Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall 1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields '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'. The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. Michael. Rowan, 1892 This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive. At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing. This house was situated on the north side of Maxwell Drive on the present site of St Albert's School. Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'. First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation 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. Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1905 Community leaders were extremely worried about the risks of an explosion of racial violence, with accusations that the British National party was stoking up tensions. Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive 1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields Senior officers from Strathclyde Police say that without Mr Sarwar the accused would never have been brought back from Pakistan. Map. 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. It was insisted upon that the villas of Pollokshields were all built to different plans. Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G. Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890 The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue. At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. 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. 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 foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern. It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre. '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'. 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. Rev. Baldy and his gang had a history of war with the white youth gang in Pollokshields associated with the McCulloch Street area - the Young Shields Mad Squad. I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme. Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge This photograph of Kelmscott from 2014 shows how well preserved the villa has been over the last hundred-plus years. When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier. The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft. In March 2004, local white youth Kriss Donald was abducted from Kenmure Street in Pollokshields, then tortured and murdered in a racially motivated attack. At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. 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. Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church East Glasgow had the most identified gangs with 41 followed by South Glasgow with 38 and North Glasgow with 31. This photograph of Kelmscott from 2014 shows how well preserved the villa has been over the last hundred-plus years. 1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style. Having being created as a carefully planned suburb, Pollokshields had a total prohibition on trade. Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill. Architect, H.E. Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. 'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. The Sherbrooke Castle Hotel was designed by architects, J.Thomson & R.Sandilands as a private residence, 'Rhuadsgeir', at 11 Sherbrooke Avenue. Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station. Proud to gather with local activists in Pollokshields to formally mark a year since residents stood up for their neighbours on Kenmure Street. It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre. The tower has a clock face on each of its four sides. View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014 Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882. 25. Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road. The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern. At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier. Ward in Scotland. Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891. Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, "statistics.gov.scot: Land Area (based on 2011 Data Zones)", "2011 Intermediate Zones (Pollokshields East + Pollokshields West)", "Callous killer of schoolboy Kriss to spend at least 17 years in jail News Scotsman.com", "Boy murdered by gang in search of a white victim", "When politics gets in the way of policing", "Glasgow protesters rejoice as men freed after immigration van standoff", City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 6 Pollokshields, Boy, four, dies after fall from Glasgow flats, "St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields, Glasgow", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pollokshields&oldid=1142352944, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 23:11. 1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers. 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. 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. First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014 The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road. Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station. Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. 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. At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. Drawings of the ruins of Haggs Castle before restoration 270,000. Pollokshields in Glasgow City (Scotland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 344 mi (or 554 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town. Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G. Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882. Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields 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. Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. 'Kelmscott' is an out-of-the ordinary villa situated in Springkell Avenue, close to the Sherbooke Castle Hotel. 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." Pollokshields Pollokshields has as much to offer as the more touristy Glasgow west end and city centre from an architectural, environmental and social history point of view but is less known. Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. It had a number of different uses before returning to its present use as a private residence in 1998. Engraving of restored Haggs Castle '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 arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns. Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902 Having being created as a carefully planned suburb, Pollokshields had a total prohibition on trade. Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878. Architect, H.E. The number of large villas was greatly expanded from the 1880's through to the completion of the planned suburb around 1910. Rowan and built in 1878 Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. You don't get a nickname as good as "The Kim Kardashian of Organised Crime" unless you deserve it. The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890 The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878. Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19 Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904 'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902 Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902. View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance 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. The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern. 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. Drawings of the ruins of Haggs Castle before restoration Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882. The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. Humans of Pollokshields is PDAs new community engagement and research project, which involves photographing and interviewing Pollokshields locals, and sharing their stories across our social media platforms. View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance 'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing. 'Kelmscott' is an out-of-the ordinary villa situated in Springkell Avenue, close to the Sherbooke Castle Hotel. First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge Pollokshields is in an old area on the south side of Glasgow that has a multicultural population and mixed levels of deprivation. 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.