Newbank is a neighbourhood in the East End of

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, Scotland, near the home ground of Celtic F.C. It sits just north of the

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, adjacent to Parkhead, and is bounded to the south by London Road. It is now a settlement of council houses but its name derives from an 18th-century estate of that name.

History

The original 'Newbank House' has left no remains, but there is a fine red-sandstone 19th century Newlands Primary School in Springfield Road, near

Parkhead Cross Parkhead ( sco, Pairkheid) is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road) and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropo ...

. This school was the private donation of Lord Newlands, hence its name. Over many years, Newlands School earned a reputation for academic excellence; its dedicated teaching staff served the Newbank/Parkhead districts well and produced many children who, despite their inauspicious origins, went on to do exceptionally well in life. Architecturally, the Newbank area is notable for its solid 4-in-a-block council housesNewbank (c.1930)
Virtual Mitchell which, with full bathroom facilities and their own gardens, were a substantial improvement on the older tenement flats which for generations dominated the

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. Many of the more modern Newbank tenement flats also boasted internal facilities not commonly found elsewhere. Much of the original Newbank housing, including the fine old Belvedere Hospital nearby off London Road, has been demolished. New housing, mainly individual houses in Newbank itself and modern tenements on the site of the hospital, has replaced it in the early 21st century.

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