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Cardonald
Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill ) is an outlying suburb of the Scottish city of . Formerly a village in its own right, it lies to the southwest of the city and is bounded to the south by the . The area was part of until 1926 when the villages of Cardonald, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardonald College-by-Chris-Upson
Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill ) is an outlying suburb of the Scotland, 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 River Cart, White Cart Water. The area was part of Renfrewshire until 1926 when the villages of Cardonald, Crookston, Glasgow, Crookston, Halfway, Glasgow, Halfway and their surrounding farmland were annexed to Glasgow. History In the 15th century the lands of Cardonald in Renfrewshire were the property of Johannes Norwald or Normanville, Dominus of Cardownalde. His granddaughter and heiress, Marion Stewart (daughter of Isabella Norwald of Cardonald and Sir William Stewart of Castlemilk), married Allan Stewart, establishing the line of Stewarts of Card ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardonald College
Cardonald College was a medium-sized Further education institute located in Glasgow's South Side, in Scotland. Officially opened in 1972, it had over 12,000 full-time and part-time students. Cardonald College merged with Anniesland College and Langside College in 2013 to become Glasgow Clyde College. The main campus was located in the South Cardonald area of Cardonald, close to Mosspark. This Campus is located from Glasgow's city centre. Mosspark Drive Campus The Mosspark Drive Campus is located on Mosspark Drive. In 2004 Building Design Partnership was appointed architect and design team leader for a major refurbishment and development project at the campus. This comprised building a new Family Centre and an Industry Skills Centre, as well as refurbishment of the existing tower block at the campusThe Skills Centre was partly financed by a donation from the Robertson Trust of £100,000 Running of the College In 1975 Strathclyde Region became the administering authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardonald Place Farm
Cardonald Place Farm is a farmhouse on the banks of the White Cart Water river in Cardonald, Glasgow, Scotland. It was built in 1848 on (or close to) the site occupied by the former Cardonald Palace. Cardonald Castle was the seat of the Cardonald Stewart family in the 16th Century. Nothing remains of Cardonald Palace, although a stone from the palace has been set into the farmhouse above the door. The farmhouse is featured on the cover of the 1993 book "Old Cardonald Had A Farm" by John A. Innes. History The Cardonald Stewarts built a palace at Cardonald around 1565, and in 1580 Walter Stewart, Commendator of Blantyre Priory, based himself at Cardonald Palace. The palace is referred to in John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland (1832) as 'Cardonald Ho.'). The palace was demolished in 1846 to be replaced by Cardonald Place Farm in 1848, "Place" being a corruption of palace. A stone from the palace, showing the coat of arms of the Cardonald Stewarts, was set above the entrance to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anniesland College
Anniesland College was a small, local further education college in Glasgow, Scotland, established in 1964. The college had seven schools, offering a range of courses and levels of study, full-time, part-time or flexibly. This new building is at Hatfield Drive, with a three-storey classroom block, two-storey workshops, a multimedia library and nursery. Anniesland College offered many outreach courses in community centres and schools, and had links with other colleges, universities and local industry including shipbuilding. Notable students Kenny Dalglish, the Scottish international football player was briefly a student, as an apprentice joiner, in the late 1960s. Alex Kapranos (Huntley) was a part-time lecturer in IT for a couple of years until June 2003, when ''Franz Ferdinand'', the Glasgow indie rock band, of which he was lead singer/guitarist, signed a recording contract with Domino Recording Company. Mergers On 17 November 2011, Cardonald College announced it had enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stewart Of Cardonald
James Stewart of Cardonald (1512-1584) was a Scottish landowner and soldier. His lands were at Cardonald, near Glasgow, and his principal home, the Place of Cardonald or Cardonald Castle on the banks of the River Cart has been demolished. There was formerly a stone at the site carved with the initials "J.S. 1565" and a helmet. During the war between Scotland and England now known as the Rough Wooing, James Stewart wrote letters to Mary of Guise and to English commanders including Thomas Wharton. He was a kinsman and supporter of the Earl of Lennox. In October 1543 seven ships arrived at Dumbarton Castle and James Stewart of Cardonald was appointed to escort Jacques de la Brosse and the lawyer, Jacques Ménage, seigneur de Caigny. Stewart wrote to Cardinal Beaton that these envoys were, "na grett personages" who had brought, "sellvar and artellyery monesyzonis pekes and halberdes." During the war of the Rough Wooing he sent news to England, describing the building in April 154 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crookston, Glasgow
Crookston ( gd, Baile Cruic, sco, Cruixtoun) is a residential suburb on the southwestern edge of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Two distinct and geographically separate neighbourhoods about apart on opposite sides of the White Cart Water are known by the Crookston name, owing to factors in their development. Both areas share the same main road (A736 Crookston Road) and fall within the same U.K. and Scottish Parliamentary constituencies (as of 2019 boundaries), but the northern area falls under the Cardonald ward for Glasgow City Council and is within the G52 postcode zone, while the southern area is in the Greater Pollok ward and the G53 postcode zone. History Crookston Estate The lands of Crookston were named after the feudal Anglo-Norman lord, Robert Croc who was granted the deeds by David I of Scotland, via Walter fitz Alan, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardonald Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Cardonald Railway Station 01.jpg , caption = Looking east towards in 2008, before installation of a third track between the existing two. , borough = Cardonald, Glasgow , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = CDO , transit_authority = SPT , years = 1 July 1843 , events = Opened as Moss Road , years1 = 1845 , events1 = Closed , years2 = 1 October 1879 , events2 = Reopened and renamed Cardonald , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Cardonald railway station is located in the Cardonald district of Glasgow, Scotland, also serving parts of the Drumoyne neighbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langside College
Langside College was a further and higher education college located in the Mount Florida / Battlefield region of Glasgow. It was established in 1947 and enrols over 5,000 students every year of whom many are from countries outwith the European Union. The college operated in two main campuses and in over 80 community based venues spanning much of the South side of Glasgow, including at Rutherglen, Govanhill, Castlemilk and Toryglen. Phase 1 of a newly built main campus was opened in May 2009 while Phase 2, incorporating new sport, music and drama facilities, opened in August 2010. The final phase - an outdoor sports facility - was completed in February 2011. Prior to this, its Category B-listed original main building nearby (built as the Glasgow Deaf and Dumb Institution in 1868) was sold to be converted into apartments as 'Chroma House'. Mergers Langside College first entered merger talks with Cardonald College and Anniesland College Anniesland College was a small, loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow South West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As in all other seats since the 1950 abolition of multi-member university returns to the Commons, residents elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The seat saw its first MP at the 2005 general election. Its 2017 general election result was the ninth-closest result, with a winning margin of 60 votes. At the 2019 general election, Chris Stephens of the SNP was re-elected with an increased majority over Matt Kerr of the Labour Party, with 4,900 votes and a 7.2% swing from the previous election two years earlier. Boundaries The Glasgow City wards of Cardonald, Crookston, Darnley, Drumoyne, Govan, Ibrox, Mosspark, Nitshill, North Cardonald, Penilee, and Pollok. The seat is one of seven covering the Glasgow City council area; none have overspill. Before the 2005 general election the city was covered by ten constituencies, of whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre
Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (died 8 March 1617) was a Scottish politician, administrator, and judge. Life He was the son of John Stewart of Minto, Sir John Stewart of Minto, Scottish Borders, Minto and Margaret Stewart sister of James Stewart of Cardonald Educated with James VI of Scotland, James VI under George Buchanan (humanist), George Buchanan at Stirling Castle, he was a gentleman in the king's chamber, Knight of Cardonald, Prior of Blantyre Priory, Blantyre, Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1582 to 1596, an Extraordinary Lord of Session from 1593, an Octavians, Octavian from 1596, and Treasurer of Scotland from 1596 to 1599. In May 1580 twenty five gentlemen were appointed as "pensioners to attend the King's Majesty at all times on his riding and passing to the fields". The riding entourage included Stewart with, James Stewart, Earl of Arran, Captain James Stewart, Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill, Captain Crawford, the Earl Cathcart, Master of Cathcart, Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfway, Glasgow
Halfway, also known as Halfwayhouse ( gd, Taigh Letheach Slighe), is a neighbourhood on the south-west side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Once a small village in its own right, sitting on the original Renfrewshire-Lanarkshire border, the area takes its name from the fact that it lies equidistant between Glasgow and Paisley at a distance of from each ('Three Mile House' was situated on Paisley Road West, but has long since gone, although 'Two Mile House' built and owned by the various railway companies at the junction of Dumbreck Road survived into the 1980s). In 1926, Halfwayhouse and a handful of neighbouring villages including Cardonald, Hillington and Crookston were annexed to the ever-expanding city of Glasgow. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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