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Glasgow, Possil, General
General View (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, Possil, General
Classification General View (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 70564
Site Number NS56NE 1118
NGR NS 581 677
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/70564
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
POSSIL
Industry on the lands of Possil was encouraged by the Canal, which had reached Hamiltonhill in 1777. Lower Possil estate and mansion were acquired by Walter Macfarlane before 1878, when his relocated Saracen Foundry was already in business. There he laid out a splendid suburb, where Lindsay & Benzie built many tenements before moving across to Hillhead and the West End. The City's new Housing Department built hundreds more dwellings during the 1920s.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
