Junction of Paisley Road and Morrison Street - geograph

Kingston is an area of

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, from which the Kingston Bridge takes its name. Together with Ibrox, it forms one of the 56 neighbourhoods of Glasgow defined by

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for operational purposes. The area was assigned to Ward 54 until 2007 when it was reclassified as part of the Govan ward.

Geography

Kingston is bounded by the

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to the north; the Glasgow to Paisley railway line to the south;

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(at Paisley Road Toll) and

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to the west; and

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(at West Street) to the east. The M8 motorway and the M74 extension traverse the area. To the west of the Kingston Bridge is now a mostly commercial area, which includes the Glasgow Quay leisure complex and the Kingston Bridge Trading Estate. To the east of the bridge, several modern residential apartment developments have been constructed including: the mixed residential and commercial development within the old Scottish

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building, on Morrison Street; the Riverside apartments, built on what was formerly the Kingston Dock; and the Wallace Apartments, situated between Morrison Street and Wallace Street. Still further east is the smaller district of

, which adjoins Kingston on its boundary at West Street.

Notable Kingston buildings

* Scotland Street School Museum, within the school building designed by

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macd ...

* Kingston Halls, attributed to the architect Robert William Horn (1869-1932); it incorporated the first Carnegie funded library to be opened in the city * Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Building - 1886-1893, Bruce & Hay

Transport

Kingston has access to two stations on the Glasgow Subway system: Shields Road, which also serves

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; and West Street, in neighbouring Tradeston. There are also frequent bus services along Paisley Road West.

Recreation

The Glasgow Quay area, developed on Springfield Quay, has in recent years become a major entertainment and leisure hub with bowling, casino, cinema and a variety of bars & restaurants.

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