Glasgow, Broomhill, General
General View
Site Name Glasgow, Broomhill, General
Classification General View
Canmore ID 70574
Site Number NS56NW 106
NGR NS 54 67
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/70574
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
BROOMHILL
Broomhill Mansion was purchased in 1875 to become a Home for Incurables, then a suburb was developed on the gently undulating land to the north of Victoria Park, from 1890. Victoria Park had been formed by Partick Burgh to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887 when the unique Fossil Grove of 350-million-year-old fossilised tree stumps was discovered. The Clyde Tunnel and Clydeside Expressway have cleared the tenements to the south.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
