Bargeddie
Encyclopedia
Bargeddie is a village in North Lanarkshire
, Scotland
, just outside the suburban fringe of Glasgow
, 8 miles (12.9 km) east of the city centre, and close to the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways. The nearest major town is Coatbridge
, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east. Despite the decline of the coal
, brickworks
and steel
industries, its population has grown to around 3,501.
s and villages such as Bartonshill, Braehead
, and Dykehead, populated in the main by coal miners.
There is, however, an amazing display of prescience available to all if they look for Bargeddie in the 1904 Ordnance Survey map, where in spite of the previous authoritative assertion that Bargeddie began in the 1930's, it clearly had some impact 30 years before this with the OS. I further assert that a Bargeddie house (and/or settlement) is identified in John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland 1832, and that this is one and the same area. In the 1950's, another housing estate was built around the site of Bargeddie House which was demolished after World War II
.
Bargeddie expanded as part of the overall Glasgow area expansion with the addition of the Drumpellier Lawns housing development.
. There are also bus stops which allow villagers to travel to Glasgow and Coatbridge. Bargeddie is served by three bus routes, two of which go to Glasgow city centre, the 213 and the 62.
Former Scottish football
player and Arsenal
manager, George Graham
was born in Bargeddie. Football remains an important part of life in the area. Bargeddie Amateur Football Club is well known in the Glasgow area and plays home games at Bargeddie Pavilion.
Jimmy Mallon, professional shadow boxer, lightweight (1995–2010), unorthodox southpaw (fight record - Win 2; Draw 0; Loss 0), undefeated in his long career, is due to enter the MGM Grand vs. Brian Dowling
of Big Brother
fame. Jimmy is known widely for chanting songs on youtube under the alias "erdyskerdy" and is expected to write, produce and release his own song in-time to be used as his entrance tune for his upcoming fight in the MGM.
In 2009 "Bargeddie Colts" youth football team were reformed. By end of 2011 over 90 children between 5-12 years old were playing football in the "Monklands Soccer Sevens" leagues and the club had achieved SFA Quality Mark "Standard Award".
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
, 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...
, just outside the suburban fringe of 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...
, 8 miles (12.9 km) east of the city centre, and close to the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways. The nearest major town is 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...
, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east. Despite the decline of the coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, brickworks
Brickworks
A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
and steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
industries, its population has grown to around 3,501.
History
There was no village of Bargeddie before the 1930's when Lanark County Council built a housing estate at Dykehead. Before that the area consisted of a cluster of hamletHamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
s and villages such as Bartonshill, Braehead
Braehead
Braehead is a commercial development located at the former site of Braehead Power Station in Renfrew on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire. It is particularly notable for its large shopping centre, arena and leisure facilities....
, and Dykehead, populated in the main by coal miners.
There is, however, an amazing display of prescience available to all if they look for Bargeddie in the 1904 Ordnance Survey map, where in spite of the previous authoritative assertion that Bargeddie began in the 1930's, it clearly had some impact 30 years before this with the OS. I further assert that a Bargeddie house (and/or settlement) is identified in John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland 1832, and that this is one and the same area. In the 1950's, another housing estate was built around the site of Bargeddie House which was demolished after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Bargeddie expanded as part of the overall Glasgow area expansion with the addition of the Drumpellier Lawns housing development.
Transport
The town is served by Bargeddie railway stationBargeddie railway station
Bargeddie railway station is located in the village of Bargeddie, North Lanarkshire, situated between the City of Glasgow and the town of Coatbridge. It is on the Whifflet Line, 15 km east of Glasgow Central railway station...
. There are also bus stops which allow villagers to travel to Glasgow and Coatbridge. Bargeddie is served by three bus routes, two of which go to Glasgow city centre, the 213 and the 62.
Sport
The most successful club within the village is Bargeddie Carpet Bowling Club, which has run on Tuesday evenings since 1981. The club is based in the Windsor Hall, an old miners' welfare hall, now controlled by North Lanarkshire Council. The hall celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008 with a party organised by Bargeddie Forward.Former Scottish football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
manager, George Graham
George Graham (footballer)
George Graham is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995.-Early life:...
was born in Bargeddie. Football remains an important part of life in the area. Bargeddie Amateur Football Club is well known in the Glasgow area and plays home games at Bargeddie Pavilion.
Jimmy Mallon, professional shadow boxer, lightweight (1995–2010), unorthodox southpaw (fight record - Win 2; Draw 0; Loss 0), undefeated in his long career, is due to enter the MGM Grand vs. Brian Dowling
Brian Dowling
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling is an Irish television presenter who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality television show Big Brother in 2001. He also won Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, making him the ultimate Big Brother housemate...
of Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
fame. Jimmy is known widely for chanting songs on youtube under the alias "erdyskerdy" and is expected to write, produce and release his own song in-time to be used as his entrance tune for his upcoming fight in the MGM.
In 2009 "Bargeddie Colts" youth football team were reformed. By end of 2011 over 90 children between 5-12 years old were playing football in the "Monklands Soccer Sevens" leagues and the club had achieved SFA Quality Mark "Standard Award".