Glasgow, Polmadie, General
General View
Site Name Glasgow, Polmadie, General
Classification General View
Canmore ID 78558
Site Number NS56SE 352
NGR NS 59 62
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/78558
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
POLMADIE
Oatlands was a miners' village, serving Dixon's Govan Collieries. When Henry Dubs set up the Queen's Park Locomotive Works in 1864 at Polmadie (see North British Locomotive Co., p. 00), tenements quickly took over the two low-lying areas close to the Clyde links. Alley & MacLellan prefabricated ships at Jessie Street from c.1880, and steam lorries until production was relocated to Shrewsbury in 1917. Tenements along Rutherglen Road were among the first in the city to be refurbished some years ago but were subsequently demolished and the area now awaits the M74 extension.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
