Pollokshields is a conservation area which was developed in Victorian times according to a plan promoted by the original landowners, the Stirling-Maxwells of Pollok, whose association with the area goes as far back as 1270.
Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
Pollokshields These are our neighbours.
The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
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.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Architect's photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1915
Rowan, 1892
Public green space was provided by Maxwell Park which opened in 1890.
Architect's drawing of 'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, 1893
This photograph of Kelmscott from 2014 shows how well preserved the villa has been over the last hundred-plus years.
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
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. Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
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.
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
Photograph of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 2014
Doorway at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church, flanked by carved figures
Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
Photograph of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 2014
Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
Rowan, 1892
Perspective drawing of Pollokshields Trinity UP Church by architect, W.G. 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.
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre. The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
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 Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
'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.
There are normally 57 trains per day travelling from Pollokshields East to Glasgow Central and tickets for this journey start from 2.30 when you book in advance.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing.
According to Zubair Chattha, then of Pakistan Special Branch, when Imran Shahid was caught he tried to bribe his way out of jail.
This photograph of Kelmscott from 2014 shows how well preserved the villa has been over the last hundred-plus years. 270,000.
The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
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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.
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. 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.
Exhibition drawing of 'Matheran' at corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive.
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
Architect's drawing of 'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, 1893
Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
Rowan and built in 1878
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904. via www.babyfacenelsonjournal.com.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
Rowan, 1892
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 former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 1905
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant. There were no apologies.
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
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.
Communion Table at Pollokshields Parish Church, designed by William Gardner Rowan, 1912
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style. Albert Drive frontage of former Copelawhill tram depot, now the Tramway Arts Centre
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive.
Entrance to 'Matheran' from Springkell Avenue, "AD 1903"
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.
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
University bound tramcar at junction of Nithsdale Road and St Andrew's Drive
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
It is a beautiful example of Edwardian domestic architecture, retaining all its original exterior features in pristine condition. 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.
Pollokshields Burgh Hall, which was gifted to the district by Sir John Stirling Maxwell
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Having being created as a carefully planned suburb, Pollokshields had a total prohibition on trade.
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
Photograph of 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 2014
Glasgow Central. 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.
Tracery on window of Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Hundred gathered at Elbow Beachsoldiers, sailors, Bermuda .
Pollokshields Heritage Lecture Series, 2018-19
The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue.
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 opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878. The house under construction, above, is situated in Sherbrooke Avenue.
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in. Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
University bound tramcar at junction of Nithsdale Road and St Andrew's Drive
The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984.
Pollokshields Heritage organise an annual lecture series held in the former Pollokshields Congregational Church, close to Maxwell Park Station.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
It is a beautiful example of Edwardian domestic architecture, retaining all its original exterior features in pristine condition.
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
It had a number of different uses before returning to its present use as a private residence in 1998. 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.
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
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.
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risers that could be safely negotiated by horses. Architect, H.E. Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
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. Front view of Haggs Castle, 1933
Architect's drawing of 'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, 1893
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
Known as Scarface, like other gangsters Alphonse Capone did not tolerate use of this nickname in his presence. The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
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. Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
This alerted dozens of activists who arrived on the street, with well over 100 people . The opening service for the church building was held on May 19, 1878.
1905 view of tramcar on route from Gordon Street to Pollokshields
The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984. The three eventually agreed to return voluntarily in October last year.
Offers over 375,000. The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing. Rowan, 1892
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891.
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
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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.
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. Five or ten years ago there was no such thing as after school clubs or sports programmes.
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. It is easy money. No two villas were permitted to be exactly alike. Kriss Donald (2 July 1988 15 March 2004) was a 15-year-old white Scottish boy who was kidnapped and murdered in Glasgow in 2004 by a gang of men of Pakistani origin, some of whom fled to Pakistan after the crime.
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'.
The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road. 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 'Kelmscott', Pollokshields, 2014
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.
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
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Pollokshields UP Church, Leslie Street
The aerial view shows South Bank completely overwhelmed - surrounded by Shields Railway Depot and modern housing developments.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'.
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill. I was delighted to present an illustrated talk as part of the 2018-2019 programme.
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in.
View of "South Bank", the only surviving house shown the north side of the map
'Ardtornish', Sutherland Avenue Pollokshields, August 2016
The cream sandstone facade has a very attractive octagonal vestibule and tall bell tower. Drawings of the ruins of Haggs Castle before restoration. Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891. Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
In fact, the police had Imran Shahid convicted on two serious charges of violence in 1995 and 2003.
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
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.
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
This service is self-referral for G41 households who currently are unable to afford food.
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
Interior of 'Madrasa Taleem Ul Islam' mosque, Pollokshields
Pollokshields Established Church, built at the corner of Shields Road and Albert Drive in 1878
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904