Carnwadric
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Carnwadric is an area of Glasgow
, Scotland
. It is situated south of the River Clyde
.
Carnwadric was a farm owned by Sir John Maxwell, one of approximately seven such large holdings owned by him and rented to others. The land was formerly owned by the Stuart
kings and queens of Scotland. During ancient post-Roman times, it was sought after by the Scots
of Dál Riata
and Angles
of Northumbria
. It formed part of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde
, a Brittonic
, rather than Gaelic
, kingdom.
Govan, an ancient village nearby and now also part of Glasgow, is rumoured to be named after King Arthur
's knight Gawain
. Pollokshaws and Thornliebank are the nearest ancient villages and were created mainly because of the textile industry. Manufacturing and printing of cloth were the main industries and formed the livelihoods of many of the villagers. Several immigrants came to the area to work in the industry. Irish linen workers, as well as Dutch workers (specialized in beetling) a form of transfer printing. Adjoining Arden;the houses in Carnwadric are older and sturdier and have needed refurbishment also the same as other post war housing "schemes".
Adjoining the exterior of the former Sir Alexander Crum's Calico Mill. later a former Prisoner of War Camp's west side, used during World War II. Carnwadric as 2008/09 has only has one school, the Roman Catholic St. Vincent's Primary, it was recently demolished and remodeled after merging with Arden
's St Lousie's Primary.
Carnwadric Primary, the area's former public school (opened on the 28th April 1939) was closed and merged with Arden Primary as a newly built merger school called Ashpark Primary in Arden.
Carnwadric has a public playground named King George V Park. Its retail area is in need of refurbishment and investment to return it to its 40s and 50s state. Carnwadric has much sturdier houses than those found in later 1950s social housing and are mostly brick and masonry.
The two and three story housing on Crebar Street, Hopeman Street, Hopeman Rd and Carnwardric Road were built in 1962.
Boydstone Road, Boydstone Place, Cruachan Street, Clova Street, Bangorshill Street, Kiloran Street, Drumpark Street, Capelrig Street, Stanalane Street, Ardconnel Street, Waulkmill Street, Roukenburn Street, Hopeman Rd, Crebar Street, Dryad Street, Cona Street, Carnwardric Road And Harport Street.
Carnwardric commenced building in 1927
The housing scheme was opened in 1932, the scheme had a temporal timber school called 'Carnwadric' located on Crebar Street, it was known by its pupils as the 'The Widden school' or 'The Shack', it served the children of Carnwadric from 1932 until April 1939 when the brick 'Carnwadric Public School' was opened.
Carnwadric Church was opened September 19, 1952.
King George V playing fields were opened by the Queen (then princess Elizabeth) in 1950. Part of the park was sold of to Beezer homes for access to their development at 'Regent's Park which commenced in 1995
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is situated south of the River Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
.
Carnwadric was a farm owned by Sir John Maxwell, one of approximately seven such large holdings owned by him and rented to others. The land was formerly owned by the Stuart
House of Stuart
The House of Stuart is a European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century, and subsequently held the position of the Kings of Great Britain and Ireland...
kings and queens of Scotland. During ancient post-Roman times, it was sought after by the Scots
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
of Dál Riata
Dál Riata
Dál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland...
and Angles
Angles
The Angles is a modern English term for a Germanic people who took their name from the ancestral cultural region of Angeln, a district located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
of Northumbria
Northumbria
Northumbria was a medieval kingdom of the Angles, in what is now Northern England and South-East Scotland, becoming subsequently an earldom in a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England. The name reflects the approximate southern limit to the kingdom's territory, the Humber Estuary.Northumbria was...
. It formed part of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde
Kingdom of Strathclyde
Strathclyde , originally Brythonic Ystrad Clud, was one of the early medieval kingdoms of the celtic people called the Britons in the Hen Ogledd, the Brythonic-speaking parts of what is now southern Scotland and northern England. The kingdom developed during the post-Roman period...
, a Brittonic
Britons (historical)
The Britons were the Celtic people culturally dominating Great Britain from the Iron Age through the Early Middle Ages. They spoke the Insular Celtic language known as British or Brythonic...
, rather than Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
, kingdom.
Govan, an ancient village nearby and now also part of Glasgow, is rumoured to be named after King Arthur
King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...
's knight Gawain
Gawain
Gawain is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table who appears very early in the Arthurian legend's development. He is one of a select number of Round Table members to be referred to as the greatest knight, most notably in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight...
. Pollokshaws and Thornliebank are the nearest ancient villages and were created mainly because of the textile industry. Manufacturing and printing of cloth were the main industries and formed the livelihoods of many of the villagers. Several immigrants came to the area to work in the industry. Irish linen workers, as well as Dutch workers (specialized in beetling) a form of transfer printing. Adjoining Arden;the houses in Carnwadric are older and sturdier and have needed refurbishment also the same as other post war housing "schemes".
Adjoining the exterior of the former Sir Alexander Crum's Calico Mill. later a former Prisoner of War Camp's west side, used during World War II. Carnwadric as 2008/09 has only has one school, the Roman Catholic St. Vincent's Primary, it was recently demolished and remodeled after merging with Arden
Arden
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's St Lousie's Primary.
Carnwadric Primary, the area's former public school (opened on the 28th April 1939) was closed and merged with Arden Primary as a newly built merger school called Ashpark Primary in Arden.
Carnwadric has a public playground named King George V Park. Its retail area is in need of refurbishment and investment to return it to its 40s and 50s state. Carnwadric has much sturdier houses than those found in later 1950s social housing and are mostly brick and masonry.
The two and three story housing on Crebar Street, Hopeman Street, Hopeman Rd and Carnwardric Road were built in 1962.
Carnwadric
Carnwardric's border runs along Boydstone Road (including Boydstone Place) to the bridge at Kennishead; left up Carnwardric Road until it runs onto Lochiel Road where houses on the left are in Glasgow while those on the right are in East Renfrewshire. Once along Lochiel Road come up Clova Street, taking a right along Bangorshill Street going down Thornliebank Road until the border joins Boydstone Road again. Streets in Carnwardric are:-Boydstone Road, Boydstone Place, Cruachan Street, Clova Street, Bangorshill Street, Kiloran Street, Drumpark Street, Capelrig Street, Stanalane Street, Ardconnel Street, Waulkmill Street, Roukenburn Street, Hopeman Rd, Crebar Street, Dryad Street, Cona Street, Carnwardric Road And Harport Street.
Carnwardric commenced building in 1927
The housing scheme was opened in 1932, the scheme had a temporal timber school called 'Carnwadric' located on Crebar Street, it was known by its pupils as the 'The Widden school' or 'The Shack', it served the children of Carnwadric from 1932 until April 1939 when the brick 'Carnwadric Public School' was opened.
Carnwadric Church was opened September 19, 1952.
King George V playing fields were opened by the Queen (then princess Elizabeth) in 1950. Part of the park was sold of to Beezer homes for access to their development at 'Regent's Park which commenced in 1995