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Meadowside
Meadowside was a association football, football ground in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was the home ground of Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle from 1897 until 1908. History Partick Thistle moved to Meadowside from Inchview Park (Whiteinch) in 1897, the year they were first promoted to Scottish Football League Division One. The ground was slowly developed and eventually included of a 750-seat grandstand on the northern side of the pitch and a running track around it. On 16 December 1899 the ground was used by Rangers F.C., Rangers for a home match against St Mirren F.C., St Mirren as their new Ibrox Stadium was not ready.Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p197 The ground's probable record attendance of 16,000 was set for a Scottish Cup first round replay against Hibernian F.C., Hibernian on 4 February 1905, with Thistle winning 4–2. Another cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadowside Granary
Meadowside Granary was a complex of four interlinked granary buildings situated on the north bank of the River Clyde in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland. Constructed in four phases between 1911 and 1967, the finished construction was the largest brick building in Europe at the time. The granary closed in 1988 and was demolished in 2002; the site is now occupied by part of the Glasgow Harbour re-development. History The first Meadowside Granary was a thirteen-storey, thirteen-bay brick building. Both it and the adjacent Meadowside Quay were built by Glasgow engineer William Alston for the Clyde Port Authority, Clyde Navigation Trust between 1911 and 1913. The site, on the north bank of the River Clyde at Castlebank Street, Partick, was formerly Meadowside football ground, which had been the home of Partick Thistle F.C. from 1897 until 1908. During construction, damage was caused by a severe storm on 27 November 1912 that blew down four cranes at the site. After opening, Meadows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
