Barlanark
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Barlanark
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 Four-storey tenement flats on Garvel Road showing original 1950s appearance, 2010 (since renovated) | |
  Barlanark Location within theGlasgow City council area  Barlanark Location withinScotland | |
| Population | 3,800[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS663646 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G33 4 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Barlanark(/ˌbɑːrˈlɑːnərk/bar-LAH-nərk[2]) is adistrictinGlasgow.It is situated east ofBudhill,ShettlestonandSpringboig,north west ofBaillieston,west ofSpringhillandSwintonand south ofEasthall,EasterhouseandWellhouse.[3]
Name
[edit]The name Barlanark is an apparently hybridGaelic-Brythonicname suggestingthe hill at the clearingfrom the Gaelicbàrrand Brythoniclanercmeaning "clearing".[4]The first element may represent a Gaelicisation of Brythonic*baɣeδ,'boar' (Welshbaedd).[5]
History
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Barlanark housing scheme was developed in response to the city's grave post-war housing needs: In 1952/53 over 2,300 3- and 4-bedroom apartments were constructed and rented out to 'Corporation' tenants. There were also 5-apartment semi-detached houses, and 3-apartment terraced houses built, next to the Estate of Barlanark House,[6][7]which was constructed byDavid Hamiltonin 1822, demolished in 1954 (a playpark now stands on the site).[8]
Community Development
[edit]The Calvay Centreopened in 2007, replacing the block of flats and shopping area. The centre has a 12-place IT Suite as part of theJohn Wheatley Learning Network,[9]a 24-place nursery operated by Glasgow East Regeneration Agency, and a family centre operated byQuarriers.The centre is used to provide services for the local community and to offer meeting spaces for local groups and organisations including a church.[1]
The social housing stock in the area is managed by twohousing associations,Calvaycovering the northern neighbourhood[10][11]andGardeencovering the south.[12]Both clusters contain renovated tenements and modern housing and have their own local shops and community facility. A development of private housing,Earlybraeswas added in the late 2010s,[13]located between two cemeteries, the municipally-ownedSandymount(which includes Muslim and Jewish sections)[14]and the Glasgow Hebrew Burial Society's dedicatedGlenduffhillfacility.[15]
In 2016, Glasgow City Council outlined masterplans for the development of the Greater Easterhouse area (including Barlanark) over the next 20 years.[16][17]
Notable natives
[edit]- Stephen Dobbie,footballer[18]
- Graham Dorrans,footballer[19]
- Pat FairleyThe Marmalade,musician[20]
- Danny McGrain,footballer (1953–2004)
References
[edit]- ^abWhere we are,Hope Community Church Barlanark
- ^"New Churches In Scotland's Communities".YouTube.21 June 2018.Retrieved1 October2022.
- ^Neighbourhood profiles: Springboig and Barlanark,Understanding Glasgow, 2012
- ^"Scottish Parliament placenames index"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 September 2011.
- ^James, Alan."A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence"(PDF).SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 August 2017.Retrieved25 November2018.
- ^"The old country houses of the old Glasgow gentry: VIII. Barlanark".Gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk.Retrieved21 August2017.
- ^"Barlanark House".The Glasgow Story.Retrieved10 November2018.
- ^"Ordnance Survey 6 inch, 1892-1914".Explore georeferenced maps.National Library of Scotland.Retrieved10 November2018.
- ^"John Wheatley Learning Network".johnwheatleylearningnetwork.scot.
- ^About Us,Calvay Housing Association
- ^Plans to build 37 new affordable homes in Barlanark,Glasgow Live, 9 December 2019
- ^About Gardeen,Gardeen Housing Association
- ^Earlybraes Development Barlanark,Keepmoat Homes
- ^Sandymount Cemetery Plan,Glasgow's Family History / Glasgow City Council
- ^History and Objectives of the Society,Glasgow Hebrew Burial Society
- ^"Easterhouse the latest Glasgow district to be transformed".The Scotsman.28 September 2016.Retrieved23 July2018.
- ^"Council report outlines exciting vision of the future transformation of Easterhouse".Glasgow City Council.27 September 2016.Retrieved23 July2018.
- ^Stephen Dobbie reveals secret behind incredible stats which make Queen of the South star Europe's top marksman,Daily Record, 5 October 2018
- ^"Graham Dorrans: West Brom teammates give me stick for winning eight awards but gong from them means the most".Daily Record.20 May 2010.Retrieved27 July2018.
- ^"Appreciation: Junior Campbell remembers fellow Marmalade member Pat Fairley".The Scotsman.27 August 2020.Retrieved14 September2022.
