Mansewood
Encyclopedia
Mansewood is a residential district
in the Scottish
city of Glasgow
. It is situated south of the River Clyde
and is surrounded by the districts of Pollokshaws
, Hillpark
, Thornliebank
, and Giffnock
.
lying approximately NE to SW and rises approximately 63m (207 feet) above sea level.
' land belonging to nearby Eastwood
Parish
Church. The name is dervived from 'Manse
' (the ministers home) and 'Wood' referring to the trees which grew in the area.
In 1871, the Reverend George Campbell, Minister of Eastwood
Parish
, submitted an application to feu
the land to developers. This was the catalyst for the building of houses.
by Pollokshaws
to Stewarton
(Now Thornliebank
Road). The original residents were employed in a wide variety of trades such as wine merchant, bleach works manager, ship owner, fancy box maker and Minister. The area has seen gradual development up until the main housing scheme was built in the 1950s during the huge building project to replace Glasgow's slums.
now stands were known locally as the 'Kirkie'. Before the school was built, the lands were the site of Hillhead house. Hillhead house appears on Roy's map of Scotland, 1747 and stood approximately where the grocers shop is located on Hillpark Drive. Hillhead West lodge house stood approximately where the school janitor's house now stands.
The 'Kirkie' along with the ruins of Hillhead house were inadvertently photographed in may 1950 by an RAF aerial reconnaissance team and can be viewed at http://www.theglasgowstory.com/imageview.php?inum=TGSE00507. The 'Kirkie' is the area of open ground towards the bottom left of the photograph.
There was a farm located at what is now the corner of Mansewood Road and Burnfield Road known as Henryscroft Farm. Older residents remember the farmer driving his cows to and from the fields in the morning and evening and seeing the farmer plough his fields by horse.
There is a Mini car dealership next door, a Morrisons supermarket (newly opened) and several local shops and other businesses along Burnfield Rd.
, of Rangers FC and Chris Johnstone, famously named and shamed by The Sun.
District
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in the Scottish
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...
city 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...
. 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....
and is surrounded by the districts of Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws is a district on the southside of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The housing stock mostly consists of some sandstone tenement housing, tower blocks and modern brick tenement-style buildings...
, Hillpark
Hillpark
Hillpark is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde....
, Thornliebank
Thornliebank
Thornliebank is a small suburban village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, south of Glasgow. It is served by Thornliebank railway station and lies to the east of the M77 motorway.-History:...
, and Giffnock
Giffnock
Giffnock is a wealthy, dormitory suburb of Glasgow in the East Renfrewshire Council area, within the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
.
Geography
Mansewood is located on the summit and slopes of a boulder clay DrumlinDrumlin
A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín , first recorded in 1833, is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.-Drumlin formation:...
lying approximately NE to SW and rises approximately 63m (207 feet) above sea level.
History
Mansewood was originally Church or 'GlebeGlebe
Glebe Glebe Glebe (also known as Church furlong or parson's closes is an area of land within a manor and parish used to support a parish priest.-Medieval origins:...
' land belonging to nearby Eastwood
Eastwood, Strathclyde
Eastwood was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying south-west of the City of Glasgow....
Parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
Church. The name is dervived from 'Manse
Manse
A manse is a house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of a Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or United Church...
' (the ministers home) and 'Wood' referring to the trees which grew in the area.
In 1871, the Reverend George Campbell, Minister of Eastwood
Eastwood, Strathclyde
Eastwood was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying south-west of the City of Glasgow....
Parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
, submitted an application to feu
Feu
Feu was previously the most common form of land tenure in Scotland, as conveyancing in Scots law was dominated by feudalism until the Scottish Parliament passed the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. Act 2000...
the land to developers. This was the catalyst for the building of houses.
First houses
The first houses in Mansewood were constructed from 1880 onwards from blonde sandstone in plots located in the triangle formed by Statute Labour Road (Now Mansewood Road), Bemersyde Avenue and Turnpike Road, leading from GlasgowGlasgow
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...
by Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws is a district on the southside of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The housing stock mostly consists of some sandstone tenement housing, tower blocks and modern brick tenement-style buildings...
to Stewarton
Stewarton
Stewarton is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In comparison to the neighbouring towns of Kilmaurs, Fenwick, Dunlop and Lugton, it is a relatively large town, with a population of over 6,500. It is 300 feet above sea level.Groome, Francis H. . Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. Pub. Caxton. London....
(Now Thornliebank
Thornliebank
Thornliebank is a small suburban village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, south of Glasgow. It is served by Thornliebank railway station and lies to the east of the M77 motorway.-History:...
Road). The original residents were employed in a wide variety of trades such as wine merchant, bleach works manager, ship owner, fancy box maker and Minister. The area has seen gradual development up until the main housing scheme was built in the 1950s during the huge building project to replace Glasgow's slums.
Local history
The fields on which Hillpark Secondary SchoolHillpark Secondary School
Hillpark Secondary School is a secondary school located at 36 Cairngorm Road on the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. The school is one of 34 secondary schools in the Glasgow City area...
now stands were known locally as the 'Kirkie'. Before the school was built, the lands were the site of Hillhead house. Hillhead house appears on Roy's map of Scotland, 1747 and stood approximately where the grocers shop is located on Hillpark Drive. Hillhead West lodge house stood approximately where the school janitor's house now stands.
The 'Kirkie' along with the ruins of Hillhead house were inadvertently photographed in may 1950 by an RAF aerial reconnaissance team and can be viewed at http://www.theglasgowstory.com/imageview.php?inum=TGSE00507. The 'Kirkie' is the area of open ground towards the bottom left of the photograph.
There was a farm located at what is now the corner of Mansewood Road and Burnfield Road known as Henryscroft Farm. Older residents remember the farmer driving his cows to and from the fields in the morning and evening and seeing the farmer plough his fields by horse.
Local businesses
The main depot of the Postal Service for the postcodes G43-G46 is based on Burnfield Rd in Mansewood .There is a Mini car dealership next door, a Morrisons supermarket (newly opened) and several local shops and other businesses along Burnfield Rd.
Past residents
Famous past residents in the area include Kai JohansenKai Johansen
Kai Johansen , born in Odense, was a Danish professional football defender who spent a large proportion of his career playing in Scotland, most notably for Rangers....
, of Rangers FC and Chris Johnstone, famously named and shamed by The Sun.
External links
History of Mansewood- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert.leiser/mansewood/index.htm