Baillieston
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Baillieston is a suburb of Glasgow
, Scotland
. It is about 7 miles east of the city centre.
It is also the name of Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council. It also appears in the Glasgow Baillieston Constituency
(total population 45,895) of the Scottish Parliament
, and it forms part of the Glasgow East constituency
of the UK Parliament
.
and M73
motorways and the A8 trunk road
, between the town of Coatbridge
, and the neighbouring Glasgow
district of Shettleston
. There is a railway station
as well as the remnants of the Monkland Canal
north of the district underneath the M8 motorway, at Easterhouse
.
in Bredisholm Road (at the corner with Muirhead Road - http://www.standrewsbaillieston.org.uk). There are two Roman Catholic churches, St Francis of Assisi Church in Crown St and St Bridget's in Swinton Road, the latter built by the Pugin
company from 1891-93. There is a small Episcopal Church
of St John also in Swinton Road, built in 1850. The Mure Memorial Parish Church in Garrowhill
was built as part of the garden suburb opened in 1940. There are also two Plymouth Brethren
churches. Hope Hall (aka Baillieston Evangelical Church) on Church Street and Gospel Church on Glasgow Road. These two churches merged and now meet in Gospel Church while Hope Hall is mainly used by Coconut Corner Childcare Centre - http://www.coconutcorner.co.uk.
. Their greatest season was 1979-80, when they won the Scottish Junior Cup
, the Glasgow Dryburgh Cup and the McLeod Cup. The star player, Davie Wilson
was signed from the Juniors to Glasgow Rangers FC
in 1956 and played for Scotland
. In 1987, Alan Dinnie
left the Juniors to play for Partick Thistle F.C.
but was never capped for Scotland
. That same year Tommy Elliott was transferred from Baillieston Juniors to Partick Thistle
.
A Baillieston Thistle team preceded the Juniors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and won the Scottish Junior Football League
twice: in 1893 and 1894. This side also featured a future Rangers and Scotland player, in the form of Willie Reid
. Its name is kept alive by the Scottish Amateur Football Association
team Baillieston Thistle AFC. The recently formed Baillieston United have just joined the central Scottish welfare fa as of July 2008. Another amateur team, Red Star Baillieston AFC plays at Stepford Edinburgh Road. Glasgow East AFC are another amateur side based in Baillieston who play in the Glasgow Sunday AFL (Amateur Football League). FC Baillieston were formed in 2010 and play in the Sunday Central AFL league. There is a Baillieston Girls Football Club and Baillieston Ladies Football Club, both of whom have supplied players to the national teams.
on the Whifflet Line
, offering regular services to Glasgow Central. Baillieston is also served by numerous bus routes operated by First Glasgow
. Access to the M8 motorway and the M74 motorway
are nearby.
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 about 7 miles east of the city centre.
It is also the name of Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council. It also appears in the Glasgow Baillieston Constituency
Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Baillieston was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
(total population 45,895) of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, and it forms part of the Glasgow East constituency
Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow East is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....
of the UK Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
.
Geographical position
Baillieston is situated west of a major interchange between the M8, M74M74 motorway
The A74 and M74 motorways form a major motorway in Scotland. Following an extension opened on 28 June 2011, it connects the M8 motorway west of Glasgow to the English border at Gretna, creating an alternative route for traffic moving from the south to the west of the city...
and M73
M73 motorway
The M73 is a motorway in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is long and connects the M74 motorway with the M80 motorway, providing an eastern bypass for Glasgow. The short stretch between Junctions 1 and 2 is part of unsigned international E-road network E05, where it continues along the M8 through...
motorways and the A8 trunk road
Trunk road
A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting two or more cities, ports, airports, and other things.—which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic...
, between the town of Coatbridge
Coatbridge
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...
, and the neighbouring 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...
district of Shettleston
Shettleston
Shettleston is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Like many of the city's districts, Shettleston was originally a small village on its outer edge. Today Shettleston lies between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead to the west, and Baillieston to the east, and is about 2 and a...
. There is a railway station
Baillieston railway station
Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow. It is on the Whifflet Line, east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by First ScotRail...
as well as the remnants of the Monkland Canal
Monkland Canal
The Monkland Canal was a 12.25-mile canal which connected the coal mining areas of Monklands to Glasgow in Scotland. It was opened in 1794, and included a steam-powered inclined plane at Blackhill. It was abandoned for navigation in 1942, but its culverted remains still supply water to the Forth...
north of the district underneath the M8 motorway, at Easterhouse
Easterhouse
Easterhouse is a suburb about east of Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It was partially built on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of a boundary expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. Building began in the mid-1950s by the then local authority, Glasgow Corporation...
.
Schools
Local schools include the following:- Bannerman High SchoolBannerman High SchoolBannerman High School is a high school in Glasgow, Scotland. It is a non-denominational and co-educational school taking pupils from S1 to S6. It has a capacity for 1400 pupils. Bannerman employs approximately 100 teaching staff...
, Glasgow Road, Baillieston. - Caledonia Primary School, Calderwood Avenue, Muirside, Baillieston
- St Francis of Assisi Primary SchoolFrancis of AssisiSaint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
, Crown Street, Baillieston. - Garrowhill Primary School, Springhill Road, Garrowhill
- St Bridget’s Primary School, Camp Road, Baillieston.
- Swinton Primary School, Rhindmuir Road, Swinton.
Churches
There are a number of churches in Baillieston, including the original (1833) but disused Baillieston Old Parish Church in Church Street and the new (1974) Baillieston St Andrew's ChurchBaillieston St Andrew's Church
Baillieston St Andrew's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, a member of the Presbyterian Church. The church building is located on the corner of Bredisholm Road and Muirhead Road, Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland...
in Bredisholm Road (at the corner with Muirhead Road - http://www.standrewsbaillieston.org.uk). There are two Roman Catholic churches, St Francis of Assisi Church in Crown St and St Bridget's in Swinton Road, the latter built by the Pugin
Pugin
Pugin most commonly refers to Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin , English architect and designer.Other members of his family include:...
company from 1891-93. There is a small Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland....
of St John also in Swinton Road, built in 1850. The Mure Memorial Parish Church in Garrowhill
Garrowhill
Garrowhill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, 7 miles east of its city centre.For an aerial photograph of Garrowhill, go to Garrowhill railway station is on the North Clyde Line....
was built as part of the garden suburb opened in 1940. There are also two Plymouth Brethren
Plymouth Brethren
The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is...
churches. Hope Hall (aka Baillieston Evangelical Church) on Church Street and Gospel Church on Glasgow Road. These two churches merged and now meet in Gospel Church while Hope Hall is mainly used by Coconut Corner Childcare Centre - http://www.coconutcorner.co.uk.
Historic buildings
- Baillieston House, was situated at the eastern end of present day Berriedale Avenue (O.S. grid ref. NS 6710 6364). A house stood there from the 17th. century. It was demolished in 1964 to make way for the housing estate.
- Calderbank House, was situated on the lands formerly known as Blackyairds above a ravine on the North Calder WaterNorth Calder WaterThe North Calder Water is a river in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It flows for 12 miles from the Black Loch to the River Clyde at Daldowie south-east of Glasgow....
, was an early 19th century house in Baronial Style which burned down in April, 2002. - Crosshill parish church in Church Street built in 1833 and though now superseded by the new St.Andrew's church nearby is still standing and surrounded by its graveyard.
- St Catherine’s House in Swinton Road was the original Mure Memorial Miners' Church built in 1882 and is now a home for the elderly.
- Rhindmuir House was an 18th. Century mansion, it is not known this house was demolished but a later villa built to replace it was demolished in the early 1970s.
- Bredisholm House, built around 1710 by the Muirhead family, was situated on the north bank of the North Calder Water south of present day Bargeddie.
Other constructions
- M8 Baillieston Interchange — a gateway to GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow 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...
constructed in 1977.
Football
Baillieston Juniors was founded in 1919 and played in their early years at a ground presently occupied by Martin Crescent but when Lanarkshire county council decided to build housing there they had to move to a field nearby at Camp Road. This ground was named Springhill Park after the name of the farm to whom it was rented from. The team played there until 1953 when they opened a new stadium at Station Road until the 1990s when the ground was sold off for housing. The team carried on, and, though they are not currently in business, they may still return to Junior footballScottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...
. Their greatest season was 1979-80, when they won the Scottish Junior Cup
Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup, known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association for all its member clubs. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and as of the...
, the Glasgow Dryburgh Cup and the McLeod Cup. The star player, Davie Wilson
Davie Wilson
Davie Wilson is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a left winger.-Career:Wilson made just under 400 league appearances during his twelve-year playing career, making 22 appearances for Scotland and finishing runner-up with Rangers in the inaugural UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1961...
was signed from the Juniors to Glasgow Rangers FC
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
in 1956 and played for Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
. In 1987, Alan Dinnie
Alan Dinnie
Alan Dinnie is a retired Scottish footballer. Dinnie began his career as a youth player with Baillieston Juniors, before playing professional football with Partick Thistle, Dundee and Albion Rovers. He later played Junior football with Petershill....
left the Juniors to play for Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...
but was never capped for Scotland
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...
. That same year Tommy Elliott was transferred from Baillieston Juniors to Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...
.
A Baillieston Thistle team preceded the Juniors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and won the Scottish Junior Football League
Scottish Junior Football League
The Scottish Junior Football League was a Scottish football competition that, through various incarnations, existed from the 1892 to 1947....
twice: in 1893 and 1894. This side also featured a future Rangers and Scotland player, in the form of Willie Reid
William Reid (footballer)
William Reid was a Scottish international footballer and manager, who played as a striker.-Career:Born in the Glasgow suburb of Baillieston, Reid began his senior career in 1903 with Morton, whom he joined from Baillieston Thistle...
. Its name is kept alive by the Scottish Amateur Football Association
Scottish Amateur Football Association
The Scottish Amateur Football Association is the organising body for amateur football across Scotland. An affiliate of the Scottish Football Association, the SAFA has in turn 50 regional associations affiliated to it and some 67 different league competitions organised by these associations...
team Baillieston Thistle AFC. The recently formed Baillieston United have just joined the central Scottish welfare fa as of July 2008. Another amateur team, Red Star Baillieston AFC plays at Stepford Edinburgh Road. Glasgow East AFC are another amateur side based in Baillieston who play in the Glasgow Sunday AFL (Amateur Football League). FC Baillieston were formed in 2010 and play in the Sunday Central AFL league. There is a Baillieston Girls Football Club and Baillieston Ladies Football Club, both of whom have supplied players to the national teams.
Transport
Baillieston is served by Baillieston railway stationBaillieston railway station
Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow. It is on the Whifflet Line, east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by First ScotRail...
on the Whifflet Line
Whifflet Line
The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network in Scotland.- History :The line was built between 1863 and 1865 as the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway, part of the Caledonian Railway. It opened to goods traffic in September 1865 and to passengers in August...
, offering regular services to Glasgow Central. Baillieston is also served by numerous bus routes operated by First Glasgow
First Glasgow
First Glasgow is the largest bus company serving the Greater Glasgow area in, Scotland. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
. Access to the M8 motorway and the M74 motorway
M74 motorway
The A74 and M74 motorways form a major motorway in Scotland. Following an extension opened on 28 June 2011, it connects the M8 motorway west of Glasgow to the English border at Gretna, creating an alternative route for traffic moving from the south to the west of the city...
are nearby.