They did not do anything of the kind. He had also a shop in King Street ​(City) which met the same fate. Drygate Street is undoubtedly the oldest thoroughfare in the city. ​Robertson Street is on the Broomielaw Croft, a portion of which had been acquired by the Smithfield Company, founded in 1734, and of which Mr. Robertson of Plantation was managing partner. James Stuart, who was the second minister of the Kelief Church here, was ordained in 1775, having previously been assistant at Saint Andrew's Church. The foundation-stone of the first tenement in it was laid with Masonic honours on 30th April, 1824. Another member of the same family was a sort of Greirson of Lagg in regard to the Covenanters who came under his ban while holding the office of Chief Magistrate. Shuttle Street was formed on the lands of Shuttlefield. The family are now represented by Lord Newlands. In the previous year the linings granted numbered 579, and the value was £2,019,822. The true solution of the name is to be found in two Gaelic words—druim odhar—pronounced somewhat like "drumover," and meaning the grey ridge. North Street (Anderston) was formerly known as the Lang Road. 5,855 28. The subject-matter, however, of several of these oratorical sliows was but shadows from the works of Hugh Miller and others. intervened between it and a tenement in Saint Enoch Wynd. In extracts from the Argyle papers by James Maidment, advocate, ​Edinburgh, it is shown that John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich, was by no means the estimable person represented by Sir Walter Scott in his "Heart of Midlothian." Two youths residing here when it was in a state of chaos, having got stagestruck through reading about Drury Lane Theatre, and wishing to impart as much of a theatrical air as possible to their environs, got the name printed and posted on a corner building, where it stuck to the wall, and has stuck to the locality ever since. At that time it was in great part a deep hollow or ravine thickly studded with saiigh trees and the lower part filled with a dense undergrowth, and towards nightfall it had rather a weird appearance, police in this locality being unknown at this period. Up till 1750 there were only thirteen streets in Glasgow. Saltmarket Street, opened in 1100. It was named after the town of Delft in Holland. Tennant Street, after Charles Tennant, the elder, of Saint Rollox Chemical Works. Oswald Street (Whiteinch) and the lands of Scotstoun belong to another branch of the same family. The origin of this name has been ascribed to Queen Mary. This was the name of the greater part of the Plantation estate, on which this street is formed, previous to its acquisition by Mr. Robertson in 1783. Hamilton Street (Great), opened 1813, and named for John Hamilton of North Park, who was Chief Magistrate. Clyde Street (Calton) was formed on the property of John Clyde, who was a brewer in Craignestock (which is in the vicinity) in 1777. Mair Street (Plantation), after John Mair, a former proprietor of this estate. Sir George Elphinston, whose lands extended westwards from Gorbals to Kinning House Burn, erected here, near the foot of West Street, a windmill for the use of his tenants. The first-mentioned dwelling abutted on the boundary wall of the Green, the windows looking into the Planting, this being the local name for the pathway which runs parallel to the boundary wall of the Green eastwards from John-street to the river. These cognomens have remained, but Bridge Street, which he had named Bloomsbury, has got a more suitable title. This gentleman, by the way, it may be mentioned, was the father of a late leading legal luminary in this city, Sir James Roberton. History. This officer and gentleman took a bet with some of his compeers that he would ride through the Arcade at mid-day in full military tog, including carbine, sword, and lance, and he did it entering at Buchanan Street and emerging at Argyle Street. for the Perth Burghs from 1761 till 1790. considerably altered; and the writer remembers seeing, previous to the last alteration, the hooks in the wall whereon had hung the old garden gate. Wilson Street (off Candleriggs Street), opened 1790, derives its name from a charity school, which stood on the north side It was founded by George Wilson in 1778. The soldier man, however, had to pay sweetly for his little escapade at the Police Court next day. The church having become unsuitable, it was taken down in 1827 and the present one erected. Gallowgate; but the advent of railways and opposition of proprietors caused the scheme to be abandoned, and the street remains with an awkward twist at its eastern extremity. In 1819 lining was granted for the erection of a terrace south of and parallel to Great Hamilton Street, to front the Green, and to be named in honour of Henry Monteith, who was at that time Provost of the City. Playfair Street is formed on part of the lands of Dalmarnock, and here for many years a family of that name resided in a mansion near the bridge. Eglinton Street was originally called Marlborough Street, but at the opening of the Paisley and Johnstone Canal, of which concern the Earl of Eglinton was chairman, the name was changed. It was for many years a semi-private street, with a gate at the end of it. Celtic baile (a town), and the name Howstene following would lead to the supposition that it meant Howstene's town, but the name Houston of old was written Hewston or Hughston, the town of Hugh, and was therefore complete in itself. Dennistoun. Washington Street was named by Miss Mary Reid, the proprietrix of the ground on which it was formed, in honour of the founder of American Independence, in accordance with her political principles. It was the western boundary of this gentleman's property, which extended eastward to Stockwell Street, and the rope walk, which was in ​operation till well on in last century, reached the entire length, crossing Jamaica Street in an overhead gallery. Mr. Laurie had a penchant for high-sounding English names, and in laying off the lands gave us Bedford, Cavendish, Cumberland, Norfolk, Oxford, Portland, Salisbury, and Warwick Streets. He died about 601, and for more than five centuries after that date Glasgow has no authentic records. Bridgeton is of yesterday, no building or house in it being yet 200 years old. Barclays has paid tribute to Glasgow's industrial past with the names of the streets and buildings at its state-of-the-art Glasgow Campus. Hozier Street (Biidgeton) was named for James Hozier of Mauldslie, who was Superior of the Barrowfield estate. This is a district on the south side of the river, which was feued from the trustees of Hutchesons' Hospital about the beginning of last century by James Laurie, son of David It did not succeed, and was wound up after a few years' operations. Glasgow’s street names are history, but slavery is not. On the decay of the cotton trade he merged into ​that of iron, by starting the Anderston Foundry; and the family are now represented by the Houldsworths of Coltness, which estate they purchased in 1836. This place is mentioned in a Crown charter granted in 1597, where it reads Ballahawstene. legend Charlotte Lane. In the beginning of the eighteenth century the westmost section of the lands of Overnewton, including the park of Yorkhill, became the property of Robert Fulton Alexander, merchant in Glasgow, and he, about 1805, built the present mansion and gave the general name of Yorkhill to it and the lands he had acquired. Bridgegate Street, opened in 1100, and previous to the erection of the bridge over the river. Mount Florida was at first called Mount Floiidon. In this he was boycotted, as the weavers declined to work to him, even at increased rates. This street was utilised as a buchts or feeing maiket till the opening of the market in Graham Square. It was named in honour of George Dempster of Dunichen, who was M.P. Partick, of old Perdyec, from the Gaelic aper dhu ec, meaning the place at the confluence or mouth of the dark river. They were extensive merchants. Crownpoint Roat deiives its name from Crown Point House, built here in 1761 by William Alexander, the name being that of a famous stronghold on the Canadian frontier which was taken from the French by General Amerhst. It was called Anderson Walk for a short while, before becoming Argyle Street. It was laid off for feuing by John Walkinshaw, the proprietor, in 1705, but it was very slow in being taken up, and Dobbie's Loan is in great part an old Roman or military road, and was until the beginning of last century a straggling path which in the sixteenth or seventeeth century formed the access to the crofts and common pasture on the north-west of the city, and apparently had its name from John Dobbie, who owned land early in the seventeenth century outside the Stable-Green-Port, and members of the Dobbie family continued to hold land in the district for a hundred and fifty years afterwards. JAMES HEDDERWICK & SONS Barrack Street, opened 1795. This thoroughfare has been swallowed up in extending the College Railway Station. Hallside Street, after the estate of this name, which is in the parish of Cambuslang, and is distant about seven miles from Glasgow. Laurie, timber merchant, Jamaica Street. It was almost identical with Dunlop's, and latterly was for many years occupied as the Buck's Head Hotel. It had previously been a footpath known as The Pleasants, and was interspersed with self-contained houses, which had gardens back and front. As it was a fairly rural area, the ‘byres’ part of the name is likely to refer to the Scots word for a cow shed. The company was a Glasgow name for decades and was eventually acquired by Pearson’s in the 1930’s. Parliamentary Road of course! Abbey Drive G14 9JP; Abbeycraig Road G34 0DN; Abbeygreen Street G34 0JH; Abbeyhill Street G32 6HP; Abbot Street G41 3XE; Abbotsford Place G5 9QS; Abbotshall Avenue G15 8PL; Abercorn Avenue, Hillington Park G52 4JL; … Nuneaton Street was formed on the property of the late George Wilson, coalmaster, and his widow, who had gone to reside in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, thought so much of it that she named the new street for it. Dalmarnock Road was the highway to the estate of this name, which is said to have been derived from Saint Marnock, who had a cell at Kilmarnock; but this is mythical. Kingston consists of the western portion of the lands purchased by the Magistrates and Council from Sir Robert Douglas in 1647. The houses are all of stone and generally equal and uniform in height'. The lands of Silver Grove were acquired by Mr. Ure, the writer's maternal ancestor, towards the end of the eighteenth century. the place was of little account until Butherglen Bridge was built in 1775. His name was Benjamin Thomson, and he got the title eonferied upon him by the Elector Palatine. His father was Ewen ap Urien, a prince of Strath-Clyde; his mother was Thenaw, a ​daughter of Loth, King of Northumbria. A82 road; A. Argyle Street, Glasgow; Ashton Lane; B. Broomielaw; Buchanan Street; Byres Road; C. Candleriggs; Cochrane Street, Glasgow; D. Duke Street, … George Square. By the way, the late Earl of Dufferin's lady is the eldest daughter of the late Archibald Rowan Hamilton of Killyleagh Castle, County Down, whose grandsire was Archibald Hamilton Rowan, a son of Old Holmfauldhead, as he was called. But anterior to the annihilation of all landmarks in the locality by the operations of the G. & S.-W. Railway Co., there was on the east side of Saint Enoch Lane, about midway between Argyle Street and Howard Street, a very old building of three storeys, with crow-stepped gables and small square windows, which apparently had never been glazed; but all of them on the street and first flat had at some time been fitted with iron bars. J. This thoroughfare is now swallowed up in the G. & S.-W. Railway Station. Pollok Street is named for the estate on which it stands. He was for many years a popular Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. situated on the ridge of a hill, with a southern exposure, which guaranteed a dry site for dwellings, and with the gardens of the Deanery spread out on the slope below, it certainly was the most The mansion of the estate (Kinning House) stood till within the last thirty years a few yards east of Kinning Place, on Oswald Street (City), opened 1817, is named for James Oswald of Shieldhall. Images | Games | Maps | Pubs | Clubs | Food | Places | Shops | Hotels | Info+. Macintosh Street was formed on the lands of Dunchattan, which had been acquired by George Macintosh about the beginning of last century. Nathan Evans: who is the Scottish Wellerman sea shanty singer on TikTok – and why will he enter the UK Top 40? Howard Street (City), opened 1798, and named after the famous philanthropist. They extended from West Street to Kinning House Burn, and from the River Clyde to the lands of Shields. In fact, the thoroughfare retained its favourable character up till within the last seventy or eighty years, when the residenters were in the habit of letting their houses as summer quarters, advertisements anent which can be seen in old files of the Glasgow Herald. ​Beaconsfield Road, in memory of the famous political Earl, who first gained notoriety through an attack made upon him in Parliament by the redoubtable Dan, who in his diatribe styled him a veritable descendant of Judas Iscariot and no doubt closely related to the thief upon the cross. The eastern end of this street, from Buchanan Street to West Nile Street, was previously called Cathcart Street. This thoroughfare was exploited by James Scott of Kelly about the middle of last century. It was laid off for feuing by John Gardner, optician, who was the associate and friend of James Watt. But the dwellers in the East liked not the title, and imagined that they saw some resemblance in the passage to the narrow way where the Mesopotamian soothsayer and his poor old donkey encountered the celestial messenger with such marvellous results, The lands of Dalbeth and Westthorne were also held by the Woddrops in 1710. Tradeston consists of that portion of land allocated to the Trades House out of the purchase made from Sir Robert Douglas by the Magistrates and Council in 1647. Silvergrove Street. Clyde Street (Great) was formerly known as the Horse Brae, from the slope that led down to the ford. Gordon Street, opened 1802, was formed on ground belonging to Mr. Gordon of Stirling, Gordon & Co. Brown Street (City), opened in 1800. Cowlairs was part of the commons belonging to the town. He was a voluminous and versatile writer, and in his early day a fair orator, as older citizens can remember, when overflowing audiences were always the result of a lecture announced to be given by his Grace in the City Hall. This minute-book unfortunately got mutilated accidentally, and there is only a small portion of it now in existence. representative of the Allan family, suggested that a metal tablet should be fixed up to mark the site of Allan's Pen. Govan. It was previously known as the Cow Lone. The name at present embraces a large area, but originally applied only to Bellahouston Hill, now included in the public park. A supposition that the place may have been held at one time by a rentaller of the name of Houston is also open to objection from the difference in spelling. Advertisements anent these lands can be seen in files of the Glasgow Herald of seventy years ago. Piccadilly Street, after the thoroughfare of that name in London, which got its title from a tailor named Higgins, who had introduced piccadille, a French term for a kind of trimming set The name comes from a nunnery founded by Robert, Earl of Leicester. Charles Street (St. Rollox), named after Charles Tennant the elder, grandsire of the present Baronet. Napiershall Street was formed on land belonging to Thomas Napier, who was a watchmaker in Glasgow in 1763. Rottenrow Street. It was removed by some vandals about the end of the eighteenth century. Blackburn Street (Plantation) was so named after the Midland town by one of the trustees of Mr. Maclean, because he had business connections with it. Record indeed! Carlton Place, opened 1802. But coming events cast their shadows before, and worse was in store for him, as a year or two later a panic in the Indian cotton market, Crossmyloof. In the commissariot of Govan John Rowand or Rowane is mentioned as proprietor of Merrielands in l680. territorial families in Govan. George Hutcheson, the founder, was born sometime between 1550 and 1560. Thomson Street (off Dake Street), after Bailie John Thomson of Annfield Pottery. But the sect, notwithstanding this Christian antipathy and bigotry, have flourished exceedingly since then. It led to the highest part of the town, but it was of little account until the University was erected in it. The private constable had for the nonce been invited into a tavern by an emissaiy, which left the course clear, and the horse carrying the warrior pranced through the flagged way, much to the astonishment of the toyshop men and terror of the milliners. so they named it Balaam's Pass, pronounced Balaum's Pass, and it was better known by this cognomen than any other for many years. Eaglesham Street (Plantation), after the village in Renfrewshire of this name, where the paternal ancestors of the present proprietor of this estate had been engaged in cotton-spinning, they having been proprietors of the factory there in the palmy days of the trade. It had previously been known as Cotton Street, from the fact that it was almost entirely taken up with the offices of cotton brokers, spinners, and yarn agents. Bartholomew Street, named for John Bartholomew of Cotton Hall. The name is evidently purely Celtic, and its true meaning will have to be sought for in a Gaelic dictionary. A large portion of these lands was granted to the Government in 1795 as a site for an infantry barracks, for which purpose they were utilised for well-nigh a century, but the locality becoming unsuitable, new quarters were erected in the north-west portion of the city. Ibrox is both British and Gaelic, and is said by a local historian to mean the haunt of the badger (brock, Gaelic bruic, a badger). Meantime his action had incensed the Bridgeton people, who were at that period mostly employed as hand-loom weavers and nearly all strongly imbued with Radical ideas. too far fetched, as the burgh never had much to do with wine, so that the first is the more likely origin. It was, when first opened, called Madeira Street. The banks of Kelvin extending to 18½ acres have been added since then to the gardens at a cost of £9360. Hangman's Houses. In its palmy days the lawn reached down to the river. gulf. George Floyd death sparks petition sign ups to rename Glasgow slave trade streets; Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said the demonstrations should be policed with "common sense" and proportionately. Saint Vincent Street, to commemorate the victory of Sir John Jervis, on February 15th, 1797, off Cape Saint Vincent. Struthers Street was named for Robert Struthers, brewer who was the first Provost of Calton. Notes. From his name originated the title of "peeler," as applied to … He was the head of two great Virginia tobacco houses, Buchanan, Hastie & Co and Andrew Buchanan & Co. J. W. Small, in his "Scottish Market Crosses," published last year, says:—"In many cases I did not find any Cross where I had been led to suppose a Cross existed, but in one exceptional case I found a cross marked in the causeway." Fox Street, named in honour of Charles James Fox, the celebrated statesman. His heirs and Dixon Street, named for William Dixon of Dixon's Blazes. Gas was first introduced for street lighting on 15th September, 1818. Balla is from the about five feet wide, but a pen close was always considered to be wide enough for the passage of a horse and cart. Another savant thinks that the name may have come from a "CITIZEN" PRESS. This was the foundation of the burgh. Houldsworth Street is named after Henry Houldsworth. ​Albion Street, opened in 1808. Campbell Street, opened 1784, from Gallowgate Street to Græme Street, was formed on ground belonging to James Campbell of Petershill. Gilmorehill, whereon sits the College. It is the widest street in the City, and was originally designed to be continued over the railway to Saint Andrew's Road, Pollokshields. An attempt was made some years since to change the name to Victoria Road, but the public would not have it. The ground upon which it is formed belonged to John Maxwell of Fingalton, from whom it was bought by Stephen Maxwell of Morriston, who was an extensive coppersmith. He died in 1819. Tureen Street. 4d. The Bird Market was held on the north side of this street previous to its removal to a lane on the north side of Bell Street, City. A brief glimpse of the subterranean labyrinth of tunnels and mysterious pathways can be seen from Hope Street which has led from tongue in cheek horror stories to outlandish claims of fully intact Victorian streets, complete with shops, street-lamps and cobbles. Up till 1750 there were only thirteen streets in Glasgow. The Merchants' House Corporation returns five of the nine members who constitute the Dean of Guild Court, including the President or Lord Dean. attractive street in the town, and as such would naturally become the favourite parade of the ladies, hence the name. Dovehill (Great and Little) was originally the Dow Hill, which was intended to mean dew hill. Nor all that heralds rake from coffined clay Poor working-class immigrants, most of them from Ireland or the Highlands, were crammed into the squalid, crowded central area of City Parish, converted for quick cash from the … The Magistrates and Council bought the lands of Brigend or Gorbals from Sir Robert Douglas of Blaickerston in 1647 for £81,333 6s. ​Baltic Street was formed on ground acquired by The Baltic Jute Works Co., who built extensive factories here. In Glasgow, the city council has decided to confront the history of racism in the UK in one specific way first. Here the fairs and markets were held for the sale of all kinds of quadrupeds. Hillhead. The latter, from the Latin schidius, meaning cleft or split, is an old Scotch term signifying where the road split or divided. Grace Street is formed on the lands of Stobcross, and is named in memory of the youngest daughter of John Geddes of Verreville Pottery, she having been burned to death one night when dressing for a ball. Burns alludes to Dempster in his epistle to James Smith. Macpherson Street was formed on ground belonging to John Macpherson of Blantyre Farm, whose coat-of-arms is emblazoned till this day on the tenement at the south corner fronting High Street. Orr Street is named for the superior who succeeded John Walkinshaw in the Barrowfield estate. ⁠Can blazon evil deeds or consecrate a crime.". The Dean of Guild Court in the same time granted linings to the number of 460, the valuations of which were £1,430,312. Blythswood Square, was laid off and opened in 1823 under the name of Garden Square, this title being given to it by William Hamilton Garden, who was a son of Francis Garden of Fetteresso. However, today's technology is usually taken for granted, and Glasgow's contribution often ignored. Muirpark Street was formed on the lands of this name, which had been acquired by Mr. Gardner, flesher, Partick. The public threw it down, only to be rebuilt, this time surmounted with a cheveaux de frise and a watch-tower. High Street, opened in 1100. Adelphi Street was opened early in last century, and named in honour of the brothers Hutcheson. ​Ingram Street, opened 1781, is named for Archibald Ingram, who had been Provost in 1762. The name comes from Saint Thanew, whose cell was on the site of the Tron Church in Trongate Street; and, despite statements to the contrary, there is no proof of any building for religious purposes having occupied the square previous to that of 1780. Nelson Street (City), opened 1797, was named in honour of Lord Nelson. Dempster visited Glasgow in 1787, and as he had opposed the repeal of the duty on French cambrics he was ​made the hero of a torchlight procession which was organised by the Bridgeton and Anderston weavers. 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