Whiteinch Library

Whiteinch Heritage Trail - eastern loop

Whiteinch Heritage Trail - northern loop

Whiteinch Heritage Trail - loop from Library to Whiteinch Centre

St Paul's school was opened in 1905 with 180 pupils but by 1907 it had grown to over 400. The ground floor of the building was used as a primary school and the upper floor served as a church until the new church on Dumbarton Road was constructed between 1957 and 1960. In 1974 the school moved to new premises on Primrose StreetThe Whiteinch Neighbourhood Centre was later built on this site to be replaced by the Whiteinch Centre which provides services and activities to the community, it also houses Whiteinch &amp; Scotstoun Housing Association

The School Chapel, St Paul's (now The Whiteinch Centre)

Mt Thomas Corbett, the father of Lord Rowallan (who was Chief Scout from 1945-59) built this row of 25 cottages c.1877 with back and front gardens, to 'prove that self-contained cottages could pay at a small rental'. The cottages are still part of Whiteinch to this day but many have had extensions added

Summerfield Cottages

Became Jordanvale Parish Church when the Church of Scotland and United Free Church joined.

Whiteinch Parish Churh

Originally belonged to Wylie &amp; Lochhead and gifted as first subscription school in Whiteinch in 1853

Whiteinch Sessional School (now Whiteinch Orange Halls)

This station was part of the Lanarkshire and Dumbarton Railway line. The original station Whiteinch was opened in 1896 and in 1953 was renamed to Whiteinch Riverside station. The station closed in 1964 when the entire railway line closed to passengers. A short branch serving the nearby industries remained in use until 1980Access to the station was via an underpass at Ferryden Street. Like the other nearby stations Whiteinch Riverside had an island platform, all traces of which have since been removed

Whiteinch Riverside Station

Whiteinch was an important Clyde ferry crossingA rowing boat ferry was replaced by a steam ferry in 1891 and the Clyde's second vehicular "horse" ferry was introduced in 1905. Both passenger and vehicle ferries, which ran from the foot of Ferryden Street, were withdrawn in 1963 with the opening of the Clyde Tunnel.

Whiteinch Ferry

Tucked in behind Gem Carpets is Inchbank House, the oldest remaining house in WhiteinchLocals still refer to the house and land as Espie's farm which was built around the 1800s

Inchbank House

Used for changing the horses en route to Dumbarton, moved here from Partick in 1850Tyne Street no longer exists - was between Squire Street and Jordan Street. Northinch Street? From Whiteinch History facebook pageThat location doesn't fit in with where the stable were

Tyne Street Stables

The Avenue Cinema was opened in 1913 on the site of an old music hall. The Avenue belonged to Scotstoun Pictures &amp; Varieties Ltd and had 700 seats. Shortly after in 1919 the company sold it and the new owners reopened it in 1930 as the Victoria. A further change of ownership and name took palce in 1945 when is was sold to Associated GP Cinemas and became the Victory Theatre. It was rebuilt again in 1949 and bought by the Loray Cinema circuit in 1956, finally closing its doors in 1964It was used as a warehouse for a number of years before being demolished in 1981. Gem Carpets now site on this siteAs well as the Commodore and Avenue, Whiteinch also boasted a third cinema, the Premier, which was converted for cinema use from the Victoria Billiard Hall in Dumbarton Road. It was short-lived, opening in 1922 and closing in 1930

Avenue Cinema/Victory Theatre

Balshagray Estate is first mentioned in 1509 when it formed part of the Great See of GlasgowIn 1641 Balshagray House was built by John Stewart, the last member of that family to be associated with the estate. William Crawford of Jordanhill found the house in poor condition but repaired it and added offices and a garden

William Crawford created Balsahgray Avenue, the main thoroughfare from Dumbarton Road to the north. The start of this magnificent avenue was taken away to form the approach road to the Clyde Tunnel, Balsahgray Avenue now starts at the northerly corner of Victoria Park and runs up to Crow Road. From the hump backed bridge you can see the 4 lanes of traffic going up what was once a peaceful avenueBalshagray had many large houses including Oswald Villa (built for the minister of Whiteinch Free Church) and Northfield Villa (manse for Partick High Free Church)

Balshagray Avenue

Inch View Park was situated in what is now the entrance to the Clyde Tunnel.Also known as Inchview Athletic Ground, Inch View Park was used by Partick FC for their home games until becoming defunct in 1885. Partick Thistle then moved to Inch View Park from their home ground of Muir Park (next to Partick Bowling Green).Prior to playing their home games at Muir Park, Partick Thistle had played at Jordan Vale Park in Whiteinch which was taken over and used for the stables of the Whiteinch Tram Terminus after which it was the site of St Pauls School, it is now the Whiteinch Centre.

Inch View Park

Going along Dumbarton Road towards Partick, Whiteinch Cross is the intersection with Glendore Street (formerly Gordon Street) on your left and Smith Street on your right.Many parts of Glasgow including the city centre had "crosses", thus called for religious significance. Markets were often held here and they were a common place to meet friends. Partick Burgh installed clocks at prominent places and one of the original tenements had one at the topThe left hand of Dumbarton Road at Whiteinch Cross still has some tenement buildings with businesses below but these are not the originals. The right hand side was also totally cleared for the building of the Clyde Tunnel and is now landscaped. There are plans to regenerate Whiteinch Cross

Whiteinch Cross

Here you see the current school buildingBuilt in 19xx

Whiteinch Primary School

To help alleviate the overcrowding, Govan Parish School Board opened an additional building on the site in 1892 which had capacity of 680 children. This building to this day is home to Whiteinch Primary SchoolAs was typical of schools of this era, boys and girls entered the school via separate gates and had separate playgrounds. The boy's playground was located between the 2 buildings and this is where the janitor organised drill for the pupilsAn inspector's report on the new school commented that 'the tone, order and discipline [of the pupils] left little to be desired. Pupil attendance continued to increase and by 1899 the two buildings housed 1,336 pupils with some classrooms holding as many as 60 childrenIn 1915 an additional building on nearby Victoria Park Drive South was built to help ease the overcrowding, this building is now Ladywell School which is used as a temporary school for Glasgow schools undergoing modernisation or similar work

Soon after its establishment in 1877 Whiteinch Public School (now Whiteinch Nursery) had an average attendance of 340 pupils, but conditions were not ideal and in 1885 the School Inspector's report stated 'a chair should be provided for each teacher, their want (especially the female teachers) being serious'Following further rapid increases in population - mostly caused by the shipbuilding industry expansion - the school became seriously overcrowded with an average attendance of 696 in 1885, more than double that of when it opened only 8 years earlier

Whiteinch Public School 1877 (now Whiteinch Nursery)

Built in 1877 (average attendance 340 pupils), the original Whiteinch Public School rapidly expanded mostly due to the burgeoning shipbuilding industry in the area. By 1885 the school was bursting with 696 pupils, and so an additional building was opened on the same land (now the current Whiteinch primary school). The respite was short lived however and by 1899 the two buildings had 1,336 pupils necessitating the building of a separate annexeThe original Whiteinch Public School on Glendore Street is currently home to Whiteinch Nursery

In 1915 this building was opened as an extension to the original Whiteinch Public School. No longer in use as a regular school, this building is called Ladywell School and is used as a temporary location for Glasgow schools undergoing modernisation or similar work

Whiteinch Public School additional building (now Ladywell School)

Whiteinch Lesser Burgh Hall

Whiteinch Police Station was attached to Whiteinch Lesser Burgh Hall on Oswald Street (now Inchlee Street). Starting out with only two policemen, it quickly became necessary to increase the number to cope with the growing population of Whiteinch.In 1906 the Chief Inspector for Partick increased the number to include one inspector but by 1908 he had added a third constable and a second inspector. Additional cells were added in 1906The burgh used an old ambulance wagon for picking up inebriates and for conveying prisoners from Whiteinch to Partick. The cost of whipping juveniles in 1906 was £1, 4s, 6d per quarter (this equates to about £410/annum at today's rate of inflation)

Whiteinch Police Station

Sited on the corner of Oswald/George Street (now Inchlee/Medwyn Street)  the fire station sat beside the Whiteinch Police Station and Whiteinch Lesser Burgh Hall.No mention of a fire station at that location is found on maps from 1915 onwardsA contemporary account suggests there were three firemen available for duty .....Whiteinch had " a small fire brigade which consisted of James Hardie, the plumber, Sandy MacArthur the carpenter and Mic Cochrane, the joiner, with a handbarrow containing the hose and ladder etc."

Whiteinch Fire Station

The Salvation Army (Glasgow West) hosts regular Sunday services and weekday prayer services in addition to being a Food Bank and a base for sales of War Cry, the Salvation Army's magazine

The Salvation Army's original halls were in Parker Street (now Haylynn Street), permission to build them had been applied for in 1914. When the halls were demolished the Citadel moved to new premises in Medwyn Street; this is the Salvation Army's Glasgow West premises

Salvation Army

The Whiteinch Public Baths and Wash-house were built next to the public halls and the building contained <ul><li>a large pool 75 feet by 35 feet 6 inches</li><li>a small pool of 40 feet by 20 feet</li><li>sixteen slipper baths for ladies and thirty-one for men</li><li>forty-three wash stalls</li><li>sixteen washing machines</li><li>a Turkish bath with room for twenty people (from 1926)</li><li>sun lamps were installed in the 1930s.</li></ul>

Whiteinch Baths was built in 1889 situated on Medwyn Street (formerly George Street until Whiteinch became part of Glasgow)Whiteinch Public Baths and Wash-house was constructed between 1923 and 1926 by the Office of Public Works and opened on 28 October 1926https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB32278Whiteinch Public Baths was constructed between 1923 and 1926 by the Office of Public Works and opened on 28 October 1926. It was once a much larger complex that had two swimming pools, including additional baths for women and men, and a Turkish bath. The retained central pavilion of the baths makes a good contribution to the streetscape, and is rare as a building type as not many early 20th century baths now survive. The unusual brick and Edwardian Baroque style represents a well-detailed example of civic architecture, and it continues to makes an important contribution to an area of the city which has been largely redeveloped. The baths closed in the 1990s and were vacant until redeveloped into housing in 2008.

Whiteinch Baths and Wash-house

The first house in Clydeview was built in 1838 at the corner of Dumbarton Road and Balshagray Avenue. While the roof was being put on it, the builders were allowed special leave to go to the Glasgow Green celebrations for the coronation of Queen VictoriaDuring the nineteenth century the prestigious Clydeview on the north side of Dumbarton Rd houses had uninterrupted views across the River Clyde and many of the houses were owned by the wealthy business owners of the time. Tenements were later built on the south side of the road to house the incoming workers; ironic that these tenements blocked the views of the earlier houses

The area of Clydeview stretched all the way from Haldane Street to Thornwood roundabout. Terraces of high class houses were demolished to make way for the Clyde Tunnel and its approach roads. Modern housing was later erected on the land unclaimed by the TunnelClydeview House occupied a prestigious spot at Thornwood roundabout but was replaced by Balshagray School in 1902. The building went on to become the Balshagray campus for Anniesland College. Around 2017-18 it was converted into luxury flats and penthouses; the swimming pool block and janitor's house were demolished and replaced by a newer building

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Whiteinch Heritage Trail - eastern loop

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