Archive for urbanglasgow.co.uk For lovers of Urban Exploration of Glasgow, Scotland, UK          urbanglasgow.co.uk Forum Index -> Glasgow from the past Fjord 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 ?     poodiecat 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 Fjord 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 Stuball Longest street in Glasgow... in EUROPE... is Duke Street poodiecat Oh! Please forgive the foreigner for their ignorance.   Doesn't look very long on the map though I must say, how long is it? Stuball 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. scallopboy 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     poodiecat 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?   Stuball *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 james73 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 Fjord Re: Glasgow's Longest Tenement james73 wrote: According to and old map I have it was called Maclennan Street. James H Yeah! that would make sense after taking another look at the pic Maclennan Street it is Chief Inspector I believe that Tollcross Road holds the up to date  record for a continuous stretch of tenement buildings in Glasgow Fjord Chief Inspector wrote: I believe that Tollcross Road holds the up to date  record for a continuous stretch of tenement buildings in Glasgow I wouldn't argue with that... unless you folks know better?   Gap74 Is it the two rows which streak diagonally across this view here? http://tinyurl.com/66lf4c I know they don't look long on that view, but I've always thought the sweep of the curve combined with the elevated view from Tollcross Rd just where they both meet makes them the most impressive looking tenements in Glasgow. And although not continuous, the canyon of tenements in Dennistoun, Partick, Hyndland always makes an impressive site. Kinning Park and Cessnock too, come to think of it!        urbanglasgow.co.uk Forum Index -> Glasgow from the past Page 1 of 1