Corkerhill
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Corkerhill was originally a farm and a few houses to the southwest of Glasgow
, on the Paisley Canal Line
from Glasgow, and still houses engine sheds and sidings, although Corkerhill signal box was demolished in the late 1970s (originally located to the rear of the houses now facing Mosspark shops.
Corkerhill railway station
was built in 1 July 1885. It is on the Paisley Canal Line
.
In the 1920s building in Glasgow
expanded as far as Mosspark making Corkerhill part of the Glasgow
conurbation.
In the 1960s Glasgow Corporation (now Glasgow City Council) built Hardridge Road, part of Corkerhill, but locally referred to as Hardridge, consisting of terraced and tenement dwellings.
Later in the 1960s shops were built to address the shortage in the area, with the nearest then being in Cardonald
, and Pollok
. After that(post 1975) 'The Cart' public house was opened, as the only one in the immediate area. However the area spiralled into decline (in the mid to late eighties) until many of the tenements were vandalised and empty, and most of the shops were unrented (there was only a Chippy, originally 'Bruno's then De Marco's, Marshall's, which was taken over by Asians who took on the larger shop, and the Community Council Shop).
In 2004 the tenement demolition began and were replaced with privately owned suburban style housing. This rebirth worked well, with the area still retaining its village identity by being bordered by the railway and Pollok Park as well as Nethercraigs Sports Complex, while still only ten minutes on the train from Glasgow Central - attracting commuters.
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...
, on the Paisley Canal Line
Paisley Canal Line
The Paisley Canal Railway line was originally a Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line running from Glasgow, Scotland, through three stations in Paisley, to North Johnstone...
from Glasgow, and still houses engine sheds and sidings, although Corkerhill signal box was demolished in the late 1970s (originally located to the rear of the houses now facing Mosspark shops.
Corkerhill railway station
Corkerhill railway station
Corkerhill railway station serves Corkerhill, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line 5 km west of .- 1967 to 1983 :...
was built in 1 July 1885. It is on the Paisley Canal Line
Paisley Canal Line
The Paisley Canal Railway line was originally a Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line running from Glasgow, Scotland, through three stations in Paisley, to North Johnstone...
.
In the 1920s building in Glasgow
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...
expanded as far as Mosspark making Corkerhill part of the Glasgow
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...
conurbation.
In the 1960s Glasgow Corporation (now Glasgow City Council) built Hardridge Road, part of Corkerhill, but locally referred to as Hardridge, consisting of terraced and tenement dwellings.
Later in the 1960s shops were built to address the shortage in the area, with the nearest then being in Cardonald
Cardonald
Cardonald is an outlying suburb of the Scottish city of Glasgow. Formerly a village in its own right, it lies to the southwest of the city and is bounded to the south by the White Cart Water...
, and Pollok
Pollok
Pollok is a large district on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built to house families from the overcrowded inner city...
. After that(post 1975) 'The Cart' public house was opened, as the only one in the immediate area. However the area spiralled into decline (in the mid to late eighties) until many of the tenements were vandalised and empty, and most of the shops were unrented (there was only a Chippy, originally 'Bruno's then De Marco's, Marshall's, which was taken over by Asians who took on the larger shop, and the Community Council Shop).
In 2004 the tenement demolition began and were replaced with privately owned suburban style housing. This rebirth worked well, with the area still retaining its village identity by being bordered by the railway and Pollok Park as well as Nethercraigs Sports Complex, while still only ten minutes on the train from Glasgow Central - attracting commuters.