Sighthill has been earmarked as a priority for the regeneration by transforming communities. Mar 25, 20 town plan of glasgow sighthill cemetery by sonny maley on march 25, 20 0 the latest addition to our glasgow town plan map series is sheet vi. The public realm on sighthill side of new footbridge. The profiles on these pages provide a comprehensive overview of health and wellbeing in glasgow.
Use our glasgow interactive free printable attractions map, sightseeing bus tours maps to discover free things to do in glasgow. Choose any of the cb4 bus stops below to find updated realtime timetables and to see their route map. This article is about the estate in edinburgh, and should not be confused with sighthill glasgow. Timetables for those all important bus times, we have detailed timetables for every service across the network. There are 60 profiles in total, covering glasgow as a whole, the three subsectors of the city north east, north west and south glasgow and. Latest news in sighthill in city of edinburgh, scotland.
Neighbourhood profiles the glasgow indicators project. Sighthill has been used as a location for film and television productions. Sighthill, city of edinburgh area information, map. Other notable film and television productions to be filmed in. Sighthill, roystonhill and germiston understanding glasgow. Following the broadcast of a new bbc scotland documentary on glasgow s sighthill, former resident steph daly recalls his memories of the area and why he believes it declined my family was one of the first families to move in to the high flats in sighthill in december 1967. The genes blog genealogy news and events ceased publication on 14 feb 2020. These kind of crudens maisonettes were built in scottish cities. The 46 acre site of the cemetery was purchased by a joint stock company in 1840, with. The name of sighthill represents a dark passage in the history of glasgow and scotland. Cumbernauld cycle route toward the city as far as sighthill. This page mostly cover sighthill and round most parts around the area. Sighthill is part of the wider springburn district in the north of the city. It is situated north of the river clyde sighthill is part of the wider springburn district in the north of the city.
Sighthill has 1 postcode zip code, in county of city of glasgow. Glasgow, a partnership between glasgow city council, glasgow housing association and the scottish government. G a partnership between glasgow city council, the scottish government and glasgow housing association. I left in 1986 when i was 20 when my mother remarried.
Glasgow central station to sighthill 4 ways to travel. Sighthill, roystonhill and germiston neighbourhood comparisons with glasgow sighthill, roystonhill and germiston is a neighbourhood in the north east of glasgow with a population of 9,343. Sighthill map, satellite view of sighthill, city of. Sighthill transformational regeneration area, glasgow sweco.
The redevelopment makes use of a site following the demolition of a high rise block and three low rise maisonettes that were constructed during. The gcm can be viewed at the first size, a4, only if it. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the sighthill cemetery, glasgow g21 1rx, uk, glasgow city, scotland, united kingdom billiongraves cemetery and images. Glasgow city council are our customer for the sighthill tra contract 2.
Jun 16, 2016 the regeneration of an area in the north of glasgow is 10 to 20 years ahead of schedule, according to council bosses. Edinburgh and leith map, 1955 sighthill and calder zoom. Media in category sighthill the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Councillor kenny mclean, city convener for neighbourhoods, housing and public realm, said. Recently, while walking along george street, i thought things looked different. At around 400ft above sea level its name derived from the views of glasgow and its surroundings it afforded in all directions. Sighthill, glasgow city area information, map, walks and. Sighthill, in the north of the city, is the largest of eight transformational regeneration areas tras in glasgow. Sighthill and pollokshaws provide different types of regeneration area to compare and contrast. This railway is partly open to passengers and freight. Find detailed maps for united kingdom, great britain, scotland, city of edinburgh, edinburgh, sighthill on viamichelin, along with road traffic and weather information, the option to book accommodation and view information on michelin restaurants and michelin green guide listed tourist sites for sighthill. Sighthill, city of edinburgh area information, map, walks. The 1875 city of glasgow union railway ran from cowlairs west junction parallel to, and on the east side of, the 1855 sighthill branch edinburgh and glasgow railway and a junction existed here between these lines and the exchange line to sighthill east junction 1st on the buchanan street extension caledonian railway.
Sighthill, glasgow june 20 the building in view, as well as others nearby and out of shot are now no more, though the pitch is still there. See more ideas about glasgow, glasgow scotland and council estate. Community councils sighthill broomhouse and parkhead. This newsletter is intended to keep residents uptodate with whats already happened and with some of the changes. Sighthill, edinburgh wikimili, the free encyclopedia. If youd like to take a look at the new version visit our beta website. Annandale are a specialist metalworker and fabricator who. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions.
I remember having to get up in the morning and virtually fall into school as sighthill primary was at the bottom of the block. Choose any of the 57a bus stops below to find updated realtime timetables and to see their route map. You have two options when printing pdf formats of the glasgow central map gcm. The sighthill stone circle is believed to be the first astronomically aligned stone circle to be built in the uk in over 3000 years. My address until 1964 when it was demolished was 1 calder place east. The latest addition to our glasgow town plan map series is sheet vi.
The area is bordered to the north by cowlairs, to the east by the springburn bypass road, to the west by the glasgow to edinburgh via falkirk line running into queen street station and to the south by the townhead. For burial records after 1955 and for information on earlier lair registers, you should contact sharon scullion at archdiocese of glasgow, 196 clyde street, glasgow. Choose any of the 89a bus stops below to find updated realtime timetables and to see their route map. They are located in different areas of the city, north and south. Sighthill fc sighthill, glasgow june 20 the building in. Hogganfield the route follows the onroad glasgow to. It took a moment to work out just what had caught my eye, but i eventually. Lothian nhs board waverleygate 24 waterloo place edinburgh eh1 3eg main switchboard. You will now find all the latest genealogy news and views on scottish genes at. A grey sky was the backdrop to the newly reerected standing stones in sighthill. Sighthill is one of the 8 areas identified as a priority for regeneration by the transforming communities. The demolition of all sighthills remaining highrise flats was back on the agenda. Sighthill, glasgow city area information, map, walks and more.
Find out where each historic building and monument, gallery, museum is located in the glasgow and click the icon for more information. Aug 06, 2001 originally from lebanon, they are among the 3,500 refugees who have been housed in the sighthill area of glasgow since the start of the year. Railscot sighthill branch edinburgh and glasgow railway. Glasgow, scotland, uk great britain, printable vector street. Glasgow city archives holds the records of those cemeteries and crematoria run by glasgow city council up to 1995, as well as records for other cemeteries. The parallel city of glasgow union railway has been retained between cowlairs and sighthill. The sighthill park is proposed to be repositioned during 2015 by providing a new improved green space network throughout the area, connecting sighthill cemetery in the north to the city centre via a land bridge across the m8. For more information on other towns in glasgow, you can visit our towns in glasgow page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. For burial records after 1955 and for information on earlier lair registers, you should contact sharon scullion at archdiocese of glasgow, 196 clyde street, glasgow g1 4jy phone.
Rome2rio makes travelling from glasgow to sighthill, calder view easy. Sighthill cemetery, glasgow g21 1rx, uk, glasgow city, scotland, united kingdom. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Sighthill is being transformed in the uks biggest regeneration project site outside of london. Local information for the town of sighthill, glasgow. Sighthill is a housing estate in the scottish city of glasgow. Aug 12, 2001 the name of sighthill represents a dark passage in the history of glasgow and scotland. Sighthill has 22 stops departing from springburn road, sighthill and ending in springburn road. Network maps its easy to select the bus you need or plan your journey with our interactive route maps. Glasgow has 31 stops departing from mill crescent, torrance and ending in buchanan bus station, glasgow. The area is bordered to the north by cowlairs, to the east by the springburn bypass road, to west by the glasgow to edinburgh via falkirk line running into queen street station and to the south by the townhead. The estate is bordered to the west by the main glasgow to edinburgh railway line, the forth and clyde canal and small industrial units. But, in 2012, the allure of staging another mega sporting event sealed sighthills fate, as glasgow city council was shortlisted for the 2018 youth olympics.
The sighthill tra regeneration project is a project sponsored by the glasgow city region city deal. Download an offline pdf map and bus timetable for the cb4 bus to take on your trip. Client glasgow city council main contractor balfour beatty civil engineering location sighthill park railway project date of completion 082016 for more details contact top. The 250 million pound project is over 50 hectares and located in the heart of glasgow. This place is situated in city of edinburgh, scotland, scotland, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 55 55 0 north, 3 17 0 west and its original name with diacritics is sighthill. Powk is a large housing estate on the southwestern side of the city of glasgow, scotland. The estate was built either side of world war ii to house families from the overcrowded inner city. The later sighthill east junction curve followed a slightly different course to the original partly prepared route.
Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Location informations of sighthill latitude of city of sighthill is 55. Pdf map glasgow, scotland, uk great britain, printable vector street city plan map, full editable, adobe pdf, full vector, scalable, editable, text format street names, 43 mb zip all streets, all buildings. Regeneration of sighthill is 10 to 20 years ahead of. This is a maisonette block built by crudens in the 1960s. Active tunnelling are constructing a pipejacked sewer, and three new shafts using caisson underpinning techniques. It was constructed in 1978 when the glasgow parks department asked astronomer and sciencefiction writer duncan lunan to build them a ministonehenge. Rome2rio makes travelling from glasgow central station to sighthill easy.
Sighthill is located about a mile north of glasgow city centre, situated next to the m8 motorway. Burial lair and cremation registers glasgows family history. Sighthill cemetery, glasgow g21 1rx, uk, glasgow city. Glasgow to sighthill, calder view 4 ways to travel via. Kentigerns cemetery, is still the responsibility of the archdiocese of glasgow. Sighthill has 22 stops departing from springburn road, sighthill and ending in springburn road, sighthill. Walking cycling running routes near sighthill, glasgow city g21 1rg. Balornock has 60 stops departing from turning circle, kennishead and ending in standburn road, balornock. Glasgow has since been keen to maintain a positive legacy from this initial investment, securing further funding and political consent to regenerate areas in glasgow not impacted by the 2014 commonwealth games. Firsat dag, 25, is fatally stabbed in a park in the sighthill area of glasgow while returning home from a night out with a 16yearold friend.
Sighthill cemetery in glasgow, glasgow city find a grave. It is hard to know of what to feel more ashamed the racist violence or the ambivalence of press coverage. Sighthill one of glasgows eight transformational regeneration areas. Innovair were tasked to provide an topographic survey of the full site using aerial technology and host the dataset. The most notable production to be filmed in sighthill was the 1998 bbc scotland television drama looking after jo jo which featured robert carlyle in the title role and was filmed in and around north sighthill and niddrie. The regeneration of sighthill is being delivered by transforming communities. The streets are not named on the map due presumably to the size of the map. Glasgow, a partnership between glasgow city council, glasgow housing association and the scottish government, with additional funding from the glasgow city region city deal. Sighthill in glasgow area bed and breakfast, cheap hotel. Sighthill has a range of different styles and types of new build housing whereas the new housing development in pollokshaws is more homogenous. G, a partnership between gha, glasgow city council and the scottish government. Town plan of glasgow sighthill cemetery university of.
Glasgow attractions map pdf free printable tourist map. Living in new homes in glasgows regeneration areas. Find all the transport options for your trip from glasgow central station to sighthill right here. Sighthill cemetery location glasgow, glasgow city, scotland show map. Uk map map of scotland city of glasgow county sighthill map. While sighthill park is a marshy wasteland and former site of a chemical works, it does have one very unique attraction. Housing 30,000 at its peak, its population has since declined due to the replacement of substandard housing with lowerdensity accommodation. Find all the transport options for your trip from glasgow to sighthill, calder view right here. Edinburgh and leith map, 1955 sighthill and calder zoomout. The planned connections to the caledonian railway were ordered removed from their land in 1854. Sighthill was proposed as the location for the youth olympic games in 2018 in addition to having tra status. Sighthill is a high rise housing estate in the west of edinburgh, scotland. The sighthill tra is one of the key sites in the north of glasgow scheduled for regeneration in the coming years.
Lothian city buses we operate over 50 regular services with plenty of connections across the network. It was constructed in the 1960s and was originally dominated by four tower blocks. Home services az home edinburgh community physiotherapy service out patient clinics and services sighthill health centre top. But, in 2012, the allure of staging another mega sporting event sealed sighthill s fate, as glasgow city council was shortlisted for the 2018 youth olympics. The demolition of all sighthill s remaining highrise flats was back on the agenda. The area is bordered to the north by cowlairs, to the east by the springburn bypass road, to the west by the glasgow to edinburgh via falkirk line running into queen street station and to the south by the townhead interchange of the m8 motorway. Some of the other features of the regenerated sighthill will include a new community campus school, and a new road bridge over the glasgow. Broomview house glenalmond court weir court hermiston court the estate has suffered from social problems and poor construction, therefore.