When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
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Photograph of newly built Sherbrooke Church, 1900
This photograph of the house was taken in 1905, just after its completion.
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Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
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. Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. 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. 'Ardtornish' was designed by James Miller in an Anglified Arts & Crafts style, very different from his later Chicago inspired commercial architecture which graced Glasgow city centre in the inter-war years of the twentieth century.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. At one end of the building there is a high tower with a balcony.
All bedrooms. The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern. The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Rowan, 1892
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'. Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
Pollokshields Burgh Hall, which was gifted to the district by Sir John Stirling Maxwell
Architect, H.E. Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882. In 1851 residential development began along the road which ran parallel to the canal and the railway near the site of Shiels Cottage at Laigh (Scots for Low) Shiels.
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 2014
Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
The area east of Shields Road was a separate burgh, East Pollokshields, which was developed with upmarket tenemental housing.
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 2014
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
'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'.
Rowan and built in 1878
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
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.
It then became a private dwelling before assuming its current use as a mosque.
University bound tramcar at junction of Nithsdale Road and St Andrew's Drive
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
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This earliest part of Pollokshields was redeveloped in the late 1960's and early 1970's when the old houses were replaced with blocks of flats. Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers.
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.
Public green space was provided by Maxwell Park which opened in 1890.
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. Gyms in Pollokshields can cost a range of different prices.
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
This house was situated on the north side of Maxwell Drive on the present site of St Albert's School.
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
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.
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902. The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984.
The interior has aisle arcades formed by polished granite columns on high octagonal sandstone bases with French Gothic capitals supporting pointed arches beneath the clerestory windows and the high scissor-braced roof trusses.
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
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.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
Its modern boundaries are largely man-made, being formed by the M77 motorway to the west and northwest with the open land of Pollok Country Park and the Dumbreck neighbourhood beyond, by the Inverclyde Line railway and other branches which separate its territory from the largely industrial areas of Kinning Park, Kingston and Port Eglinton, and by the Glasgow South Western Line running from the east to south, bordering Govanhill, Strathbungo, Crossmyloof and Shawlands residential areas.
Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
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. 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. Architect's photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1915
Architect's photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1915
Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014
Five men of Pakistani descent, also from Pollokshields, were later jailed for the crime, four receiving life sentences. This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive.
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
'Matheran' was occupied by the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy before reverting to residential use at the end of 2002.
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G.
Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
", A friend who narrowly escaped from the gang, Jamie Wallace, said the schoolboy cried out: "I'm only 15, what did I do?".
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."
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He says: "My knee will never be the same again. At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track.
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
The deep chancel was remodelled in 19121914 with new organ, pulpit and communion table.
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When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier.
That would be the final element in the jigsaw of malevolence that led to Kriss's murder.
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
'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'.
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891. It then became a private dwelling before assuming its current use as a mosque.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
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 former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road.
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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. 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.
This house was situated on the north side of Maxwell Drive on the present site of St Albert's School.
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style. Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
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. Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue.
Exhibition Drawing of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1903
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns.
In Pollokshields the doctors, dentists, accountants are all Asian.
Notable people who have lived in Pollokshields include: City of Glasgow Act 1891, (54 & 55 Vict.)
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
Photograph of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 2014
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
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Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
Detached villa, built 1886, as part of later development in Avenues west of St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
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.
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track. Pollokshields Burgh Hall, which was gifted to the district by Sir John Stirling Maxwell
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns.
Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. When I drive around the Shields I see some of the young guys acting big and I tell them not to make the same mistakes as I did.
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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 and built in 1878
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
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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. Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G. Photograph of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 2014
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'.
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
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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.
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre. Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
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
I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
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 steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern. 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.
Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
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. View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
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.
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 2014
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road. View of "South Bank", the only surviving house shown the north side of the map
The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878. risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
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." Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
They were being taken to holding cells near Islamabad airport, ready for their departure to the UK the next morning.
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.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
The architects of the house were Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers.
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie.
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Rowan and built in 1878
Aerial view of "South Bank" and surrounding modern developments
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road. Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
If you are lucky enough to find a development plot for a new house in the Conservation Area, Glasgow City Council will ensure that it is built in the style of the existing properties surrounding it. Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. But a matter of weeks into his new flat and he was under surveillance by Special Branch officers. Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
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.
Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme. This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
Rowan and built in 1878
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.
'Matheran' was occupied by the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy before reverting to residential use at the end of 2002.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, 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.
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie.
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Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
Rowan, 1892
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
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.