Greenfield, Glasgow Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Greenfield
Os Grid Reference:NS644646
Coordinates:55.8555°N -4.1678°W
Unitary Scotland:Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy Scotland:Glasgow
Constituency Westminster:Glasgow East
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Glasgow Shettleston
Post Town:GLASGOW
Postcode District:G32
Postcode Area:G
Dial Code:0141
Area Total Km2:1.5

Greenfield is a neighbourhood in the east end of the Scottish city of Glasgow, north of the River Clyde. The estate was built on the grounds of Greenfield House[1] which was demolished to make way for the new scheme which was built in the 1960s.[2]

The area is also home to a recently upgraded football centre, used for amateur games, and a public park.[3]

Greenfield lies south of Cranhill, north of Shettleston, east of Carntyne and west of Springboig and Budhill. Housing in the area is in the form of terraced housing, tenements and maisonettes. There are also some prefab houses surviving from the 1940s.[4]

Greenfield was one of the areas affected by the 2002 Glasgow floods.[5] It has three schools.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSB00282&t=2 Greenfield House (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Dougan Collection, 1870)
  2. http://www.retrofitscotland.org/case-studies/south-greenfield-glasgow/ Case Studies: South Greenfield, Glasgow
  3. https://glasgowlife.sportsuite.co.uk/directory/greenfield-football-ctrl Greenfield Football Centre
  4. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00785 BISF House, Greenfield (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Architectural and Civic Design, 1949)
  5. https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/remembering-glasgow-s-floods-of-2002-1-3997763 Remembering Glasgow's floods of 2002