The steps had non-slip metal surfaces frequently divided by transverse ridges forming the criss-cross pattern.
The site of the building was donated by Sir John Maxwell, along with an annuity of 100 in perpetuity to "the clergyman of the first Episcopal Church that should be built and consecrated on his lands or on lands adjacent to his."
Further examples of exhibition drawings of large villas can be viewed at the Domestic Architecture of Glasgow's South Side page of this website. Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
This service is self-referral for G41 households who currently are unable to afford food. From 1872, prior to the establishment of the municipal transport system, horse drawn trams had been operated in by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company.
The former Copelawhill Tram Works and Depot was built on the land surrounding St Ninian's Episcopal Church in Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road. Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
Pollokshields Glencairn Church was known as Trinity UP Church when it first opened in 1891.
Pollokshields Free Church is currently used as a nursing home, Nithsdale Lodge
The Sherbrooke Castle Hotel was designed by architects, J.Thomson & R.Sandilands as a private residence, 'Rhuadsgeir', at 11 Sherbrooke Avenue. The house was first occupied in 1882 and was in use as a synogogue from 1928 to 1984.
The foundation stone was laid on 16th September 1872 by Dr. William S. Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Aerial view of "South Bank" and surrounding modern developments
It shows that the 'as-built' version was very close to that envisioned by the architect in the perspective drawing displayed two years earlier.
View of Glencairn Drive with Pollokshields Glencairn Church in the distance
St Ninian's was the south side's first Episcopal church, predating the much larger and grander St Margaret's in Newlands by half a century.
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
The three at first opposed extradition but at a later hearing agreed to be sent back to the UK.
The garden shrubbery had just recently been planted, with the trees being mere saplings.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
The body of the church was was destroyed by fire in 1988, leaving the east window (below) as the last remaining part of the building. Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
First floor stalls of stables overlooking courtyard of former Copelawhill tram depot
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Rowan, 1892
'Matheran' is one of the largest and finest villas in the area, situated on a commanding site at the corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue. There were also trees planted on the kerbsides of the broad avenues to add to the overall greenery and give some spectacular autumn colour.
It was formally opened on April 18th, 1903 and is currently used by Hutchesons Grammar School as the 'Fotheringay Centre', a theatre/ concert hall with ancillary accommodation for lectures and seminars.
It offered an interesting contrast to the leafy avenues of large villas in the burgh of Pollokshields.
Meanwhile, around the same time the net was closing on Imran Sahid who had rented an apartment in the south side of Lahore.
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St Ninian's was the south side's first Episcopal church, predating the much larger and grander St Margaret's in Newlands by half a century.
'Ardtornish' was designed by James Miller in an Anglified Arts & Crafts style, very different from his later Chicago inspired commercial architecture which graced Glasgow city centre in the inter-war years of the twentieth century.
Rear view of Haggs Castle and associated outbuildings on the old road from Pollokshaws to Govan
Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
The people of Pollokshields regardless of their own ethnicity were fearful of these criminals.
Drawing of 'Rhuadsgeir', later Sherbrooke Castle Hotel, 1896
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Rowan, 1892
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft.
An unexpected feature of the Tramway is a surviving equestrian staircase which led to 8 stables on the first floor with 36 horses per stable.
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track.
Photograph of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 2014
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
1920's view of Kenmure Street, Pollokshields
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
Unsuccessful design for interior of Pollokshields Congregational Church, Watson & Salmond, 1902
Pollokshields arms carved into stonework over entrance to Burgh Hall, with date of 1890
its good to know that old fashioned workmanship is still around in Glasgow and traditional construction skills haven't been completely overtaken by the modern world.
It was formally opened on April 18th, 1903 and is currently used by Hutchesons Grammar School as the 'Fotheringay Centre', a theatre/ concert hall with ancillary accommodation for lectures and seminars.
Haggs Castle in St Andrew's Drive was originally built as a defensive tower house in the 1580's. Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'.
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
His design drawings were exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1875. Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
Springkell Avenue faade of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
First horse trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Clifford's exhibition drawing of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 1900
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Their exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1904.
The first phase of the development progressed over the next 25 years, leading to Pollokshields acheiving the status of an independent burgh for a short period from 1876 to 1891, after which it became part of the city of Glasgow.
The body of the church was was destroyed by fire in 1988, leaving the east window (below) as the last remaining part of the building.
View of Fotheringay Centre, 2014
Open topped tram in Nithsdale Road with Pollokshields Free Church in background
An unexpected feature of the Tramway is a surviving equestrian staircase which led to 8 stables on the first floor with 36 horses per stable.
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G.
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983.
Night time view of floodlit Sherbrooke Castle Hotel
This German vessel displaced 2744 tons of water, was 323 ft long and 40 ft wide.
This remnant can be viewed from Shields Road near the corner with Glencairn Drive.
The stables there had stalls for horses on the both first and second floors with the top floor being used as a hay loft. Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
It was built as an up-market tenemental area of large flats with facilities such as shops and schools, which were lacking in the garden suburb.
Corner view of 'Matheran', Pollokshields
East Pollokshields, which was a burgh in its own right from 1880, was situated to the east of Shields Road.
It takes an average of 8m to travel from Pollokshields West to Glasgow by train, over a distance of around 2 miles (3 km). Altar and decorative panels at St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Pollokshields
'Matheran' is one of the largest and finest villas in the area, situated on a commanding site at the corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Springkell Avenue.
Neighbouring East Pollokshields was however allowed the shops, schools and other classes of buildings you would expect to find in a typical Victorian neighbourhood.
University bound tramcar at junction of Nithsdale Road and St Andrew's Drive
Pollokshields Congregational Church in Fotheringay Road was designed by architects Steele & Balfour in a modest Gothic style.
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1920's street scene at Albert Drive, Pollokshields
The depot of the Glasgow Tramway & Omnibus Company had been situated in Tobago Street, Calton, close to Glasgow Green.
It is a beautiful example of Edwardian domestic architecture, retaining all its original exterior features in pristine condition.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Architect's elevation of 'Beneffrey', Pollokshields, 1910
The site of the building was donated by Sir John Maxwell, along with an annuity of 100 in perpetuity to "the clergyman of the first Episcopal Church that should be built and consecrated on his lands or on lands adjacent to his."
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The villa displays an unusual combination of materials, blending typical Scottish red sandstone with very English mock-Tudor timber detailing.
Eagle lectern at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Another church to be mysteriously destroyed by fire was Pollokshields UP Church in Leslie Street, East Pollokshields, which was burnt out in 1983. The church was designed by W. F. McGibbon and was built in 1882.
Access to the stables was provided by very gently sloping flight of steps with 4 in. Nearby you can find 'Inchgarvie', another large villa designed by Messrs. Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers around the same time as 'Matheran'.
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
Drawing of "Kitchin's Corner", Pollokshields
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The large gardens surrounding the houses were widely planted with broad-leaved trees such as beech, sycamore and lime.
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Current time in Pollokshields is now 05:45 AM (Monday).
Photograph of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 2014
'Kelmscott' is an out-of-the ordinary villa situated in Springkell Avenue, close to the Sherbooke Castle Hotel. Clifford's exhibition drawing of Sutherland House, Pollokshields, 1900
Former Pollokshields Free Church, designed by W.G. Nisbet's exhibition drawing of the house, below, was displayed at the annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1903. 'Norwoodville' in Nithsdale Road is a typical Pollokshields style detached cream sandstone villa which has been converted for use as a mosque, known as 'Madrasa Taleem Ul Islam'.
Illustration of 'Oaklands', Sherbrooke Avenue, from 1904
'Ardtornish' was designed by James Miller in an Anglified Arts & Crafts style, very different from his later Chicago inspired commercial architecture which graced Glasgow city centre in the inter-war years of the twentieth century. Remains of east window of Pollokshields Glencairn Church
It shows that the 'as-built' version was very close to that envisioned by the architect in the perspective drawing displayed two years earlier.
Old map showing Trinity UP Church shortly after it was built
The site of the building was donated by Sir John Maxwell, along with an annuity of 100 in perpetuity to "the clergyman of the first Episcopal Church that should be built and consecrated on his lands or on lands adjacent to his." Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
Equestrian staircase at former Copelawhill tram depot, Pollokshields
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Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Interior of St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Albert Drive
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
The original horse tram depot at Copelawhill was built in stages from 1894 to the designs of W. Clark with trams garaged at ground level and stabling for the horses on the first floor. G41 1SU Glasgow, UK.
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church
Interior views of Pollokshields Parish Church
In 1851 residential development began along the road which ran parallel to the canal and the railway near the site of Shiels Cottage at Laigh (Scots for Low) Shiels.
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant. Daanish Zahid also gave evidence in the latest trial and claimed: "You have got the wrong men."
Pollokshields (Scottish Gaelic: Buthan Phollaig, Scots: Powkshiels) is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland.
St Ninian's Episcopal Church at the corner of Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road was designed by architect David Thomson (1831-1910), who was also responsible for many of the tenement blocks of East Pollokshields.
Pollokshields Established Church was designed by Stirling born architect, Robert Baldie. Detached villa, built 1886, as part of later development in Avenues west of St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields
Horse drawn trams were fully withdrawn from service in the city by the end of April 1902.
St Ninian's Episcopal Church at the corner of Albert Drive and Pollokshaws Road was designed by architect David Thomson (1831-1910), who was also responsible for many of the tenement blocks of East Pollokshields.
The three men convicted today of the abduction and murder took a long while to be brought to justice because, as we now know, they fled to Pakistan.
At the end of June 1894 the operation of the tramway was taken over by Glasgow Corporation who already owned and maintained the track.
In 1849 Sir John Maxwell commissioned the noted architect David Rhind to draw up a Feuing Plan for the development of fields of Shiels Farm.
Terraced houses on the eastern side of Shields Road, on the dividing line of the old burgh boundaries
Tracery on window of Pollokshields Parish Church
'Inchgarvie' Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields
B. Hutchison was the first recipient of this grant.
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Moonlight over Pollokshields Burgh Hall
There were also trees planted on the kerbsides of the broad avenues to add to the overall greenery and give some spectacular autumn colour.
It is currently home to the Tramway Arts Centre.
The site of the building was donated by Sir John Maxwell, along with an annuity of 100 in perpetuity to "the clergyman of the first Episcopal Church that should be built and consecrated on his lands or on lands adjacent to his."
This photograph shows the very first trams to be operated by Glasgow Corporation while in procession to the newly opened depot at Coplawhill.
risers that could be safely negotiated by horses.
1926 view of semi-detached house at Pollokshields, now demolished
The body of the church was was destroyed by fire in 1988, leaving the east window (below) as the last remaining part of the building.