Glasgow, Kinning Park, St. James Terrace
Tenement(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, Kinning Park, St. James Terrace
Classification Tenement(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 165937
Site Number NS56SE 748
NGR NS 5751 6396
NGR Description NS c. 5751 6396
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/165937
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
At the beginning of the 19th century Kinning Park, lying between the River Clyde and Pollockshields, was an area of relatively open countryside. By the end of the century, rapid development had seen the creation of a burgh consisting of densely packed tenement housing and industry. The Burgh of Kinning Park existed until merger with the City of Glasgow in 1912.
Most of the residents of the area lived in tenements typical of Glasgow working-class districts. The quality of the housing varied; skilled workers lived in tenement flats rented for yearly periods, while poorer families often lived in rooms let for months or weeks.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 21 August 2007
Horsey, M 1990
McMahon, A J 2003
Now demolished, but shown on the First Edition maps as being centred on NS 5751 6396.
Photographic Record (1910)
