Kingston, Glasgow
55°51′07″N 4°16′19″W / 55.852°N 4.272°W
Kingston is a district of the Govan ward in south-west Glasgow from which the Kingston Bridge takes its name. It encompasses the area from Kinning Park, at Paisley Road Toll, to Tradeston, whose boundary with Kingston is at West Street. To the west of the Kingston Bridge is now a mostly commercial locality, which includes the Glasgow Quay leisure hub and the Kingston Bridge Trading Estate. To the east, several residential apartment developments have been seen, including: the mixed residential and commercial development within the old Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society building, on Morrison Street; the Riverside apartments, built on what was formerly the Kingston Dock; and the Wallace Apartments, situated between Morrison Street and Wallace Street.
Kingston was assigned to Ward 54 until 2007[1][2] when Glasgow City Council reclassified it as part of the Govan ward.
Together with Ibrox it forms one of the 56 neighbourhoods of Glasgow[3] defined by the council for operational purposes.[4]
Transport
Kingston has access to two stations on the Glasgow Subway system: Shields Road, which also serves Pollokshields; and West Street, in neighbouring Tradeston. There are also frequent bus services along Paisley Road West.
Geography
Kingston is bounded by the River Clyde to the north; the Glasgow to Paisley railway line to the south; Kinning Park, at Paisley Road Toll, to the west; and Tradeston, at West Street, to the east. The M8 motorway and the M74 extension traverse the area.
It is home to Scotland Street School Museum, within the school designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Other notabable buildings include:
- The Kingston Halls, attributed to the architect Robert William Horn (1869-1932)[5]
- Kingston Library, the first Carnegie funded library to be opened in the city[6]
- Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Building - 1886-93, Bruce & Hay[7]
Recreation
The Glasgow Quay area, developed on Springfield Quay, has in recent years become a major entertainment and leisure hub with bowling, cinema and a variety of bars & restaurants.
Further reading
- "Between Gorbals and Govan - Scotland Street School". www.glasgowwestend.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
References
- ^ "Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland - Glasgow City wards 1999-2007". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "The Glasgow City (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998" (PDF). www.legislation.gov.uk. 25 November 1988. p. 17.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Glasgow City profile: neighbourhoods" (PDF). Glasgow Centre for Population Health.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "A detailed map of the districts within Glasgow. - a Freedom of Information request to Glasgow City Council". WhatDoTheyKnow. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "architectureglasgow.co.uk". www.architectureglasgow.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "TheGlasgowStory: Kingston Library". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow, 95 Morrison Street, Scottish Co-op Wholesale Society Building | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- "Glasgow, Kingston | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Glasgow City Plan Maps > Environmental Policy Designations > West". Glasgow City Council.
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External links
Media related to Kingston, Glasgow at Wikimedia Commons