Tradeston to the west was feued immediately, followed shortly afterwards by Hutchesontown on St Ninian's croft to the east. Intended as homes for the well-to-do, access to the city was provided by Hutchesontown Bridge, which was replaced in the early 1830s. © Copyright and database right 2020. The original small settlement in the lands of Gorbals was named "Bridgend", derived from its proximity to the bridge. Population had grown rapidly, reaching 40,000 in the combined areas by 1890 and, with the arrival of vast numbers of destitute immigrants, 'made down' or subdivided tenements became the norm, alongside 'back to back' building on back lands. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk, © Historic Environment Scotland. The Tradeston Bridge, opened on 14 May 2009, links Tradeston and neighbouring Kingston with Broomielaw and the city's International Financial Services District. During comprehensive development of large areas of the city in the 1960s, nearly all the buildings were swept away to make way for high rise flats. Glasgow Trams through the Years. The M74 Extension traverses the area. In 1790 the Town Council split up the lands of the Gorbals amongst the Trades House, Hutchesons' Hospital and itself with the intention of encouraging development. 52 was Laurie's own house and contains magnificent plasterwork. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. Both were feued out on a regular plan by the directors of the hospital on condition that the houses were of a uniform four-storey design. [1][2][3][4][5] A similar incident occurred at another nearby low bridge on Cook Street in 2009, although on that occasion the bus was empty and returning to the depot.

Gorbals in the 1840s was such a hotbed of quarrels and disturbance that it became known as 'Little Ireland'. Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. A gridiron of terraced houses was built during the cotton boom between 1790 and 1820, but by 1893 the area had become very commercial and industrialised. SC045925. by Chris Jones on October 12, 2019. Port Eglinton was established in the area soon after 1805 by the Earl of Eglinton, who had commissioned Thomas Telford to survey a route for his proposed Glasgow, Paisley & Ardrossan Canal, only constructed from Johnstone to Glasgow. The area was the scene of a tragedy in 1994 when a double-decker bus carrying a group of Girl Guides from the city's Drumchapel district crashed into one of the low rail bridges crossing West Street immediately adjacent to the subway station (the driver was unfamiliar with the route and was being led by a guide leader in a car); two 10-year-old girls, an 11-year-old girl and two adult supervisors were killed in the incident and 15 other children injured, six of them seriously. In 1790 the Town Council split up the lands of the Gorbals amongst the Trades House, Hutchesons' Hospital and itself with the intention of encouraging development. The population in the 1930s reached 90,000. A very early reference to Gorbals is contained in a charter dated 1285 referring to a wooden bridge opposite Stockwell Street, then known as Fishergate. [6], Coordinates: 55°51′11″N 4°15′49″W / 55.85306°N 4.26361°W / 55.85306; -4.26361, Learn how and when to remove this template message, International Financial Services District, Bus crash toll rises to five as girl dies, I still blame myself for Cath's death | Tormented bus crash victim's mum tells court of agony, Drumchapel Girl Guides tragedy remembered 20 years on, Judgement| Joseph Munro McKnight and Mrs Joan McKnight v. Clydeside Buses Limited and Glasgow City Council and Railtrack Plc and Mima Dunlop, Police investigate after bus collides with bridge, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tradeston&oldid=984150783, Articles needing additional references from May 2020, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 October 2020, at 14:09.

Achievements and Archive Photographs of this Great Scottish City. The western part of the Gorbals, bought by the Trades House, when the old barony was subdivided in 1790 (see Little Govan, p. 00).

Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Scottish Charity No.

The historic area of Tradeston which was first developed in 1790 is set for its latest revamp.

In the period before the advent of trams in Glasgow, the most popular form of public transport was the horse-drawn omnibus, but the ride over the cobblestones was bumpy. Glasgow History. In the 1870s Glasgow City Improvement Trust demolished the old Gorbals village, Elphinstone's Tower and St Ninian's Chapel, building new tenements, designed by Alexander Thomson, around a new Gorbals Cross. Photographs and historical details of Gorbals, Glasgow Drawing of tower of Caledonia Road Church, Gorbals. Horse-Drawn Omnibuses. Many former industrial buildings in the area have been demolished as part of the M74 Extension which opened in June 2011.

Please Login or Register now. Tradeston is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Glasgow to Paisley railway line to the south, Eglinton Street and Bridge Street to the east and West Street to the west. Canmore Disclaimer.

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