-
Curling on the Pollok Estate
Let Glasgow flourish, but do not let her forget the example of the curlers to whom she owes so much of her success, and who owed so much of their success to the curling by which they lightened the burdens of civic and commercial care. [1.] The remaining pond I was taking a […]
-
Art Deco fragments of Shawfield Stadium
Places have their own private and public life and can feel haunted in multiple ways: some because they’ve changed but remain familiar; others because they spark vivid personal memories difficult to express in words, embodying fragments of times past that we can’t – for better or for worse – return to. They help […]
-
The Pollok Free State Story Connecting with Young People Decades On
In a recent blog post I highlighted material from our archive collection on the No M77 and Pollok Free State protests. I have since been in conversation with artists Hannah Brackston and Dan Sambo, currrent artists in residence in the ward of Pollok. Here they describe how they have been drawing upon the […]
-
The Cathcart Cemetery Scandal
While it can be entered at points from within Glasgow city’s south side, the picturesque Cathcart Cemetery sits largely in the modern-day council boundary of East Renfrewshire. Designed and laid out in 1878, it’s a tranquil place for locals and visitors to escape the urban hubbub, but less known are the circumstances surrounding the […]
-
Pollok Free State: Archive Selections and Reflections
Thanks to these generous donations there is a lot to be found within the archive.
-
The Pollok Free State and its Legacy
In the early 1990s, local communities gained international attention for protesting against having their access to the park obstructed by a motorway.
-
Queen’s Park Synagogue and Langside Synagogue
Queen’s Park and Langside synagogues form a fascinating part of South Glasgow’s heritage.
-
Maxwell Park and Pollokshields Burgh Hall
In 1887, Scottish politician, baronet, and philanthropist Sir John Stirling Maxwell gifted the land that is now Maxwell Park to the burgh of Pollokshields, for the development of Pollokshields Burgh Halls and public gardens. The area was entirely agricultural until 1850.
-
DIXON IRON WORKS
Closed 1958 Since its closure in 1958 and later liquidation in 1960 the Dixons Ironworks has been a strong part of the historic past of the Gorbals and those who are able to recall its physical dominance within the area have similar memories of this part of the environment that was known to “light up […]
-
THE SOUTHERN NECROPOLIS
Opened 1840 In 1839 a public meeting was held in the Gorbals Baronial Hall with the proposal that land should be bought for the provision of a much needed Southern Necropolis, resulting from the cholera outbreak of 1832. After further meetings a management committee was set up which included particularly noteworthy member, Colin Sharp McLaws, […]