| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Fjord
Dodgy Scandinavian
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Posts: 989
Location: Lesjaskog, Norway
|
 Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject: Glasgow's Longest Tenement |
 |
|
I was checking out a photo in the Kingston/ Kinning Park area prior to the M8 being built and noticed this continuous row of tenements. I used Google Earth measuring tool to estimate that it was 0.5 kilometres in length. It ran from Cornwall Street (on the left of pic) to Gower Street (far right) I don't have a map with street names during that time but I reckon it was a continuation of Scotland Street unless anyone knows better.
So could this have been Britain's longest continous row of tenement's ? 
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
poodiecat
Tofu hot dog & mustard
Joined: 20 Feb 2008
Posts: 436
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
A taxi driver once told me that where the M8 is at Kinning Park and Cessnock behind my flat used to be Glasgow's longest street. I doubt that because of the length of Sauchiehall St etc, but maybe what he meant was longest row of tenements.
Fjord, fancy a trip to the Mitchell and look at old maps? Haven't been there in ages, last time I checked out a map of the Cessnock area from around 1900.
poodiecat
_________________
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Fjord
Dodgy Scandinavian
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Posts: 989
Location: Lesjaskog, Norway
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| poodiecat wrote: |
Fjord, fancy a trip to the Mitchell and look at old maps? Haven't been there in ages, last time I checked out a map of the Cessnock area from around 1900.
poodiecat |
Aye PM me |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuball
Deep fried Mars bar
Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Posts: 1212
Location: Somewhere I'm not meant to be
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Longest street in Glasgow... in EUROPE... is Duke Street
_________________
Now coming at you with 95% more significance, 1% less salt and virtually fat free!
FLICKR GALLERY |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
poodiecat
Tofu hot dog & mustard
Joined: 20 Feb 2008
Posts: 436
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Oh! Please forgive the foreigner for their ignorance. 
Doesn't look very long on the map though I must say, how long is it?
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuball
Deep fried Mars bar
Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Posts: 1212
Location: Somewhere I'm not meant to be
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| poodiecat wrote: | Oh! Please forgive the foreigner for their ignorance.
Doesn't look very long on the map though I must say, how long is it? |
Sorry, did'nt mean anything by that.... don't misunderstand me!!! I was just stating a little known fact that people nearly always dispute (until they are reminded I said Street, not Road).
No idea how long it actually is but runs from High Street to Parkhead Cross. Think it has or had the most amount of pubs per population head too.
_________________
Now coming at you with 95% more significance, 1% less salt and virtually fat free!
FLICKR GALLERY |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
scallopboy
Gobshite
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
Posts: 865
Location: Ulam Bator
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Stuball wrote: | | I was just stating a little known fact that people nearly always dispute (until they are reminded I said Street, not Road). |
Pedant  
_________________
Did you call my pint a lass?
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
poodiecat
Tofu hot dog & mustard
Joined: 20 Feb 2008
Posts: 436
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Stuball wrote: | | poodiecat wrote: | Oh! Please forgive the foreigner for their ignorance.
Doesn't look very long on the map though I must say, how long is it? |
Sorry, did'nt mean anything by that.... don't misunderstand me!!! I was just stating a little known fact that people nearly always dispute (until they are reminded I said Street, not Road).
No idea how long it actually is but runs from High Street to Parkhead Cross. Think it has or had the most amount of pubs per population head too. |
Well, looking at the map I realised that it must have to do with "street" rather than "road". However, for example, in the German language, both street and road mean the same thing (Strasse), so how can it be the longest one in Europe? 
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuball
Deep fried Mars bar
Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Posts: 1212
Location: Somewhere I'm not meant to be
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
*shrug* I'm not the origin of the statement so I don't know... but next time you get chatty with a taxi driver on the way home from the pub, challange him to double or nothing on the fare and ask if he knows the longest street in Glasgow is... 99% will name a road. If you get the 1% driver, well you live and learn 
_________________
Now coming at you with 95% more significance, 1% less salt and virtually fat free!
FLICKR GALLERY |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
james73
Moderator
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
Posts: 2313
Location: Utopia Planitia
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow's Longest Tenement |
|
|
| Fjord wrote: | I was checking out a photo in the Kingston/ Kinning Park area prior to the M8
being built and noticed this continuous row of tenements. I used Google Earth
measuring tool to estimate that it was 0.5 kilometres in length. It ran from
Cornwall Street (on the left of pic) to Gower Street (far right) I don't have a
map with street names during that time but I reckon it was a continuation of
Scotland Street unless anyone knows better. |
According to and old map I have it was called Maclennan Street.
James H
_________________
Happiness ain't at the end of the road - Happiness *IS* the road... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Join! (free) 
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
