Kelvingrove is a neighbourhood in the city of
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 popul ...
, Scotland. It is situated north of the
River Clyde
The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...
in the West End of the city, and directly borders
Kelvingrove Park
Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
History
Kelvingrove Park was originally created as the West End Park in 1852, and ...
to the north and the grounds of the
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. It reopened in 2006 after a three-year refurbishment and since then has been one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions. The museum has 22 galleries, h ...
to the west. Its other boundaries are not precisely defined, but roughly correspond to
Sauchiehall Street
Sauchiehall Street () is one of the main shopping streets in the Glasgow city centre, city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, along with Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, Glasgow, Argyle Street.
Although commonly associated with the city centre, Sau ...
to the south opposite the
Sandyford
Sandyford () is a suburb of Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
Sandyford Business District makes up much of the suburb and encompasses 4 business parks: Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan Business Park, Central Park and S ...
neighbourhood, and the
Charing Cross
Charing Cross ( ) is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Clockwise from north these are: the east side of Trafalgar Square leading to St Martin's Place and then Charing Cross Road; the Strand leading to the City; ...
area to the east.
Description
Along with Charing Cross and the
Park District
A park district is a form of local special-purpose district for providing public parks and recreation in or near its geographic boundaries. Some park districts also own or maintain related cultural facilities such as monuments, zoos, sports venu ...
a short distance to the north, Kelvingrove forms part of the 'Park'
conservation area
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, one of 25 such zones covered by
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, largely with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Glasgow district of the S ...
. Many of its townhouses and tenements, dating from the mid to late 19th century, are
listed buildings
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.
There were also church buildings closer to the park, one of which at North Claremont Street was demolished in the 1960s and the site is now occupied by one of the few purpose-built office buildings in the area; its congregation moved to the other local church at Derby Street, but that was converted into apartments in the late 1970s, with the congregation being absorbed by Anderston Church. The open area of grass and trees adjacent to the Derby Street building was once occupied by Kelvingrove
UP Church, which was demolished after a fire in 1920.
![Hindu Mandir, La Belle Place, Glasgow (geograph 6198496)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Hindu_Mandir%2C_La_Belle_Place%2C_Glasgow_%28geograph_6198496%29.jpg)
The nearby ''Queens's Rooms'' building at La Belle Place also served as a
Christian Science
Christian Science is a set of beliefs and practices associated with members of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scientists or students of Christian Science, and the church is sometimes informally know ...
Church from the 1940s before becoming a
Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, or ''mandir'' or ''koil'' in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion.; Quote: "The Hind ...
in 2006, the largest such facility in Scotland. The building was designed in the 1850s by
Charles Wilson who was also responsible for two adjacent blonde sandstone tenements featuring ornate carvings dating from the same time.
Owing to its location between the tourist areas of
Glasgow city centre
Glasgow City Centre is the central business district of Glasgow, Scotland. Is bounded by Saltmarket, High Street and Castle Street to the east, The River Clyde to the south and the M8 motorway to its west and north. Glasgow City Centre is comp ...
, the West End (centred on
Byres Road
Byres Road is a street in Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland. It is the central artery of the city's West End.
Location and history
Byres Road is a mixed commercial, shopping and upmarket residential area consisting largely of traditional sandstone ...
) and the entertainment venues at the
SEC Centre
The SEC Centre (originally known as the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre until 2017) is Scotland's largest exhibition centre, located ...
, the neighbourhood has a large number of hotels among its tenements, most on the main thoroughfare,
Sauchiehall Street
Sauchiehall Street () is one of the main shopping streets in the Glasgow city centre, city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, along with Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, Glasgow, Argyle Street.
Although commonly associated with the city centre, Sau ...
adjoining Sandyford. There are also several established restaurants and bars, a provision which increased markedly in the 2010s as the wider area (usually marketed as Finnieston) around Argyle Street became more popular as a destination in its own right.
Why Glasgow's Finnieston neighbourhood is now up there with London's Shoreditch
Evening Times, 23 November 2015[Is This Part of Glasgow Really 'the Hippest Place in Britain'?]
Vice, 11 April 2016
The sections of Kelvingrove Park closest to the residential area include a skatepark
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, wheelchairs, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairsets, q ...
, two children's play areas and the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre
The Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls and Tennis Centre is a sports complex located in Glasgow, Scotland. Located on Kelvin Way off Sauchiehall Street and adjacent to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove Park and the Yorkhill and Kelvingrove ...
which also features public-use tennis courts.
References
External links
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Yorkhill & Kelvingrove Community Council
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