The names of almost every street in the section have been changed since the plan was made. Saracen Street was formed on part of the lands of Possil, which had been acquired by Walter Macfarlane & Co., of the Saracen Foundry, for their works, which had originally been in Saracen Lane, which formed the eastern boundary of the old Saracen Inn, which fronted Gallowgate Street. The coal was reached several times, but the shifting mud always closed the shaft. Campbell Street (West) is named for Campbell of Blythswood. A pottery was for many years in operation here under the name of the Delftfield Co., which had been established in 1749. Fordneuk Street, as its name denotes, was the ford in the corner over Camlachie Burn. Eglinton Street was originally called Marlborough Street, but at the opening of the Paisley and Johnstone Canal, of which concern the Earl of Eglinton was chairman, the name was changed. Montrose Street, opened in 1787, was named for the Duke. The first quay or jetty, with a weigh-house and crane, were erected here in 1662. Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, maps, List of Streets, Street View, Geographic.org ... Tweet: List of Streets in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, Google Maps and Street View Photos. Stuball. Stirling Road was made as an approach to the Canal by William Stirling &, Son, who were extensive merchants and manufacturers in the city. Ruchill, originally Roughill, was in the seventeenth century the property of the Peadies, who were at that time a leading family in Glasgow, but has since then been held successively by the Dreghorn, Dennistoun, and Dundas families. Up till 1750 there were only thirteen streets in Glasgow. Mr. Laurie had a penchant for high-sounding English names, and in laying off the lands gave us Bedford, Cavendish, Cumberland, Norfolk, Oxford, Portland, Salisbury, and Warwick Streets. NELSON STREET (City), opened 1797, was named in honour of Lord Nelson. These were—Bell Street, Bridgegate Street, Candleriggs Street, Canon Street, Drygate Street, Gallowgate Street, High Street, King Street, Princes Street, Kottenrow Street, Saltmarket Street, Stockwell Street, and Trongate Street. The street ends a few yards east of this, where a small burn or gott crosses it, and this burn was of old the dividing line between the City and the The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow. On the decay of the cotton trade he merged into ​that of iron, by starting the Anderston Foundry; and the family are now represented by the Houldsworths of Coltness, which estate they purchased in 1836. It is about six miles from the city. Up till 1750 there were only thirteen streets in Glasgow. This work was published before January 1, 1926, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. It was formed on the lands of Springfield, which had previously been occupied by the cotton-spinning factory of Todd & Higginbotham. He built a series of public baths along this street which led to ‘pleasure gardens’ on his estate at the northern end of the thoroughfare. Overnewton Street is formed on the lands of that name, which was the patrimonial estate of Walter Gibson, who was Provost of the town in 1688. James Stuart, who was the second minister of the Kelief Church here, was ordained in 1775, having previously been assistant at Saint Andrew's Church. Crosshill derives its name from an ancient cross which stood on a height still named the Cross Hill. The company was a Glasgow name for decades and was eventually acquired by Pearson’s in the 1930’s. Houldsworth Street is named after Henry Houldsworth. A year or two since, a correspondent in one of the daily papers, who claimed to be the Lambhill Street (Plantation) was so called out of compliment to the late William Graham of Lambhill, he having been one of the trustees of Mr. Maclean, proprietor of the estate. Merryflats, rather a strange title for a poorhouse. It is the second ​from the east corner, and is the oldest building in the street. It is formed on part of the ​Round Croft, which belonged to Mr. Struthers, the brewer. Castle Street, opened 1100, was the highway to the Bishop's Palace or Castle, which was used for either purpose as the exigencies of war or religion demanded. 5,855 28. Hillhead. It had all the appearance of having been a conventual or monastic institute, and from this fact, and its contiguity to the square, may have arisen the statement as to the existence of a previous church; and the only reason that can be ascribed for this ancient mass of stone and lime having been overlooked by local archaeologists is mis-spelled, and it was the first part of the name (rotten) that upset theorists. Saint Enoch Square was opened in 1782, the first church and the present steeple having been erected two years prior. Up till 1750 there were only thirteen streets in Glasgow. He was born at Govan in 1788. Pitt Street, named in honour of William Pitt, the celebrated statesman. Burgh of Barony, and annexed to the city in 1846. Warroch Street is named for the junior partner of Murdoch, Warroch & Co., who had a brewery here in 1765. Holm Street formed the southern boundary of the holm or hollow called Blythswood Holm. ​Ladywell Street. about five feet wide, but a pen close was always considered to be wide enough for the passage of a horse and cart. Gas was first introduced for street lighting on 15th September, 1818. Usually four stories tall, they were never taller than the width of the street and were built in blocks along streets inner-city areas creating the city’s distinctive ‘grid’ pattern. Tradeston consists of that portion of land allocated to the Trades House out of the purchase made from Sir Robert Douglas by the Magistrates and Council in 1647. Union Street was called Union Place till Gordon Street was opened in 1802. To secure complete privacy in his domain, he tried to stop the right-of-way by the river bank, and built a high wall close down to the water. in Aird's Lane, which adjoins, disporting in the dubbs or puddles in the street. Harvey Street (Port-Dundas), after Thomas Harvey, who was originally a carter; but he ultimately became proprietor of several licensed shops, where he sold meal and whisky, and amassing considerable wealth, he built a distillery in this street, and became proprietor of the lands of Westthorne, which abut upon the banks of the Clyde near Belvidere, where he resided. Malta Street. Adam's Court Lane, named for John Adam, a contractor, who built the first foot-bridge over the river at Jamaica Street in 1768. David Dale the Socialist, and founder of Lanark Mills, had his town house here, still standing at the south-west corner. Camlaiche, another form, means the muddy bend of the burn. The vagabonds were ejected at the Gallowgate ​Port, so that they might benefit by a sight of the permanent gallows (which stood on the Butts) en passant. Andrew Gibson had been tenant of these lands conjointly with those of Byres of Partick up till June 1702, when he became proprietor, his forbears having been rentallers of the same for a considerable period prior to his succession. Meantime Harvey's shops were boycotted. Arthur Street (Bridgeton), named for William Rae Arthur who was Lord Provost in 1869. He would sell nothing but himself, which he continually did with every circumstance of levity, meanness, and treachery. The ground was gradually feued off and built upon, but the villa and cottages, one of the latter having quaint diamond-shaped window panes, remained in a dilapidated condition till within the last fifty years. Bridgeton Cross. Landressy Street should be Landres Street, after a small village in France, from whence came one of the Turkey-red operatives, who built the first house in this street. Garscube Road, named for the estate on the bank of the Kelvin, in the parish of New Kilpatrick, and about four miles from Glasgow. Woodrow does not speak favourably of him, saying his talents were much over-rated. He was proprietor of the Cudbear Works in Duke Street, and the original partner of the Hurlet and Campsie Alum Co. This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Tennant Street, after Charles Tennant, the elder, of Saint Rollox Chemical Works. Jamaica Street opened in 1763, which was around the time of the height of the rum and sugar trade between Glasgow and the West Indies. Advertisements anent these lands can be seen in files of the Glasgow Herald of seventy years ago. George Square, opened 1787, and named in honour of King George the Third, of whom it was intended to have a statue in the centre. They extended from West Street to Kinning House Burn, and from the River Clyde to the lands of Shields. George Hutcheson, the founder, was born sometime between 1550 and 1560. Street, Kottenrow Street, Saltmarket Street, Stockwell Street, and Trongate Street. Washington Street was named by Miss Mary Reid, the proprietrix of the ground on which it was formed, in honour of the founder of American Independence, in accordance with her political principles. In fact, the thoroughfare retained its favourable character up till within the last seventy or eighty years, when the residenters were in the habit of letting their houses as summer quarters, advertisements anent which can be seen in old files of the Glasgow Herald. He was the eldest son of John Gibson of Overnewton, and was widely known as a bitter persecutor of the Covenanters. This was done by turfing over the erection. Wilson Street (off Candleriggs Street), opened 1790, derives its name from a charity school, which stood on the north side It was founded by George Wilson in 1778. Commerce Street was at first called Queen Street. It is said to have been originated by the masons who built the ​Cathedral, they living in Rutherglen. Alston Street, now swallowed up in Central Railway Station, was named for John Alston, grandson of Mr. Miller of Westerton, the maker of Miller Street. "Senex" mentions that he saw a Highland woman escorted to Cranstonhill. He was virtually a wreck, and never thoroughly recovered the shock, dying not long after in February 1827, in ignorance of the author of his unfortunate coup. Alex Glass. This title was borne by the kings of Britain from the time of King George the First till the death of William the Fourth, when, in virtue of the Salic law, it passed by inheritance to Ernest, Duke of Cumberland. Piccadilly Street, after the thoroughfare of that name in London, which got its title from a tailor named Higgins, who had introduced piccadille, a French term for a kind of trimming set Blackburn Street (Plantation) was so named after the Midland town by one of the trustees of Mr. Maclean, because he had business connections with it. Byron in his "Childe Harold" thus descants on an individual of this sort: "But one sad lozel soils a name for aye, It was the western boundary of this gentleman's property, which extended eastward to Stockwell Street, and the rope walk, which was in ​operation till well on in last century, reached the entire length, crossing Jamaica Street in an overhead gallery. The name comes from Saint Thanew, whose cell was on the site of the Tron Church in Trongate Street; and, despite statements to the contrary, there is no proof of any building for religious purposes having occupied the square previous to that of 1780. Charlotte Lane. A mint-house was erected here during the reign of Robert the Third. This thoroughfare has been swallowed up in extending the College Railway Station. As to the origin or meaning of the name Rottenrow, papers innumerable This thoroughfare was exploited by James Scott of Kelly about the middle of last century. Græme Street (off High Street) was named after Robert Græme, a former Sheriff-Substitute. It stood till 1749. Keir Street, named for the patrimonial estate of the Stirlings, who were the successors of the Maxwells of Pollok. Paisley Road. The first-mentioned dwelling abutted on the boundary wall of the Green, the windows looking into the Planting, this being the local name for the pathway which runs parallel to the boundary wall of the Green eastwards from John-street to the river. As well as the merchants of the Empire, many Glasgow streets from this era were named after businessmen, entrepreneurs and industrialists. This is a district on the south side of the river, which was feued from the trustees of Hutchesons' Hospital about the beginning of last century by James Laurie, son of David He died about 601, and for more than five centuries after that date Glasgow has no authentic records. He died in 1819. With plenty of Georges in Britain’s royal history, you’d be forgiven for not knowing … Balmano Street, opened 1792, was formed on the garden belonging to a lady of that name. Alex Glass. The fish and ring are emblematic of a miracle, by which he restored to Langueth, the wife of King Ridderch of Strathclyde, a love token she had lost; and the bell represents that which he brought from Rome. Similarly, Jamaica Street (along with several other streets in the Merchant City) also takes its name from Glasgow’s connections with the Empire. The name originates from a well, which is in a niche in the wall on the north side of the street, which is bounded by the Necropolis; and it having contaminated the water, the well, which is in the form of an urn, was closed some years since. The Merchants' House Corporation returns five of the nine members who constitute the Dean of Guild Court, including the President or Lord Dean. The Shawfield Mansion was its southern boundary, the eastern wing of which is still there, though This building, when erected, had apparently faced the east, as there was a built-up arched doorway that had been garnished with pilasters in the back wall, which fronted a small yard that In 1868, Glasgow’s population – which had quadrupled in fifty years – was growing far faster than the city could accommodate. The building is still in existence, and it was in it that Dr. Johnson, on his return from his Highland tour, rejoiced to find himself sitting once more in front of a coal fire. Crossmyloof. Early in 1893 several of the leading thoroughfares were lighted with electricity; and towards the end of the same year the Welsbach incandescent mantle was utilised with satisfactory results. An attempt was made some years since to change the name to Victoria Road, but the public would not have it. Dovehill (Great and Little) was originally the Dow Hill, which was intended to mean dew hill. A gang from Bridgeton, assisted by some miners, blew up the greater part of the little fort with gunpowder. ​Brunswick Street, opened 1790, named in honour of the House of Hanover. attractive street in the town, and as such would naturally become the favourite parade of the ladies, hence the name. Pages in category "Streets in Glasgow" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. Post May 16, 2009 #2 2009-05-16T23:02. that his arrogant and over bearing attitude to the public got. Two young residents of the street had become enamoured with theatre after reading about it and so decided to bring some of this theatrical air to their Glasgow home. It runs from the city centre to the East End, from High Street through the residential district of Dennistoun, past The Forge Shopping Centre, meeting the Gallowgate, Tollcross Road and Westmuir Street to form a turreted Edwardian junction at Parkhead Cross. The Green reached in at this point with a clump of trees, whose branches By the 12th century Glasgow had been granted the status of what can now be called a city and the cathedral was the seat of the Bishops and (after 1472) the Archbishops of Glasgow. Govan. About 1844 the name of this street was altered to Minto Street, but it soon reverted to its old title. Like many of the streets in the centre of Glasgow, Buchanan Street was named after a famous merchant who had made his fortune thanks to Glasgow’s reputation as the Second City of the Empire. The foundation-stone of the first tenement in it was laid with Masonic honours on 30th April, 1824. Duke Street, opened 1794, is named for the Duke of Montrose, whose lodging overlooked it. In Johnston's ​"Place Names of Scotland" it is given as Srath Mou Gah, Valley of Saint Mungo, or the dear one. This must have been an exceptional case, and may have been done to give her a chance of getting back to her native wilds. Images | Games | Maps | Pubs | Clubs | Food | Places | Shops | Hotels | Info+. simultaneous with a big drop in sugar, led him to do some very foolish things, which ultimately caused him to take flight to Ireland, which was then, as America became later on, the receptacle of the This list may not reflect recent changes . William Street (Anderston) is named after a son of William Gillespie of Wellfield, through which lands this street was formed. The mansion of the estate (Kinning House) stood till within the last thirty years a few yards east of Kinning Place, on If you fancy staying right in the heart of the city then West George Street is a … Macfarlane Street, opened 1815, is named for Alexander Macfarlane of Jamaica, who founded the observatory which formerly stood on the summit of the Dowhill, which is now occupied by a railway company. ​Albion Street, opened in 1808. The remains of Argyle were more tenderly dealt with, as on the 8th of June, 1664, King Charles the Second granted a warrant to have it taken down and deposited beside his body in the tomb of his ancestors at Kilmun. From the last it was acquired by purchase early in last century by the late James Davidson; but he, having built a residence at Wemyss Bay, resided mostly there, and Ruchill House was long tenanted by the late J. H. Young, a well-known manufacturer in the city. Kinning Park. It was on him in an instant, and in rushing past, one of the boys, in desperation, grabbed the reverend gentleman's nether limb, with disastrous results. The Cross was at the junction of Main Street and King Street, the latter at that time being known as New Street. Dixon Street, named for William Dixon of Dixon's Blazes. Miller Street, opened 1760 by Mr. Miller of Westerton, whose property it was carried through. In the burgh records of 9th March, 1631, it is recorded that part of the lands of Cowlairs was let for £6 13s. It is bounded on the east by Bridge Street and Eglinton Street, on the north by the River Clyde, on the west by West Street, and on the south by the Paisley and Johnstone Canal. Hangman's Houses. The son and successor of this peer, Archibald, ninth Earl of Argyle, was fated like his father to die on a scaffold at Edinburgh, but his dust found a resting-place in the neighbouring church of Greyfriars. This street was formed on the garden attached to the house of a well-known sporting man, Mr. Baird of Craigton. John Mathieson, who was manager to Henry Monteith & Co., built the first tenement in the Row. It had previously been known as Barrowfield Road, being the highway to the manor-place of that name. Cook Street, named for James Cook, a well-known engineer whose works were there. laid off the lands for feuing, he removing to the adjoining cottage of Haughead, where he had Mr. Mair's seat and appendages re-erected. The public threw it down, only to be rebuilt, this time surmounted with a cheveaux de frise and a watch-tower. This is evidently manufactured, as "mon gah " is pure Norse. Many of the cities’ streets are named after slave owners and tobacco merchants, such as Cochrane Street, which was named after Andrew Cochrane, a tobacco lord from the 1800s. Sometimes it was called the Bishop's Byres. The roof of the portico of Saint Andrew's Church, which stands in the centre, contains the first example in Scotland of what is known in architecture as the flat arch, and it was looked upon as a marvel at the time. The operation cut it in two, and the eastern portion became for a time London Lane. Albany Street (Bridgeton), named for Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany, who was the daughter of Prince Charlie. Garthland Street, opened 1793. He founded St. Rollox Chemical Works in company with George Macintosh of Dunchattan in 1788. The origins of some street names are fairly obvious, but many of Glasgow’s most famous streets have unusually interesting stories behind their names. It and the garden were acquired in 1850 for an Eye Infirmary, at the price of £2800. The eastern end of this street, from Buchanan Street to West Nile Street, was previously called Cathcart Street. Broomielaw, a grassy slope or meadow with broom growing on it. Byres Road was formed through a small village or clachan called the Byres of Partick. This monument was about ten feet high and three-and-a-half wide, and bore a sculptured representation of Christ entering Jerusalem riding on an ass. French Street. View images from this item (7) Information. Campbell Street, opened 1784, from Gallowgate Street to Græme Street, was formed on ground belonging to James Campbell of Petershill. As is the case at Shettleston, there are several clachans or hamlets in the country styled "The Sheddans," and this entirely owing to their position at the divergence of the roads. He expended a large sum of money in forming it, having got a special Act of Parliament to enable him to construct the viaduct at its western ​extremity to carry it over Bishop Street into St. Vincent Street; but the scheme was a little too premature, as it is only now taking shape to rank as a leading thoroughfare. The father of the late John Elder, of Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard, who had come from Strathaven as an operative, superintended the fitting up of the Renfield Street and Renfrew Street. Aitkenhead Road and Prospecthill Boad converge upon and cross each other in this district, and both of them, previous to assuming their present titles, were known as the Hangingshaw Boad. No table-of-contents … In 1174 it was written Dalmurnech, which is purely Celtic, from two words dael and muranach, meaning the meadow or plain abounding in bent and iris. GLASGOW: Mount Vernon was named after a tobacco plantation in Virginia. He and James Ewing of Strathleven represented the City in Parliament after the Reform Bill of 1832. It is not to be confounded with Clwyd in Wales, it being the name of the son of Cunedda Wledig, who conquered the Gwyddel or Irish settlers in North Wales. on this subject have been written, and the most commonly accepted finding is that it arises from Routine Row, a mixture of French and English; but this is too far-fetched. Allan's Pen however, so far as the writer can remember from the remnant of it remaining in his day, through which he has passed many a time, would be about eight feet by eight. Main Street (Gorbals) was called High Street up till the beginning of last century. Buchanan Street was named after Andrew Buchanan, a Tobacco Lord, who envisioned that Glasgow would spread westward. Charlotte Street, opened 1779, and named for the grandam of our late Empress Queen, Victoria. 4d., and the mikle hill Buchanan Street is one of Glasgow’s busiest streets and is famous for its stunning architecture and shopping. This property having been acquired by the Clyde Trustees, Mr. Maclean was once more on the move, and having built a spacious villa on the neighbouring estate of Dumbreck he bestowed on it the title of Craigiehall, and here he resided till his death, which occurred some years since. It was ultimately raised into a The military latterly had a skirmish in the affair. This street when first opened was called Botany Bay. In the present instance, in East-end vernacular it is a big close or passage. Bothwell Street. It was for many years a semi-private street, with a gate at the end of it. It is impossible within the limits of a single volume to give the origin or history of every street—a great many having fancy names, to discover the meaning of which would be somewhat of the nature of a conundrnm. It was laid off for feuing by John Gardner, optician, who was the associate and friend of James Watt. He was a son of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and was born in Dunblane in 1745. Glover, in "Political Memoirs," at page 9, states that he was in his own person a most shameless prostitute to power, and extremely avaricious. The family are now represented by Henry Erskine Gordon of Aikenhead. Tureen Street. Stirling Street (City), opened 1797, and named for the senior partner of William Stirling & Son. Meantime his action had incensed the Bridgeton people, who were at that period mostly employed as hand-loom weavers and nearly all strongly imbued with Radical ideas. A supposition that the place may have been held at one time by a rentaller of the name of Houston is also open to objection from the difference in spelling. Notes. The street was originally known as Sauchie-haugh Road, but after being widened in 1846, many of the older villas were replaced with tenements and the name was changed to Sauchiehall Street. Maxwell Street, opened 1771. The Glasgow’s Gaelic name, Glaschu, means “Green Glen.” There is evidence of a fortified prehistoric village on the site, but Glasgow did not begin to develop until about 550 ce with the arrival of St. Kentigern (Mungo), who established a religious community there. George Street, east from George Square, was opened in 1792, and is named for King George the Third, its extension westward being called West George Street. "CITIZEN" PRESS. Corunna Street, commemorative of Sir John Moore's victory over the French on 16th January, 1809. The name was originally M'Ilhose. Charles Street (St. Rollox), named after Charles Tennant the elder, grandsire of the present Baronet. He died in 1824. ​College Street (West) was formed on the site of a monastic establishment, which at the Reformation was bestowed by the Crown upon the College of Glasgow. It was the division between the lands of Burn Nook and Silver Grove. 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