The Whiteinch Centre

Whiteinch Heritage Trail - Southern loop

Whiteinch Heritage Trail - northern loop

Without doubt the most appealing part of this building is the massive expanse of stained glass behind the High Alter depicting the missionary life of Saint PaulTwo more stained glass windows are to be found at the Lady Chapel (to the right of the High Alter) and in the Baptismal Chamber to the right of the church entrance doors - the glass is set in the domed ceiling directly above the baptismal fontThe creator of the beautiful windows was Gabriel Lore who passed Away on the 25th of December 1996

The Parish of St Paul's started out in 1903 when Mass was celebrated in a building shared with the original St Paul's primary school (lower floor). The church occupied the upper floorWhen the school relocated to Primrose Street the current church building was erected on the site in 1960

St Paul's Parish

This building is one of only two remaining buildings from the 1800s, the other is Inchview which is tucked in behind Gem Carpets on Dumbarton Road close to the Clyde Tunnel entrance

Jordanvale House (now St Paul's Chapel House)

The original Whiteinch Bowling Cub was on Edzell Street tucked in behind the modern Whiteinch Medical Practise on Dumbarton RoadBy 1926 the club had moved to premises behind the villas in Clydeview, alongside Broomhill Bowling Club. Clydeview in it's entirety was demolished to make way for the Clydeside ExpresswayWhiteinch now has no outdoor bowling facilities; Whiteinch Indoor Bowling Club is on 30 Ferryden Street

Whiteinch Bowling Club

Later the Odeon, Built on the site of a roller skating rink called the Palladium.This site originally occupied by the Whiteinch Roller Skating Rink became a cinema called the Palladium in 1910, opened by Scotstoun palladium Ltd with a capacity of 480. In 1924 the Palladium closed and in 1933 Singleton Cinemas opened the Commodore; the suggested name of Broadway was rejected. Holding 2,000 people the Commodore had a very clear link to the shipping theme in Whiteinch. The cinema was sold to the Odeon chain in 1936 and it closed in 1967 following a downturn in cinema attendances. It was used as a bingo hall for short while before being demolished in 1976There was an adjacent cafe called the Commodore Cafe, part of the tenements.The flats now occupying the land are aptly named Palladium Place

Commodore Cinema

formed in 1906. Stone church built 1930

Whiteinch Baptist Church

The original Granny Gibb’s was situated where the Thornwood roundabout sits. The old cottage was built by Mr Gibb in 1790s, when he passed away his wife Elizabeth and her daughter ran this old howff for many years. She was very strict and never permitted travellers to drink or leave the premises on a Sunday.

Granny Gibbs is the only pub in the Whiteinch areaA pub called Victoria Park was built in 1991 on this site, a very spartan building which looked more like a petrol station than a public house

Granny Gibbs

Site now occupied by an Esso petrol station with a Tesco ExpressBack in the 1960s there was a BP petrol station alongside an Esso petrol station

Burnbank House

Situated on Dumbarton Road, now occupied by St Paul's primary school janny

Scotstoun Villa

Along the cycle path there is a sharp exit to the left with signposts, leading to St Paul’s Primary School (1974), at Primrose Street in Whiteinch. This school was built as a replacement for the building on Dumbarton Road which housed both St Paul's primary and church

St Paul's primary school

This house occupied the land where St Paul's primary school now sits

Burnbrae House

The few remaining buildings of Barclay Curle's can still be seen - look for the distinctive curved roof. This roof opened to allow the Titan Crane to drop engines in to the yardBarclay Curle Industrial Complex now sits on the site of the shipyard

Barclay Curle & Co Ltd shipyard

This 150 ton crane serviced the North British Diesel Engine Works (1912) as part of Barclay Curle & Co Ltd shipyard (1855)

The best views of this massive crane are from the cycle path just west of the Primrose Street exit




Whiteinch Hammerhead crane

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whiteinch Sessional School (now Whiteinch Orange Halls)

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

Whiteinch Parish Churh

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

Whiteinch Heritage Trail - Southern loop

The Whiteinch Centre

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