Rowan and built in 1878
The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
Pollokshields Burgh Hall, which was gifted to the district by Sir John Stirling Maxwell
The judge, Lord Uist, told Imran Shahid, 29, his brother Zeeshan, 28, and Mohammed Mushtaq, 27, that their "pre-meditated, cold-blooded execution truly was an abomination".
'Kelmscott' is an out-of-the ordinary villa situated in Springkell Avenue, close to the Sherbooke Castle Hotel.
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
This house was situated on the north side of Maxwell Drive on the present site of St Albert's School.
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
'Kelmscott' is an out-of-the ordinary villa situated in Springkell Avenue, close to the Sherbooke Castle Hotel.
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.
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green. St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G.
Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Further examples of exhibition drawings of large villas can be viewed at the Domestic Architecture of Glasgow's South Side page of this website.
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.
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
Further examples of exhibition drawings of large villas can be viewed at the Domestic Architecture of Glasgow's South Side page of this website. Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
It emerged yesterday that Mohammed Sarwar, the Pakistani-born MP who represents the Pollokshields area, had played a pivotal role in bringing the three men to justice, backed-up by the then foreign secretary Jack Straw.
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. Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
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It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
University bound tramcar at junction of Nithsdale Road and St Andrew's Drive
Photograph of newly built Sherbrooke Church, 1900
When it is completed the stonework and building style will make it blend in naturally with the beautiful houses erected a century earlier. No two villas were permitted to be exactly alike.
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."
'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
During the six-week trial the high court in Edinburgh heard graphic and often harrowing testimony from forensic experts that the victim was probably alive when he was set on fire, and had tried vainly to douse the flames by rolling on the ground. Exhibition Drawing of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1903
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
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'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
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.
Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
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. Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
Interior of 'Madrasa Taleem Ul Islam' mosque, Pollokshields
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G. There were no licensed premises permitted in either district.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
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. 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. Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
'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.
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882.
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. Clifford's exhibition drawing of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 1900
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
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 Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie.
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 2014
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.
Trees growing alongside the pavements of Pollokshields
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
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Imran Yaqub or "Minta" as he's known to friends agrees to meet me in Glasgow's West End.
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014
Architect, H.E.
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 depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Public green space was provided by Maxwell Park which opened in 1890.
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill. Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing. risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
'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. 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.
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, 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.
The arches at the loggia are supported by cast-iron columns. Neilston. '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'.
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
Pollokshields is also where Kriss Donald, a 15-year-old Scottish teenage boy, was kidnapped in the spring of 2004, stabbed all over his body and then set on fire by a Pakistani gang.
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1905
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.
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
This included more than 50 serious assaults and seven attempted murders.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
'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. First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Shields Cottage is shown at "L.Shiels" (for Laigh Shields), near where you would now find the junction of St Andrews Drive and Shields Road. risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
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. Michael.
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984.
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.
Clifford's exhibition drawing of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 1900
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
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." Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
Entrance to 'Matheran' from Springkell Avenue, "AD 1903"
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.
This photograph of the house was taken in 1905, just after its completion.
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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.
Rear view of Haggs Castle and associated outbuildings on the old road from Pollokshaws to Govan
The Sherbrooke Castle Hotel was designed by architects, J.Thomson & R.Sandilands as a private residence, 'Rhuadsgeir', at 11 Sherbrooke Avenue.
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style. Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. 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.
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
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.
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'. Architect, H.E.
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
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'. This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive. The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. Pollockshields - A Bermuda Shipwreck.
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 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
Pollokshields fire Daylight pictures show devastation from huge Glasgow blaze that saw building collapse. I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
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Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
It was restored as a dwelling house during Victorian times when modern day Pollokshields was being developed.
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station. Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. '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.
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
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.
Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
His charred and semi-clothed body was found in the foetal position the following day, on a walkway on the bank of the Clyde.
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.
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. Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
Scotland Against Criminalising Communities (SACC).
Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
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 Established Church, built at the corner of Shields Road and Albert Drive in 1878
Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
'Kelmscott' is an out-of-the ordinary villa situated in Springkell Avenue, close to the Sherbooke Castle Hotel.
Rowan and built in 1878
bax52. Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
This description of a train journey passing through Pollokshields in 1852 gives an impression of the area before and after the development of the sandstone villas.
This photograph of Kelmscott from 2014 shows how well preserved the villa has been over the last hundred-plus years.
Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
It is a beautiful example of Edwardian domestic architecture, retaining all its original exterior features in pristine condition. 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 'Norwoodville', Pollokshields, 2017
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road. Further examples of exhibition drawings of large villas can be viewed at the Domestic Architecture of Glasgow's South Side page of this website.
The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
The prosecution said four of the men then drove their captive on a 200-mile journey via Motherwell and Dundee, phoning friends and underworld associates for advice about what to do next; their journey was traced for the court by tracking some 200 mobile telephone calls.
His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875.
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G. Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
'Matheran' was occupied by the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy before reverting to residential use at the end of 2002.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
The town of Tobateksingh is in the heart of the Punjab, about three hours' drive west from the city of Lahore.
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.
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built