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Calton (Scottish Gaelic: A' Challtainn, lit. 'the hazel wood', Scots: Caltoun), known locally as The Calton, is a district in Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, and just to the east of the city centre. Calton's most famous landmark is the Barras street market and the Barrowland Ballroom, one of Glasgow's principal musical venues.
Skyline of Hillhead, Glasgow as seen from Garnethill. The towers of Trinity College and Glasgow University are visible. This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Glasgow, Scotland. In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". [1]
Mostly residential, it is situated directly south of the River Clyde and forms part of the wider historic Gorbals district, which is covered by the Southside Central ward under Glasgow City Council. The area is linked to Glasgow Green public park on the north side of the river by St. Andrew's Suspension Bridge and King's Bridge.
Glasgow Town Council reacquired the land in 1723, naming the area Calton, a name retained when Glasgow sold Calton to the Orr family in 1730. [5] The land lay on the east bank of the River Clyde just upstream of Glasgow. Although close to the center of modern Glasgow, Calton was an independent village, later a municipal burgh, that was not ...
Kelvingrove Park: 1906: William Birnie Rhind: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and stone: Category B: Q17811618 [36] [33] More images: Lord Kelvin: Kelvingrove Park: 1913: Archibald Macfarlane Shannan Seated statue on pedestal: Bronze and granite: Category B: Q17799924 [37] [33] More images: Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts: Kelvingrove Park: 1916
Tollcross (Scottish Gaelic: Toll na Croise) is an area north of the River Clyde in Glasgow and has a popular park, opened in 1897, which is famed for its international rose trials. [1] It lies approximately a mile east of the neighbouring suburb of Parkhead , and just north of Braidfauld and south of Shettleston .
Rosshall is an area in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland, within the Cardonald ward of Glasgow City Council.It has a fairly isolated location, with the White Cart Water forming a border to the south and east, the Paisley Canal Line railway to the north, and open fields to the west that form a short green belt between Glasgow and the large town of Paisley – the nearest building 500 yards ...
Springburn Park is a park situated in the north of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The 31-hectare (77-acre) park lies about 2 + 4 ⁄ 5 miles (5 km) north of the city centre, [ 1 ] and takes its name from the surrounding Springburn district of the city.