'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. Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
There were also trees planted on the kerbsides of the broad avenues to add to the overall greenery and give some spectacular autumn colour.
According to Zubair Chattha, then of Pakistan Special Branch, when Imran Shahid was caught he tried to bribe his way out of jail. Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
Engraving of restored Haggs Castle
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
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." 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 was the south side's first Episcopal church, predating the much larger and grander St Margaret's in Newlands by half a century. Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902. 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.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie. Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road.
Described as handsome and charismatic, he became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
Drawings of the ruins of Haggs Castle before restoration
His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875.
All five men responsible for the murder of Kriss Donald are now behind bars..for a long time.
'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'.
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 large gardens surrounding the houses were widely planted with broad-leaved trees such as beech, sycamore and lime.
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
It had a number of different uses before returning to its present use as a private residence in 1998.
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns.
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
But the role in the trial of the crown's key prosecution witness, Zahid "Ziggy" Mohammed, led to defence accusations of a "fit-up".
The Pollokshields Trust was established in 2016 as a community anchor organisation We are an enabling body which encourages the development of community empowerment within the burgh of Pollokshields and provides support services to existing and new community organisations. Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing.
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.
All bedrooms.
Rev.
Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
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 Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891. 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.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
It had a number of different uses before returning to its present use as a private residence in 1998.
The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882.
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.
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 depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. 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.
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
Design for a Double villa at Pollokshields, c.1858
'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
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 offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
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.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue.
When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891.
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
Haggs Castle in St Andrew's Drive was originally built as a defensive tower house in the 1580's.
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue. 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. His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875.
Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
Areas of Glasgow ranked by reported crimes Crimes reported April 2018 - March 2019 risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Architect, H.E.
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.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
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. Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
0.3 miles. 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
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
'Matheran' was occupied by the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy before reverting to residential use at the end of 2002. Architect's drawing of 'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, 1893
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 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. Photograph of newly built Sherbrooke Church, 1900
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983.
Rowan and built in 1878
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'. I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern. Architect's drawing of 'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, 1893
RM 2FK174G - Shields Road, Pollokshields in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland, UK RM 2AW6XYF - Pollokshields Burgh Hall is a 17th Century Scottish Renaissance style hall built with dark red sandstone in Maxwell Park, Glasgow, Scotland, UK RM 2CCMCBC - Herries Road, Glasgow.
The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Regina was introduced as Chairman for the evening.
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 stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
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