.
So last October all that remained was for the officers of Strathclyde Police to go to Pakistan and collect the accused. Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style. Entrance to 'Matheran' from Springkell Avenue, "AD 1903"
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.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
The body of the church was was destroyed by fire in 1988, leaving the east window (below) as the last remaining part of the building.
Drawings of the ruins of Haggs Castle before restoration
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue. Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
Rev. 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.
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. Pollokshields (Scottish Gaelic: Buthan Phollaig, Scots: Powkshiels) is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses. Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1905
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. This description of a train journey passing through Pollokshields in 1852 gives an impression of the area before and after the development of the sandstone villas.
The number of large villas was greatly expanded from the 1880's through to the completion of the planned suburb around 1910.
Feezan 'fizzy' Choudhary was so angry that he left the gang - which conned elderly victims - and started his own crime syndicate.
The architect, John Nisbet, skilfully fused elements of the then fashionable Arts and Crafts style with the familiar Scots Baronial style to seen throught West Pollokshields.
Pollokshields covers a wide area,from old tenements to leafy up-market streets.
Design for a Double villa at Pollokshields, c.1858
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
'Matheran' was occupied by the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy before reverting to residential use at the end of 2002.
Aerial view of Maxwell Square, the little park at the centre of East Pollokshields
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'.
The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
However the sad thing is that there are still some guys in the community who are now in their 30s, and yet you still see them driving around looking to start a fight even if it is with someone half their age.
Rev.
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
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. Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G.
Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
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.
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Detached villa, built 1886, as part of later development in Avenues west of St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue. The town of Tobateksingh is in the heart of the Punjab, about three hours' drive west from the city of Lahore. Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive.
Hundreds of people Known then to his fellow gang members as Minta, he was involved in countless territorial battles with other Asian gangs, was stabbed in the leg and finally landed in prison on an Four Bedrooms.