Kelvingrove, Glasgow Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Kelvingrove
Os Grid Reference:NS571660
Coordinates:55.8661°N -4.2838°W
Unitary Scotland:Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy Scotland:Glasgow
Constituency Westminster:Glasgow North
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Glasgow Kelvin
Post Town:GLASGOW
Postcode District:G3 7
Postcode Area:G
Dial Code:0141
Static Image:Derby Street (geograph 4145327).jpg
Static Image Caption:Converted church on Derby Street

Kelvingrove is a neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated north of the River Clyde in the West End of the city, and directly borders Kelvingrove Park to the north and the grounds of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to the west. Its other boundaries are not precisely defined, but roughly correspond to Sauchiehall Street to the south opposite the Sandyford neighbourhood, and the Charing Cross area to the east.

Description

Along with Charing Cross and the Park District a short distance to the north, Kelvingrove forms part of the 'Park' conservation area,[1] one of 25 such zones covered by Glasgow City Council.[2] Many of its townhouses and tenements, dating from the mid to late 19th century,[3] [4] [5] are listed buildings.[6] [7] [8] [9]

There were also church buildings closer to the park, one of which at North Claremont Street[10] was demolished in the 1960s and the site is now occupied by one of the few purpose-built office buildings in the area;[11] its congregation moved to the other local church at Derby Street, but that was converted into apartments in the late 1970s,[12] [13] [14] with the congregation being absorbed by Anderston Church.[15] The open area of grass and trees adjacent to the Derby Street building was once occupied by Kelvingrove UP Church, which was demolished after a fire in 1920.[16] [17]

The nearby Queens's Rooms building at La Belle Place[18] also served as a Christian Science Church from the 1940s[19] before becoming a Hindu temple in 2006,[20] [21] [22] the largest such facility in Scotland. The building was designed in the 1850s by Charles Wilson who was also responsible for two adjacent blonde sandstone tenements featuring ornate carvings dating from the same time.[23]

Owing to its location between the tourist areas of Glasgow city centre, the West End (centred on Byres Road) and the entertainment venues at the SEC Centre, the neighbourhood has a large number of hotels among its tenements, most on the main thoroughfare, Sauchiehall Street adjoining Sandyford. There are also several established restaurants and bars,[24] [25] [26] [27] a provision which increased markedly in the 2010s as the wider area (usually marketed as Finnieston) around Argyle Street became more popular as a destination in its own right.[28] [29]

The sections of Kelvingrove Park closest to the residential area include a skatepark, two children's play areas and the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre which also features public-use tennis courts.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/16904240.west-end-community-fights-back-against-plans-to-build-on-conservation-area/ West End community fights back against plans to build on Conservation Area
  2. http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=8028&p=0 Conservation areas in Glasgow
  3. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSB00205&t=2 City Views: Somerset Place, Sauchiehall Street (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Wylie Collection, Allan & Ferguson, 1843)
  4. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSB00199&t=2 City Views: Royal Crescent, Glasgow (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Wylie Collection, Allan & Ferguson, 1843)
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=F2gpuPZF_FMC&pg=PA290 The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow
  6. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200376553-1-24-inclusive-nos-royal-crescent-with-1-north-claremont-street-and-36-kelvingrove-street-glasgow#.XX7Z0bfTXN5 1-24 (Inclusive Nos) Royal Crescent with 1 North Claremont Street and 36 Kelvingrove Street
  7. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200376579-1-20-inclusive-nos-royal-terrace-11b-19-odd-nos-north-claremont-street-and-66-kelvingrove-street-glasgow#.XYANpLfTXN6 1-20 (Inclusive Nos) Royal Terrace, 11b-19 (Odd Nos) North Claremont Street and 66 Kelvingrove Street
  8. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200376741-1055-1065-odd-nos-sauchiehall-street-23-radnor-street-glasgow#.XYAPjrfTXN4 1055-1065 (Odd Nos) Sauchiehall Street, 23 Radnor Street
  9. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200376733-901-903-sauchiehall-street-glasgow#.XYAOrbfTXN4 901, 903 Sauchiehall Street
  10. http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/Derby_Street/Kelvingrove_Church.htm Kelvingrove Church, Kelvingrove
  11. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSD00536&t=2 Claremont UP Church (Glasgow University Library, Theology, 1875)
  12. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200376346-49-derby-street-22-30-bentinck-street-glasgow#.XXYc3GYqT_Q 49 Derby Street, 22, 30 Bentinck Street
  13. https://canmore.org.uk/site/44066/glasgow-20-30-bentinck-street-kelvingrove-parish-church Glasgow, 20-30 Bentinck Street, Kelvingrove Parish Church
  14. http://www.architectureglasgow.co.uk/oldcity.finnieston.church.html Finnieston Church
  15. https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/anderston-kelvingrove-parish-church-gets-noticed/ Anderston Kelvingrove Parish Church gets noticed
  16. http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/Kelvingrove_Street/37_Kelvingrove_Street.htm 37 & 41 Kelvingrove Street, Kelvingrove
  17. http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=100216 Basic Site Details: Kelvingrove UP Church
  18. http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/La_Belle_Place/1_La_Belle_Place.htm 1 La Belle Place, Kelvingrove
  19. https://canmore.org.uk/site/165244/glasgow-1-la-belle-place-christian-science-church Glasgow, 1 La Belle Place, Christian Science Church
  20. http://hindumandirglasgow.org/ Introduction
  21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5194412.stm New Hindu temple opens in Glasgow
  22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/10193284.stm Fire severely damages Hindu temple in Glasgow
  23. http://www.glasgowsculpture.com/pg_biography.php?sub=wilson_c Charles Wilson (1810-63)
  24. https://food.list.co.uk/article/38834-bar-crawls-glasgow-the-sauchiehall-street-saunter/ Bar Crawls: Glasgow - The Sauchiehall Street Saunter
  25. https://www.theskinny.co.uk/whats-on/glasgow/pubs-bars/the-park-bar The Park Bar
  26. https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17659320.west-end-pub-the-grove-submits-plans-for-makeover/ Popular West End pub The Grove submits plans for makeover
  27. https://glasgowcamra.org.uk/news.php?id=63 CAMRA hits out at brewery plans for cult Finnieston pub
  28. https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/14096288.amp/ Why Glasgow's Finnieston neighbourhood is now up there with London's Shoreditch
  29. https://www.vice.com/amp/en_uk/article/7bdnx4/is-finnieston-glasgow-the-hippest-place-in-the-country Is This Part of Glasgow Really 'the Hippest Place in Britain'?

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