Carlton Place was only saved by the determined action of enthusiasts. by Chris Jones on October 12, 2019. The historic area of Tradeston which was first developed in 1790 is set for its latest revamp. The last survivor of Port Eglinton was the former Canal Warehouse at 106-114 Salkeld Street, c.1810, David Henry, engineer, demolished in the 1960s. Tradeston is served by the Glasgow Subway system at West Street and Bridge Street stations. Gorbals in the 1840s was such a hotbed of quarrels and disturbance that it became known as 'Little Ireland'. You must be signed in to do this. Population had grown rapidly, reaching 40,000 in the combined areas by 1890 and, with the arrival of vast numbers of destitute immigrants, 'made down' or subdivided tenements became the norm, alongside 'back to back' building on back lands. Both were feued out on a regular plan by the directors of the hospital on condition that the houses were of a uniform four-storey design. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. NGR Description Centred on NS 55839 66407, Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/289051. The population in the 1930s reached 90,000.
Photographs and historical details of Gorbals, Glasgow Drawing of tower of Caledonia Road Church, Gorbals. Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. The M74 Extension traverses the area. West Street station is the proposed location of a major new rail-subway interchange as part of the Crossrail Glasgow proposal. 1736: The first history of Glasgow is published by John McUre; 1737-1760: A new Town Hall is built west of the Tolbooth; 1738: The Anderston Weavers' Society is formed; 1740: Approximately 685,000 m of linen is made in Glasgow, some of which is sent to London. In 1790 the Town Council split up the lands of the Gorbals amongst the Trades House, Hutchesons' Hospital and itself with the intention of encouraging development. Please Login or Register now.
They also provided a central clock tower and underground public toilets. Horse-Drawn Omnibuses.
During comprehensive development of large areas of the city in the 1960s, nearly all the buildings were swept away to make way for high rise flats. Scottish Charity No. Achievements and Archive Photographs of this Great Scottish City. Glasgow History. The western part of the Gorbals, bought by the Trades House, when the old barony was subdivided in 1790 (see Little Govan, p. 00). Canmore Disclaimer. Port Eglinton was established in the area soon after 1805 by the Earl of Eglinton, who had commissioned Thomas Telford to survey a route for his proposed Glasgow, Paisley & Ardrossan Canal, only constructed from Johnstone to Glasgow.