Lambhill
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Lambhill is a district
in the Scottish
city of Glasgow
. It is situated north of the River Clyde
.
Lambhill is a mainly residential area comprising both council and private housing. Residents are of a mixed age group. Lambhill has been in existence since the middle 18th Century, the original settlement probably coming from the north bank of the Forth and Clyde Canal (known as the Shangi, after a sailing captain who mentioned that the settlement reminded him of Shanghai). Many working men gained employment in the nearby mine in Cadder. In the nearby Lambhill Cemetery there is a memorial to the pit disaster of this era which claimed many lives. The funeral service for the Pit Disaster was held in St Agnes which is to this day still remains on Balmore Road. As a note of interest Benny Lynch the great Glasgow Boxer (Taggart Actor Mark Mc Manus once played Benny) also rests in Lambhill Cemetery which is bordered by Western Necropolis, not to be confused with Eastern Necropolis which is near Glasgow Cathedral (necropolis meaning City of the Dead).
Hillend Road would appear to be one of the earliest streets to be built and the houses are of mixed vintage and build the tenement are probably the oldest. At one time the Lord Provast (Mr Hodge) of Glasgow stayed in Hillend Rd as well as John Loggie Baird who took lodgings in Hillend Rd. At the top of Hillend Road there is a golf course which is bordered by Ruchhill on the opposite side, there is also a numerous abandoned railway tunnels which would appear to link to the Botanical Gardens Station (abandoned. The Halloween Pen is a small tunnel which runs underneath the Forth and Clyde Canal and links Lambhill to Summerston, this was well lit at one point apparently, not now though. Bordering the South side of Hillend Rd are the garden allotments. Near to the allotments and sitting on Balmore Road there sits the old ticket office and below there are the remains of a old station (locally the abandoned railway line was known as the "dummie railway").
As a note of caution please do not try to explore these old stations and tunnels unless you have permission from the land owner and are experienced in subterranean exploration.
Also on Balmore Road opposite St Agnes lie the remains of Lambhill Police Station; this was sold off and fell into disrepair; at one time this was the stronghold of C Divisions Traffic Police.
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city of Glasgow
Glasgow
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. It is situated north of the River Clyde
River Clyde
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Lambhill is a mainly residential area comprising both council and private housing. Residents are of a mixed age group. Lambhill has been in existence since the middle 18th Century, the original settlement probably coming from the north bank of the Forth and Clyde Canal (known as the Shangi, after a sailing captain who mentioned that the settlement reminded him of Shanghai). Many working men gained employment in the nearby mine in Cadder. In the nearby Lambhill Cemetery there is a memorial to the pit disaster of this era which claimed many lives. The funeral service for the Pit Disaster was held in St Agnes which is to this day still remains on Balmore Road. As a note of interest Benny Lynch the great Glasgow Boxer (Taggart Actor Mark Mc Manus once played Benny) also rests in Lambhill Cemetery which is bordered by Western Necropolis, not to be confused with Eastern Necropolis which is near Glasgow Cathedral (necropolis meaning City of the Dead).
Hillend Road would appear to be one of the earliest streets to be built and the houses are of mixed vintage and build the tenement are probably the oldest. At one time the Lord Provast (Mr Hodge) of Glasgow stayed in Hillend Rd as well as John Loggie Baird who took lodgings in Hillend Rd. At the top of Hillend Road there is a golf course which is bordered by Ruchhill on the opposite side, there is also a numerous abandoned railway tunnels which would appear to link to the Botanical Gardens Station (abandoned. The Halloween Pen is a small tunnel which runs underneath the Forth and Clyde Canal and links Lambhill to Summerston, this was well lit at one point apparently, not now though. Bordering the South side of Hillend Rd are the garden allotments. Near to the allotments and sitting on Balmore Road there sits the old ticket office and below there are the remains of a old station (locally the abandoned railway line was known as the "dummie railway").
As a note of caution please do not try to explore these old stations and tunnels unless you have permission from the land owner and are experienced in subterranean exploration.
Also on Balmore Road opposite St Agnes lie the remains of Lambhill Police Station; this was sold off and fell into disrepair; at one time this was the stronghold of C Divisions Traffic Police.