Glasgow's villages have some fascinating tales from days gone by.
In a city such as Glasgow, we're constantly hearing tales of days gone by - and some of the city's village have some fascinating ones.
1. Cathcart became dry in 1921, meaning thirsty locals had to take the tram to the Queen’s Park Cafe on Victoria Road to whet their whistles. 5. Govanhill began life as a small colliers’ village built by a native of Tyneside, WIlliam Dixon, for his workers at the Little Govan Colliery. The little village was known locally as ‘The Fireworks’. Then in the 1860s it became known as ‘No Man’s Land’ because it wasn’t populous enough to be granted burgh status and became isolated between Glasgow and the burgh of Crosshill, with no power to run its own affairs.
9. One of the earliest residents of Finnieston was a man named John Smith, who started the first circulating library in the Glasgow area - the firm which later became John Smith & Sons in 1751. 13. The world famous Cunard Line shipping company began life following a meeting between Samuel Cunard and Scots George Burns and Robert Napier at Lancefield House in Anderston in 1839. Napier supplied the ships built in a Govan yard, Burns persuaded Glasgow men to put up most of the capital and Cunard obtained the contract to carry American mail twice a month between Liverpool and Halifax/Boston.
16. Crimea Street off the Broomielaw in the city centre is named after painter WIlliam Simpson , who was the world’s first professional war artist. His first assignment was to record the events of the Crimea War, and as such he became known as ‘Crimea Simpson’. 20. Early English travellers to Glasgow made a point of visiting Glasgow Green to see ‘Scotch Washing’ - the sight of hundreds of women and girls working at their tubs and bleaching their linen with their skirts held high as they trampled.
24. The summit of Ruchill Park is artificial and was created by taking the earth excavated from the foundations of Ruchill Hospital and adding it to the top of the existing hill to form the present viewpoint.
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