Established in 1946 under the new towns act to absorb the growing population of glasgow glasgow, city 1991 pop. East kilbride photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. In the first 10 years of new town east kilbride, the corporation directed the building of 11 factories, 5000 houses, 50 shops, five schools and seven churches. Prolific east kilbride historian and former provost, bill niven, has died. Buy old east kilbride lanarkshire heritage series by marshall, stuart isbn. In green belt land on the north west side of east kilbride is the national museum of rural life, complete with a working farm.
East kilbride is the largest town in south lanarkshire in scotland. East kilbride high school known as the old village high school was built in 1880 and closed in 1984. The modern estate was constructed from the 1990s onwards. The architects of east kilbrides development corp and the postwar new town. The streets are named after trees, ducks and golf courses. By far the biggest event to change the shape of east kilbride was the decision in 1947 to create a new town transforming the small peaceful village of around 2500 inhabitants into one of the uks foremost business and commercial centres.
East kilbride old and new kilbride, as it was originally called, dates back to the first millennium, verified by archaeological finds of ancient graves in the area and also the uncovering of roman coins and other artefacts. Until the end of world war ii, east kilbride was a modest village with perhaps 3,000 residents. The east kilbride news began in 1952, and is the longest serving local newspaper for the east kilbride area. East kilbride, burgh town, south lanarkshire council area, historic county of lanarkshire, scotland. Unknown to many, scottish new towns like east kilbride were built on lofty ideals about social living and wellbeing.
Nov 25, 2009 east kilbride through time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Historically associated with the agricultural trades and weaving, east kilbride is now a hub of industrial scotland where many companies in. In the first 10 years of new town east kilbride, the corporation directed the building of 11. He served as an army officer in singapore during national service and was much involved in the development of the east kilbride new town.
By the 18th century the old town area of edinburgh surrounding the royal mile was bursting at the seams and could no longer cope with its swelling population. East kilbride the way it was a rare aeriel view of east. East kilbrides history goes back over many centuries. Lindsayfield is a residential area in the new town of east kilbride, scotland. East kilbride buildings, new town in scotland, architecture, project, news, info. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of east kilbride. Mar 02, 2012 released in 1954 this is the oldest of four films restored from the south lanarkshire council archive that were produced for the east kilbride development corporation to show the development of. Her response is a new media portal, complete with interactive map of scotlands first new town of east kilbride located just outside glasgow. Note the inland revenue centre 1 at the top of the picture, since demolished to make way for debenhams.
Contact details south lanarkshire leisure and culture. The town is also known as the polo mint city due to. Cille bhrighde an ear is the largest town in south lanarkshire in scotland and the countrys 6th largest settlement. Established in 1946 under the new towns act to absorb the growing population of glasgow. Its best known street is princes street, facing edinburgh castle and the old town across the geological depression of the former nor loch. It first started out of a small office in nearby cambuslang, and was sold for 2d. East kilbride old and new south lanarkshire council. Our annual summer camp for many of my east kilbride scouts in 1977 was a choice between an expensive long distance coach trip to switzerland or a cheaper and fun district camp at glentrool, just an hour and a half ride away on a service bus. In just over 50 years east kilbride has grown from a small rural village to become, with a population of over 80,000, the sixth largest town in scotland. Rome2rio makes travelling from east kilbride to new lanark easy. It was scotlands first postworld war ii planned new town, built around the old pastoral village of east kilbride to accommodate residential and commercial growth from nearby glasgow.
East kilbride railway station and sidings in 1947 note steam train exiting the station, kirktonholme road, torrance road, bar terrace and the bus depot lower right. The book festivals reimagination tour of scotlands five new towns continues in august as we head to two fascinating areas in the west of scotland, each with their own distinct character and history. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of east kilbride, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the 19th and into the 20th century. East kilbride feature page on undiscovered scotland. A masterpiece of city planning, it was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neoclassical and georgian period architecture. Local history, heritage and family history south lanarkshire leisure. In 1947, east kilbride new town was established and, until its wind up in december 1995, the population had increased thirtyfold to 75,000. East kilbride was scotlands first designated new town, expanded to provide new housing for people moving from nearby glasgow. East kilbride article about east kilbride by the free. Designated as scotlands first new town in 1947, it forms part of the greater glasgow conurbation. Scottish new town built environment, 20th century uk architecture east kilbride buildings. Ive always had a particular soft spot for the subject of this weeks insider guide. East kilbride the way it was a rare aeriel view of.
Its purpose was to alleviate the housing shortage in glasgow. It is scotlands first new town, and lies on high ground on the south side of the cathkin braes, about 8 miles km southeast of glasgow city centre. As its name suggests, the district one of five in the lanark subregion and 19 overall across the strathclyde region, which contained more than half of scotlands population was centred around the new town of east kilbride within the historic county of lanarkshire, although its boundaries extended some way beyond the town. History of rutherglen and east kilbride doorstep history. Town and villages around east kilbride, south lanarkshire. Greenhills is a residential area on the south eastern boundary of the east kilbride. East kilbride development corporation south lanarkshire. East kilbride through time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. East kilbride is the largest town in south lanarkshire in scotland and. A few facts and figures and a little bit of history. Dollan aqua centre 1968 grade a listed news update may 2008.
The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the cathkin braes, about 8 miles km southeast of glasgow and close to the boundary with. The origins of east kilbride are probably fairly ancient. East kilbride was the first of six new towns in scotland to be. Dec 15, 2015 east kilbride news columnist bill niven takes a look back at history of the town in new book the book, titled east kilbride from old photographs, looks back at ek over nine centuries. Danish orchestra set to play in joint lanarkshire spectacular, east kilbride news 9 2012. This ancient hub, now surrounded by the new town still retains many features from this period. East kilbride news epaper read online east kilbride news. Bill was appointed provost mayor from 1969 to 1972. The area was the location of a large rollsroyce plant from the 1950s, employing 4000 workers at its peak, until the 2010s when the company relocated. We pop up in east kilbride, scotlands original new town, between saturday 19 and monday 21 august, before winding up our summer activity. East kilbride historian and regular news columnist bill niven has brought east kilbride s history to life in a unique new book. The east kilbride news is a scottish newspaper covering the east kilbride area. It later opened an office in the town in 1967, though it took the form of a small counter in the w and r holmes bookshop, which was situated in righead.
Greenhills is an area within the scottish new town of east kilbride, south lanarkshire in greater glasgow greenhills is a residential area on the south eastern boundary of the east kilbride. The grimsay press history of rutherglen and east kilbride, the. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. The east kilbride development corporation was responsible for the development of the new town of east kilbride. In east kilbride from old photographs, bill has not only produced. The housing stock was built in the early to mid 1970s. East kilbride development corporation south lanarkshire council. Our four main libraries, hamilton town house library, east kilbride central library, rutherglen library and lanark library all have family history and local. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The new town is a central area of edinburgh, the capital of scotland. East kilbride from ancient religious settlement to scotlands most successful new town.
Timeline history of east kilbride, south lanarkshire. Wikimedia commons has media related to lindsayfield, east kilbride. Town of east kilbride article about town of east kilbride. Town architects sought to use new methods of production and assembly in order to create dwellings, serving humanity and also reflecting a. Published with a view to promote the study of antiquity and natural history. The architects of east kilbrides development corp and the postwar. East kirkbride was a local government district in the strathclyde region of scotland from 1975 to 1996, lying to the south of the regional capital glasgow local government.
On friday, august 8, 1947, the first meeting of the east kilbride development corporation was held, with the task of drawing up and executing the new town plans that would allow both an influx of people moving from the city of glasgow and new industry to provide them with employment. The meaning of the name kilbride the kirk in kirkwall, the eagles in eaglesham and gleneagles indicate the presence of a church in these place names. When overcrowding inside the old town of edinburgh reached critical levels, plans were made to create a new town following a general concept considered by king james vii and ii in the late 17th century. By 1969, the 17,000th family moved into the town and the development of residential and industrial areas continues to the present day. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of east kilbride, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the. Notable landmarks include the east kilbride parish church, the village theatre, and the railway line to glasgow and path of the former line to hamilton. History, school of humanities, university of glasgow in collaboration with. East kilbride news columnist bill niven takes a look back at. East kilbride has grown from its earliest days as a small village housing a few hundred people into a major centre of population and employment. It is significant that east kilbride represents scotlands first new town 19471996 which completely took on board ideas of modern living. A flavour of the history of the village can be found on the genuki pages for east kilbride which, of course, also contain information of interest to those researching their family history.
The area lies on high ground on the south side of the cathkin braes, about 8 miles southeast of glasgow city centre and close to the boundary with renfrewshire. Town architects sought to use new methods of production and assembly in order to create dwellings, serving humanity and also reflecting a type of technological progression. Meanwhile east kilbride village is home to the village theatre. East kilbride is a large suburban town in the south lanarkshire council area of scotland. See 9 photos and 3 tips from 383 visitors to east kilbride.
The town used to hold a prechristian sacred well dedicated to the celtic goddess brigid, which gives the town its name. The rotten calder river flows along the east side of the settlement, northwards toward the river clyde. The village is an area of the scottish new town east kilbride, in south lanarkshire the village encompasses the oldest part of the town, dating back to before the designation of east kilbride as a new town. The town is situated just 10 miles from glasgow and many of the east kilbride residents moved from the city to the new town. East kilbride news columnist bill niven takes a look back. I bought this for a friend of mine aged 81 who was born in east kilbride when it was a wee village.
Its best known street is princes street, facing edinburgh castle and the old town across the geological. East kilbride is best known as the first, the most populous, and by some measures the most successful, of scotlands new towns. East kilbride the way it was a rare aeriel view of east kilbride new town during the 70s. It was also designated scotlands first new town on 6 may 1947. In 1947, east kilbride new town was established and, until its wind up in. We meet every second tuesday and at each meeting we have different speakers covering a range.
Find all the transport options for your trip from east kilbride to new lanark right here. As its name suggests, the district one of five in the lanark subregion and 19 overall across the strathclyde region, which contained more than half of. Aug 05, 2016 ive been spending more time with the family history of late, but i spotted this advert for some limestone workings at long calderwood in east kilbride. East kilbride was designated scotlands first new town in 1947. Greenhills is an area within the scottish new town of east kilbride, south lanarkshire in greater glasgow.
East kilbride simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The town council of edinburgh, under the leadership of provost george drummond, created an. East kilbride visitor guide accommodation, things to do. It has since grown dramatically, and by 2012 its population stood at. Finance was a critical area and a grand bazaar raised. Nerston is also the name given to one of east kilbrides three major industrial estates the others being kelvin and college milton although it is some way to the south of the original village. Read latest english news online on daily basis free available in east kilbride news newspaper from scotland country. New photos released in may 2020 new photos released in april 2020 new photos released in st davids day 2020 the digitisation project. Names of places in rutherglen, a table, 6 natural history, 215 nerston, 2 parochial register of births, kilbride, 142 parochial register of births, rutherglen, 122 piel, 164 places in kilbride, names of most remarkable, 178 places in rutherglen, a table, 6 plants, a list of scarce indigenous, 240 preface, iii price of labour, rutherglen. It has since grown dramatically, and by 2012 its population stood at just under 75,000 people. In addition many families were becoming more wealthy and longed to move farther away from the. Until 2008, it was the home of south lanarkshire college when it was sold by the college to tulloch homes who then demolished the school to make way for new 89 homes.
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