119-690: Rutherglen Maternity Hospital was a women and children's hospital in Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen , South Lanarkshire , Scotland. Until the 1970s, maternity services in Rutherglen were provided at the Duke Street Hospital . The foundation stone for the new hospital was laid by a gynaecologist , Sir Hector McLennan, in June 1973. The new building was designed by Frank Campbell. The local member of parliament , Gregor Mackenzie , welcomed
238-458: A Scotticism that correlates a smoking chimney with a prosperous, healthy and long life). All refer to the importance of industry and industriousness to the area. The traditional version of the seal itself contained depictions of the Virgin and Child supported by twin angels (earlier by priests with thistles) and a fishing boat and men in the background. Along with the addition of the motto, in
357-508: A Scout hall ), Rutherglen Baptist Church (established 1889, built 1903) and Rutherglen United Free Church (established 1902, built 1935), while the town's JobCentre is built on the site of another (Greenhill Church). Adjacent to this is a vacant plot which was the location of Rutherglen Swimming Pool from 1967 until the 2005 but has lain empty since. There is also a Catholic primary school (St Columbkille's) in Clincarthill, built on
476-530: A sewage treatment plant just across the river does not add to the aesthetic appeal of the area. A new (2015) administrative headquarters for Police Scotland on the Glasgow side of the river at Rutherglen Bridge is one of the most recognisable new premises. The first building of the new development within Shawfield, the flagship Red Tree Magenta business centre, was completed in 2018 and formally opened
595-579: A wynd leading to Main Street which has existed for several centuries. The Mitchell Arcade indoor shopping precinct on the south side of Main Street, built in the early 1970s in place of a block of older tenements on Mitchell Street and Stonelaw Road and a small cinema (the 'Grand Central') was given a makeover in 2014 and renamed the Rutherglen Exchange Shopping Centre ; it has a rooftop car park and used to feature
714-403: A daily market. A branch of Boots Chemist occupied a corner site both in the older buildings at Rutherglen Cross and when these were replaced, having a presence at the same location in the town for over a century. The land to the east on Stonelaw Road stood unused for several years until the local council housing office (later a business centre) was constructed there in the 1990s, while as of 2020
833-474: A dense network of housing, mainly tenements. In the 2000s, a webcam focused on the everyday activities at the western end of Main Street was recognised as having among the highest number of views in the world at the time for footage of its type, despite there being no obvious reason for this popularity; the webcam is no longer in operation, although later proposals were made by local civic figures to have another installed. The dominant architectural feature of
952-483: A distinctive character of its own, with plenty of remaining old sandstone tenements, villas and terraced houses from the late 19th and early 20th century, some on the incline accessible only via footpaths. A pedestrian overbridge across the busy Mill Street dual carriageway links Clincarthill with the Bankhead neighbourhood to its west. There are several places of worship in the area: Minhaj-ul-Quran mosque (previously
1071-500: A few years earlier. Both sites were soon advertised as new investment opportunities. A Tesco superstore built in the early 21st century on some of the vacant former industrial land between the river and railway lines off Dalmarnock Road (specifically the Phoenix Tubeworks, which had been converted into a trading estate) was later extended to feature two fast-food restaurants. A small light industry development borders
1190-494: A further damning report into Whites by the Medical Inspector of Factories Thomas Morison Legge . Despite the criticism of the situation at his chemical works, in 1905 Lord Overtoun was made a freeman of Rutherglen after he donated land to the town for a public park - this was named Overtoun Park . Lord Overtoun/John Campbell White III died in 1908, by which time the Shawfield works were the largest of their kind in
1309-563: A new Health Centre on Stonelaw Road) and many other older residential and commercial buildings, and physically disconnected the war memorial and a church from the heart of the burgh (see Burnhill ). Most of the pubs in Rutherglen are on the north side of the Main Street and to its west, a legacy of the Temperance (Scotland) Act 1913 when the south side of the street and other parts were declared 'dry areas' following local referendums on
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#17327939366951428-661: A new footbridge. J %26 J White Chemicals Shawfield is an industrial/commercial area of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire , Scotland, located to the north of the town centre. It is bordered to the east by the River Clyde , to the north by the Glasgow neighbourhood of Oatlands and the adjacent Richmond Park, to the south-west by Glasgow's Polmadie and Toryglen districts, and to
1547-407: A public park), reducing the potential for exposure. Two years later the burn was found to have turned bright yellow. Due to the contamination issues at Shawfield, an expensive and comprehensive cleanup operation – anticipated to last 20 years – is ongoing to allow the large site to be utilised safely in the future. Most of the abandoned warehouses have been dismantled. Although Greggs bakers left
1666-474: A slightly increased majority. Administratively, the historic town centre is within the Rutherglen Central and North ward of South Lanarkshire Council , which has a population of around 15,000. Taking another ward encompassing the southern parts of the town into consideration, its overall population was approximately 30,000 in 2016. With neighbouring Cambuslang 's figures being very similar,
1785-462: A soap business on the same site, in which John White I was a partner from 1810, had failed. John White I had also purchased Shawfield estate and its policies including Shawfield House and Hayfield, and in the following years the business flourished, particularly in the manufacture of bichromate of potash , with their premises expanding over the previously rural estate. Subsequently John White I’s sons, John White II and James White II , took over. With
1904-465: A tax-related riot in 1725. Campbell received compensation from Glasgow for the mansion as city officials were found to have encouraged the rioting mob. He used this money to buy the entire island of Islay which his family held for over a century. Shawfield in Rutherglen also remained a possession of the Campbell family (including Walter Campbell of Shawfield ) until 1788. In 1821, Shawfield House
2023-469: A well-known local surgeon – this was erected in 1901 by public subscription due to his great standing in the area for his actions, including treating the injured after mining disasters. To the rear of the church is a Masonic Hall dating from 1897 and built to replace older premises on Cathcart Road – the group can trace their origins locally back to the 1760s. To the immediate east of the Town Hall
2142-404: A wider range of services over fewer sites. With the hospital constructed on reclaimed park land that had been an excavated part of a mine before being filled in, there was also concern that chromium contamination was present in the ground. The immediate area also features a number of old buildings, including a square block of red sandstone tenements and some grand villas. Farme Cross is one of
2261-415: Is a significant legacy of soluble chromium (VI) waste in the area. The town seal's 19th-century Latin motto rendered by Professor George Gilbert Ramsay is " Ex fumo fama " ('fame from smoke'). A local saying derived from it is "Let Ruglen's lums reek briskly". There is also the deliberately difficult to pronounce alternative "Ru’glen’s wee roond red lums reek briskly ". (These are an adaptation of
2380-462: Is a six-lane motorway bisecting the northern part of the town, allowing easier access to places such as Glasgow Airport and the English border . Some years after the project was completed, studies show that pollution levels on Rutherglen's densely populated Main Street were still measured consistently at dangerously high levels, despite forecasts that traffic levels on urban streets in areas served by
2499-552: Is a town in South Lanarkshire , Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow , three miles (five kilometres) from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde . Having previously existed as a separate Lanarkshire burgh, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow District within the Strathclyde region (along with neighbouring Cambuslang ). In 1996
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#17327939366952618-660: Is an area of land south of the River Clyde near Farme Cross. An isolated meander of the river which was once a Glasgow sewage treatment facility, then infilled with rubble from the city's slum clearance programme before being abandoned to become overgrown, it has now been transformed into a woodland park connecting across the Clyde to the City of Glasgow ( Dalmarnock ) and the Commonwealth Games village development via
2737-433: Is known as a base for local Celtic F.C. supporters ; the 'Picture House' is a 2009 expansion of the equally venerable Linn O Dee establishment, taking inspiration for its name from another disappeared cinema, the 'Rio', which was demolished in 1971 to make way for the bypass. This extensive work on the road network in this part of the town also caused the destruction of the town's medical clinic (services were relocated to
2856-491: Is linked to its replacement. Located on an island platform and now directly under the elevated M74 motorway, the current station is connected to the Burgh streets via a covered pedestrian overbridge, the main entrance to which on Victoria Street was decorated with murals themed on the history of the town in 2018. Beside this mural to the west is Reuther Hall, a community centre used by a retired ladies group among others, while to
2975-702: Is now the Argyle Line served by the current station) which increased the total number of platforms on various lines to twelve, but this gradually reduced until 1964 when the Beeching cuts resulted in the Glasgow Central extension closing, with only two at Queen Street remaining. On the opening of the Argyle Line and new station in 1979 the old station was abandoned, although its crumbling platforms are still visible and its entrance stairway and walkway
3094-498: Is the burgh's public library constructed in 1907 to an Edwardian design by Sinclair & Ballantine (technically 'Post Office and Library', but the dedicated post office closed in 2005, with its replacement inside an existing shop further east along the Main Street). A Carnegie library , its main hall to the rear features a stained-glass dome in the roof and oak paneling in the interior. Its first librarian, who also lived in
3213-549: Is the fourth such provision in the immediate area, with the first (1842–1879 and second (1879–1897) - on what are now the West Coast Main Line tracks which no longer offer a stop in Rutherglen - accessed from either side of Farmeloan Road. The third version (1892–1979) was further west and accessed off Queen Street; it was soon extended in 1896 to include the Glasgow Central Railway line (which
3332-629: Is the local MP; He won a by-election after the previous incumbent Margaret Ferrier , latterly an independent , was removed in a recall petition . Ferrier won the 2015 and 2019 elections representing the Scottish National Party , with Labour's Ged Killen serving a brief term from 2017 to 2019. She was the town's first female MP as well as the first for the SNP (the seat had been held by Labour since 1964, with only two men – Gregor Mackenzie and Tommy McAvoy – representing
3451-543: Is the premises of the local branch of The Salvation Army whose brass band play regularly at the Old Parish Church and who have had a presence in the town since the 1880s; their hall stands roughly on the site of the mediaeval Rutherglen Castle , and replaced a wooden building initially used by the Rechabite Society . The local fire brigade (established 1892) was also based nearby, but since 1970
3570-409: Is unknown due to unreliable figures and reluctance among authorities of the time to acknowledge and document any direct link between the chrome dust and the health dangers. The exposure to the dust was such that the workers were referred to locally as ‘White’s Dead Men’ or ‘White’s Canaries’ due to their bleached faces and yellow chrome dust-covered clothing. The pamphlets proved very popular and exposed
3689-469: The 2014 Commonwealth Games ) to encourage people working in the area to make use of the nearby Dalmarnock railway station ; the bridge also carries communications and power connections over the river. Another industry in the area was shipbuilding as exemplified by T.B. Seath & Co. which operated between the 1850s and the 1900s. In the early 21st century, the completion of the M74 motorway cut through
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3808-498: The Battle of Langside . Rutherglen was a centre of heavy industry , having a long coal mining tradition which died out by 1950. In the 18th century, barges carried coal from Rutherglen to Greenock almost ever day. A small shipyard, T.B. Seath & Co. , was in operation on the Clyde at the northern edge of the town for several decades. The Clydebridge Steelworks , situated between Rutherglen and Cambuslang, began operating in
3927-532: The Gallowflat area ), in 1914 a cinema, 'The Pavilion' was constructed there to a design by John Fairweather ; later being refurbished in 1930 as 'Green’s Picturedrome', it closed in 1959 although was not demolished until the 1980s. A further small church (Rutherglen Congregational Church) was also built opposite the cinema; in the wake of the congregation moving on to new premises on Johnstone Drive (where they remain to this day), its halls were occupied from
4046-588: The Rutherglen constituency was created, which became Glasgow Rutherglen in 1983. In 2005, Scottish constituencies for the UK parliament were reviewed with many new seats introduced, and the town fell within the new Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency . Following another review in 2023, the Rutherglen constituency was revived. As of October 2023, Michael Shanks of the Scottish Labour Party
4165-416: The 'Victoria Bar' a short distance further north, plus three dedicated off-sales and additional licensed grocers, and several other premises which were converted from bars to other uses in the early-21st century. As well as the clustering of pubs being explained by historic licensing arrangements, the proximity of Hampden Park and Celtic Park football stadiums also brings some occasional additional custom to
4284-454: The 1880s and employed thousands by the mid-20th century, but the workforce dwindled to a few dozen by the 20th century and now only refines steel produced elsewhere. J & J White Chemicals (later ACC Chrome & Chemicals) in Shawfield, which was in existence from 1820 to 1967, produced more than 70 per cent of the UK's chromate products including chromic acid, chromic oxide pigment, sodium and potassium chromate and dichromate. Today there
4403-493: The 1889 official version the boat had a water design added, became more prominent and was placed in a shield at front centre, flanked by the angels with a helmet and mantling above, and the Virgin Mary above that. Over a century later, a simplified version was produced in 1999 featuring only the boat, the motto and a crown to represent the historic Royal Burgh status (which by then no longer had any legal significance); in
4522-403: The 18th and 19th century) are themselves still in situ, mostly at Farme Cross and in the southern parts of the town. Another monument ('Slipsteam' by Joseph Ingleby, 2001) alongside the river near Dalmarnock Bridge involves metallic cogged mouldings (featuring designs by local schoolchildren) placed on brick walls and emerging in loops from the ground, and recalls local industry on the Clyde and
4641-475: The 20th century, and are the reason for the Main Street being unusually wide. Rutherglen is nowadays primarily a dormitory suburb of Glasgow. The name of Rutherglen, as well as its Scots name Ruglen , is perhaps from Scottish Gaelic An Ruadh-Ghleann 'the red valley'. The derivation may also however be Welsh, or Cumbric and mean "the valley of Rydderch". Rydderch – pronounced 'rutherch' – 'ruther' as in 'brother' and 'ch' as in 'loch' –
4760-467: The 6th century. Behind the church are its older halls, previously serving as a school, which was rebuilt internally after a major fire in 2004. To the west of the church, hemmed in by tenements is the 1930s Vogue Cinema, which is the only surviving building of its type in the town, although it was converted to a bingo hall in the 1970s. Other buildings of note include the 128-foot (39-metre) spire of Rutherglen East Parish Church at Rutherglen Cross –
4879-484: The Aspire Centre and managing hundreds of properties in the area, although some like Greenhill Court are still managed directly by the local authority. Despite new projects being undertaken regularly by the organisation in the limited space available in the area, the shortage of homes available for rent became a major issue locally going into the 21st century. The town's current railway station opened in 1979
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4998-551: The East Church on King Street, once the location of one of the local Stonelaw coal mines in the 19th century, is the Rutherglen police station which was built in the mid-1950s; prior to this the local force, established as the Rutherglen Special Constabulary in 1848 (later part of Lanarkshire Constabulary, thereafter Strathclyde Police and today Police Scotland ), had their premises and cells in
5117-651: The Glasgow Working Men's Investment and Building Society in the 1880s, the only co-operative housing of this kind in the town and built at angles off the main road, designated as a conservation area in the 1980s. Unusually, the two-storey buildings feature main doors at the front and the back to access flats on different levels - a similar design can be seen in the Colony houses at several locations in Edinburgh . Traditional tenements which once stood right on
5236-464: The Main Street (which has dedicated public transport lanes for peak times) or close to it via Mill Street / Glasgow Road ( A730 ) to the west, Cambuslang Road ( A724 ) to the north or Stonelaw Road / Farmeloan Road ( A749 ) to the east. Glasgow Corporation Tramways operated routes in the area from the early 1900s until the late 1950s. Completion of the M74 Extension in 2011 meant that there
5355-483: The Main Street, on its north side, is the imposing Town Hall built in 1862 to a design by Charles Wilson . Having fallen into disrepair and disuse the Category A-listed building was refurbished and extended around 2005 and today is a venue for weddings, theatrical performances and exhibitions, while still providing some local services. Most of the other most important Rutherglen landmarks are in
5474-523: The Oatlands end of Shawfield from 2000) was once famed for providing fittings in luxury ocean liners, but was also at the centre of a bitter industrial dispute in the 1980s, and further controversy occurred in the 2000s when they were awarded substantial compensation payments for relocation due to the M74 motorway. By 2015, the third-generation owner Robert Morris closed down and sold on the furniture aspect of
5593-504: The Royal Burgh Bakery, home to Paterson's bakers (biscuits and oatcakes ) from 1895 until 1971 when the factory became outdated and production moved to Livingston . At what is now the western end of Main Street (since it was shortened by the construction of the dual carriageway bypass first phase in the early 1970s), there are two public houses on its northern side; the 'Vogue Bar' has been present for some decades and
5712-543: The Rutherglen Health Centre, which it itself had replaced the old clinic on Main Street that was bulldozed to allow construction of the Mill Street bypass road. Rutherglen Maternity Hospital stood adjacent from 1978 to 1998, but despite a good record of patient care and only 20 years in operation, it was closed and demolished to alleviate financial burdens in the local health board and concentrate
5831-497: The Tollbooth followed by the new Town Hall. The police station is adjacent to the former district Court and museum and was overlooked to the south by 'Royal Burgh House', an office block built in 1998, originally occupied by the local authority which subsequently relocated the services to East Kilbride and Cambuslang before the building was largely destroyed by a fire in 2022. Further west between King Street and High Street,
5950-514: The area between then and 2010, after which Tom Greatrex served one full term). Michael Shanks retained the seat comfortably when the revived Rutherglen constituency was first contested in 2024 . In 1999, the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Glasgow Rutherglen was created, with the same boundaries as the then UK parliamentary constituency . Labour 's Janis Hughes was the first elected MSP . In 2011, The constituency
6069-526: The area in 2007, moving to new modern facilities in Cambuslang, other businesses remained including a sizeable Arnold Clark Automobiles showroom/servicing centre, which eventually closed in early 2021 with the site quickly cleared for decontamination. The project, operated by Clyde Gateway, will allow high value business and industrial units to be installed, with favourable road links to central and eastern Glasgow (via Rutherglen Bridge ) and access to
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#17327939366956188-510: The area in question) proved inadequate due to the output volume. In the early 1990s, surveys carried out on blaes playing fields due to be built on for a nursing home revealed dangerously high levels of hexavalent chromium. Further investigations confirmed that J & J White Chemicals had been routinely discarding up to 2.5 million tonnes of their waste materials (Chromate Ore Processing Residue, COPR) at locations around Rutherglen, Cambuslang and Glasgow (such as Carmyle ) for many years, and at
6307-417: The area resulting in the demolition of some industrial units as well as Southcroft Park, the historic home of Glencairn FC , forcing the team to relocate its playing facilities to Burnhill – although the social club was rebuilt at the original location. There was also a Junior team named Shawfield F.C. ; however their stadium Rosebery Park (also contaminated with industrial waste and also demolished in
6426-411: The area, which to some extent also accounts for a high number of bookmakers around the Main Street. While redevelopment saw many of central Rutherglen's older tenements swept away, many of the others also fell into disrepair until work to maintain them was carried out by Rutherglen Housing Action Group, established in 1979. This later became the Rutherglen and Cambuslang Housing Association, based at
6545-413: The area. The low-lying area was severely impacted by a flood in 1994, as had occurred previously in 1903, resulting in improved prevention measures being introduced. One of the firms which endured into the 21st century, Sanmex Chemicals , eventually left town in the 2010s after a merger with an Ayrshire -based rival. Another, the bottling and distribution arm of The Speyside distillery , had closed
6664-460: The boundary areas of Rutherglen and is surrounded to the north by the River Clyde with Glasgow's Dalmarnock district on the opposite bank, the two sides being linked by iron road and rail bridges dating from the 1890s, while it is separated from the old Burgh area uphill to the south by 19th century railway tracks and a 21st century motorway. It originated as the Farme estate crown property which
6783-607: The business, but four years later completed the first phase of a new 'Morris Park' business centre adjacent to their old premises. A temporary concert venue, Junction 1 , was set up within the grounds of Morris Park for the summer season in 2022 but issues were encountered, including multiple complaints from nearby residential areas regarding excessive noise, the cancellation of several acts at short notice, and delays in refunding customers for cancelled shows. A new pedestrian bridge with associated landscaping has been constructed between Shawfield and Dalmarnock (a project related to
6902-501: The company was renamed Associated Chemical Companies. It was bought over by Albright and Wilson in 1965 and the Shawfield works closed down; the chain of companies producing chemicals (although no longer at any locations in Scotland) continues with Elementis . Although production of chemicals at Shawfield ceased in the 1960s, the impact on the Rutherglen area due to the activities of J & J White lasted for decades afterwards due to
7021-631: The completion of the M74 Extension to the Glasgow Region Motorway network in 2011, with Junction 2 directly serving Farme Cross. This led to more ambitious plans being adopted for the area (as well as at Shawfield), including the Rutherglen Links environmentally friendly business park, the main building for which occupies a prominent location off Farmeloan Road, with further office pavilions further east towards
7140-522: The conditions at Whites works to the wider public. Another Glasgow tycoon of the day Thomas Lipton received similar treatment from Hardie in response to practices at his facilities. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography : "There was no effective rebuttal of the charges and Overtoun stood accused of hypocrisy, not least because his passionate sabbatarianism did not extend to closing his chemical works on Sundays. While Overtoun
7259-490: The contours of the river itself. Businesses at Farme Cross were once many and varied, with the energy to operate them supplied by a large power station just over the river, where the nearby Dalmarnock, Bridgeton and Parkhead districts also developed a similar strong industrial profile The industries included: By the 1970s, the vast majority of these industries had either severely contracted or in most cases closed altogether, causing severe employment difficulties for
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#17327939366957378-421: The cross in front of the terraces and opposite on Farmeloan Road were demolished in the mid-20th century, but some slightly newer sandstone tenements remain on the north side of Cambuslang Road and Dalmarnock Road, including a Category C-listed corner block which houses the area's sole public house at ground level (known as 'Tennents' for decades, with a small number of resident clientele, the business suffered as
7497-533: The early 2000s with the building of around 100 houses at Farme Castle Court (this is actually slightly east of the actual location of Farme Castle). Rutherglen's Kingdom Hall (established in 1958, rebuilt in 2012) is located in Farme Cross on Baronald Street. Across the street is a playground and a small local community hall. The Farme Bowling Club on Cambuslang Road, which was linked to the nearby Clyde Paper Mill, closed its doors in 2006. The Cuningar Loop
7616-534: The early 21st century, this seal often appears on the local Christmas lights. The ship and crown appear on the similar South Lanarkshire coat of arms, with cinquefoil flowers representing Hamilton and a double-headed eagle for Lanark . Horse and cattle markets, including the regular Beltane Fair in May and St Luke's Fair in November (accompanied by the baking of sour cakes by locals) were also common and popular until
7735-512: The east is the building previously used as the town Employment Exchange - it has been converted into business use, as has the Youth Employment Exchange on King Street, while the local JobCentre service is now based further south at Greenhill Road. Lying immediately to the south of the Burgh area between Greenhill Road and Johnstone Drive, Clincarthill rises high over the Main Street offering fine northern views. The area has
7854-435: The east. It was served by Glasgow's tram network providing transport for the workforces, a role still performed by buses. There are several historic buildings and pieces of street art here, including a set of four carved standing stones ('Boundary Stones' by Richard Brown, 2001) installed in an area of open ground to commemorate the history of the Royal Burgh and its original boundary stones , some of which (dating back to
7973-410: The expansion of the village of Burnside (which falls under the Rutherglen boundary but has its own Community Council) to share a single suburban settlement with its larger neighbour, and the construction after World War II of peripheral housing schemes on land surrounding Burnside which had been either farms or rural estates (Blairbeth, Cathkin, Eastfield , Fernhill , Spittal and Springhall) have given
8092-484: The family’s homes in Rutherglen now part of the chemical processing facility , in 1859 James White II purchased land near Dumbarton for a grand new mansion far from the atmosphere of the works: Overtoun House was built in 1862. By the time of James White II's death in 1884 the works employed 500 in Rutherglen and had an output similar to all other such businesses in Britain combined. The ownership thereafter passed to
8211-426: The first babies born there in 1978 and it was officially opened by Princess Alexandra on 18 May 1979. After 56,000 babies had been born there, it closed on 1 August 1998 in order to consolidate maternity services at fewer locations, on the same site as emergency treatment – despite local opposition to the closure in the preceding years. The site is now occupied by a complex of retirement apartments and an extension of
8330-498: The following year with good tenancy uptake levels. Further investigations found that the levels of Chromium VI at the zone to the west of Glasgow Road were five times greater than at the cleared east zone near to the new bridge, and would require more intensive remediation treatment to address. The Morris furniture firm, in operation since the 1900s (initially based in Cowcaddens , then at Castlemilk from 1990 followed by
8449-451: The former home of Clyde F.C. Documentation states that in 1611 the estate of Shawfield was in the hands of the family of Claud Hamilton . His grandson James Hamilton was forced to sell the estate and it was later possessed by the Member of Parliament and tobacco lord Daniel Campbell in 1707. He built a mansion in the centre of Glasgow also named Shawfield, but this was destroyed in
8568-466: The higher ground leading to the Cathkin Braes (with almost all suitable land occupied by the early 21st century) and nowadays the town's historic core, with the majority of facilities and the highest population density, is concentrated much further north than the geographic centre. Cambuslang has a similar issue: its main street is in the far west of its territory near to the Rutherglen boundary and
8687-512: The immediate vicinity of the Town Hall. To its west is Rutherglen Old Parish Church, the fourth incarnation of the institution (which has had a building on the site since around 600 AD) constructed in 1902 to a J. J. Burnet design. Between the church and the town hall sits the ancient graveyard (13th century), the St Mary's bell tower [ de ] (16th century) and its Kirk Port stone entrance (17th century). The mediaeval church
8806-536: The issue. The Act was repealed in the 1970s, but it still drew comment in local media in 2012 when a textiles shop (previously the local co-operative society 's headquarters) on the south side of Main Street opposite the Vogue and Picture House was to be converted into a new Wetherspoons pub ('An Ruadh-Ghleann', taking its name from the Gaelic version of Rutherglen). There is a high concentration of licensed premises in
8925-442: The junction of Main Street, Farmeloan Road and Stonelaw Road – which was originally built in 1872 for a Reformed Presbyterian congregation, closed in 1981 and was converted into the 'Aspire Business Centre' in 2003. Its church halls became a facility used by local community organisations. After a new eastern section of Main Street was set out with the removal of old cottages beside the church (this would later be extended through
9044-460: The land across the road once occupied by the 'Electric Palace Cinema' (later a billiards hall) has never been built upon. A short distance to the west of the Arcade, the contemporary Greenhill Court housing complex (consisting of three main blocks and two smaller connecting blocks, designed in a 'scissor section' setup ) similarly replaced a street of tenements at Regent Street, as well as
9163-506: The late 1930s by the Rutherglen Repertory Theatre, established by Glaswegian actress Molly Urquhart who set up in the town for no particular reason apart from the venue being available. The halls are now apartments (having been the 'Clyde Club' until a 1990s fire) and the theatre company have their premises a few blocks south on Hamilton Road, with many of their performances held at the renovated Town Hall. Behind
9282-418: The library is a replica of the town's mercat cross (the original stood nearby from the 12th to the 18th century), erected in 1926 as part of Rutherglen's octo-centenary celebrations, and in memory of a former provost of the burgh. It was earlier the site of the old 'Tollbooth and Gaol' (town hall and prison) which was constructed in the 1760s and demolished in the 1900s. Behind the library on King Street
9401-491: The local health centre, the older part of which was built at the same time as the hospital, replacing Rutherglen's older clinic on King Street. This article about a Scottish building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This United Kingdom hospital article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rutherglen Rutherglen ( / ˈ r ʌ ð ər ɡ l ɪ n / ; Scots : Ruglen , Scottish Gaelic : An Ruadh-Ghleann )
9520-416: The local station has been at Cambuslang with other stations fairly close at Polmadie and Castlemilk. Directly across from the Town Hall is St Columbkille's Church [ de ] , the current main building of which dates from 1940 (designed by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia ), although the congregation was established in 1851 and there has been a documented Catholic presence in the local area since
9639-494: The many services and amenities shared between the towns should provide for 60,000 residents, many assessed as living in economic hardship. Rutherglen Burgh is served by Rutherglen railway station (opened in 1849), with Croftfoot and Burnside stations closer to southern parts of the town. There are also numerous bus links into Glasgow city centre or other destinations such as Hamilton , East Kilbride , Govanhill and Dennistoun , all services either running directly along
9758-599: The motorway construction) was in Oatlands . A further amateur football team named Shawfield Amateurs competed in the Scottish Cup on several occasions. Details on this team are scarce but they appear to have been the works team of J & J White Chemicals as there were recreational facilities amidst the industrial buildings, and the team disbanded around the time the business left Rutherglen. Shawfield Stadium (the former home of Clyde F.C. for over 80 years)
9877-508: The motorway junction. Various further commercial proposals have been put forward for the eastern part of this area, with disused depots levelled and a driving range under construction between 2020 and 2022. Despite its identity being dominated by heavy industry, there has always been a residential aspect to Farme Cross. The oldest surviving examples are the Terrace cottages, a cluster of four small streets built for local workers by
9996-408: The motorway network. The agency came under scrutiny for its financial dealings relating to the site in 2013. The Clyde Gateway projects aims to reinvest in this region and create new business parks and make the River Clyde accessible in Rutherglen once again. The town's old port is accessible where the railway line passes over the riverside path; this area is overgrown. The presence (since 1894) of
10115-578: The motorway would reduce. The local newspaper is the Rutherglen Reformer (owned by Reach plc , with online content presented under the Daily Record banner). The local community radio station is CamGlen Radio . Since being granted Royal Burgh status by King David I in the 12th century, Rutherglen has grown considerably from its origins as little more than a single street, and although growth has been hampered to some extent by
10234-447: The ornate Rutherglen Evangelistic Institute was completed in 1887 with input from local businessmen John White (Lord Overtoun) and Daniel Rodger (brother of the local MP Adam Keir Rodger ) and played a significant role in supporting local members in military service during World War I, but had fallen out of use and been demolished by the 1940s, with only the later housekeeper's residence still remaining and modern apartments occupying
10353-522: The passing trade from factory workers dwindled, changing hands several times in the early 21st century). The area facing this block, where British Ropes once had their turreted offices, was developed as the Lloyd Court apartment complex in the 2000s, the design of which resembles older styles. A small inter-war development of cottage flats around Montraive Street and grey concrete tenements at Barnflat Street and Baronald Street received new neighbours in
10472-518: The presence of the carcinogenic by-product hexavalent chromium (Chromium VI) produced at the works. Its dangers were highlighted in the Hollywood movie Erin Brockovich . The 12-acre (7 ha) area set aside within the confines of the Shawfield works for waste (coincidentally the same as that bequeathed to the town by Lord Overtoun for the public park – giving some idea as to the size of
10591-430: The proximity of the river Clyde to the north, the encroaching Glasgow urban sprawl to the west and the boundary with neighbouring Cambuslang to the east, it now covers a much larger area than its ancient parish boundaries. Historic areas near the Main Street such as Bankhead, Burnhill and Gallowflat have changed greatly over the decades, with the Farme Cross and Shawfield areas mostly occupied by industry of various types;
10710-561: The residual COPR in the Polmadie Burn was still present to the extent that the water turned green, causing the matter to be discussed by local politicians. Glasgow City Council stated in response that the substance was only of risk if people came into direct contact with the contaminated water, and that measures had been taken to redirect the West Burn into the Clyde before it joined the Polmadie Burn (which has open sections within
10829-437: The rest of the site; however, the adjacent three-storey Burgh Primary School building (1901) has been retained and was converted to a business centre. Across the street to the north is Glenburgh Nursery Centre, a modern dedicated council childcare facility for the town centre. In 2010, Burgh Primary moved from their 1901 building to new premises a few blocks east, still in the heart of town on Victoria Street, – this site
10948-518: The river, and eastwards has been the easiest direction of its suburban expansion. The Burgh area includes the old heart of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen around the ancient and unusually wide, tree-lined Main Street and its environs, which have been designated a conservation area since 2008. It features several religious establishments, various pubs, shops and restaurants, historic and modern civic buildings and community facilities, all within
11067-465: The site of Bellevue House, a children's home run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul from 1912 to 1961 which was discredited in the 2018 Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry . Rutherglen Primary Care Centre, the town's public health facility, is located on flatter land south of Clincarthill backing on to Overtoun Park (where another hill forms to the west) and built around 1999 to replace
11186-540: The son of James White II, John White III and his cousin William James Chrystal . John White III was strongly religious and involved in numerous philanthropic concerns. He also became involved in politics and in 1893 became a peer in the House of Lords as Baron Overtoun, alternatively "Lord Overtoun", taking the name from his family’s estate. However his reputation for godliness and upstanding generosity
11305-497: The south-east by Rutherglen's historic Main Street and its Burnhill neighbourhood, although it is separated from these southerly areas by the West Coast Main Line railway tracks and the M74 motorway . A road bridge connects Shawfield to the Dalmarnock , Bridgeton and Glasgow Green areas. Shawfield is a familiar name to many Scottish sports fans, as the stadium of that name is the national venue for greyhound racing and
11424-510: The superstore, and this mirrors the changes throughout Farme Cross, with the bustling but dirty factories of the past gradually being replaced by small workshops, business units and modern warehouses and depots, though in some cases with an intervening period of several years as derelict buildings, then cleared brownfield land awaiting development. Regeneration projects (controlled by the Clyde Gateway organisation) accelerated following
11543-479: The time this was permitted. These sites were often old quarries or mines requiring suitable landfill for reuse. The most prominent dumping ground identified was an area of parkland and playing fields on a former quarry in the Eastfield district adjacent to two main roads, which was fenced off and lay abandoned for a decade before suitable decontamination could be carried out. This land was well known to locals and
11662-423: The town a frequently changing character. The 1922 book Rutherglen Lore indicated a deliberate intention for the historic Burgh area to be encircled to the south by residential suburbs, while all land to its north would be dedicated to industry, and that largely remains the case a century later. This focus, and the aforementioned territorial limitations, have meant housebuilding has generally been southwards on
11781-522: The towns were reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area . Rutherglen received the status of Royal Burgh in 1126 by Royal Charter from King David I of Scotland , who reigned from 1124 to 1153. It gradually diminished in importance as neighbouring Glasgow grew in power and size. The masons who built Glasgow Cathedral are thought to have lodged in Rutherglen. In the 14th century Walter Stewart , father of King Robert II ,
11900-460: The upper floor, was William Ross Shearer, author of the 1922 book Rutherglen Lore which would come to be considered one of the most important references for the town's long history. The building was refurbished in the early 1990s and re-opened once again in 2010 following a further extensive refurbishment which included an expansion into the Post Office section. On the wide pavement outside
12019-557: The vicinity, several with a continuous presence on the same spot since the mid-19th century and others which have been forced to relocate but carry the traditions of earlier versions including the three aforementioned hostelries on Main Street plus 'The Sportsman' on Glasgow Road, 'The Millcroft' and 'Wallace Bar' on the old section of Mill Street and the 'Cathkin Inn' two blocks further south, 'Harleys Sky Bar', 'Gormans' and 'The Burgh Bar' around Queen Street, 'Chapmans' at Rutherglen Cross and
12138-557: The water table due to its prolonged existence in the soil, with polluted water entering Clyde tributaries the Cityford/West Burn and the Malls Mire/Polmadie Burn (which run along the western side of the site, largely underground) and thereafter flowing into the main river. This may also have led to vegetation at affected sites absorbing the contamination. In 2019, it was observed that the pollution from
12257-409: The workforce at Shawfield works – the pay was far lower than in comparable occupations of the time, and the owners demanded 12-hour shifts without a meal break and a seven-day working week (although in his other guise as a prominent churchman, Lord Overtoun campaigned for strict Sunday observance including the cessation of public transport for recreational purposes). However the most damning evidence
12376-470: The works – including Shawfield House which had survived the 150 years of intense industrial activity by serving as an administrative building within the complex – were removed and an industrial estate was constructed in its place. The tenants included factories concerned in food preparation such as the Scottish base of Greggs . However at that time the extent and the severity of the chromium contamination
12495-459: The world. William Chrystal took full control of the firm until his own death in 1921. By the mid-1920s the works, now controlled by another cousin in the White family, Hill Hamilton Barrett (died 1934), employed around 900 and the site had expanded further, to 30 acres. In 1953 the firm merged with Eaglescliffe Chemical Company from County Durham and became British Chrome and Chemicals. In 1958
12614-442: Was casually referred to as 'The Toxic'. A new park and a housing development were laid out on the site, but concerns in the community are such that the alarm was raised immediately when attempts were made to carry out test drilling for sewer works in 2014. Other sites either confirmed or strongly rumoured to have been contaminated with COPR – most of which are now believed to have been sufficiently decontaminated – include: The issue
12733-477: Was granted Farme Castle . This was located close to Farme Cross in the north of Rutherglen, and stood until the 1960s. Another castle, Rutherglen Castle , was occupied by an English garrison during the struggle between John Balliol and Robert Bruce for the Scottish crown. It was besieged by Robert the Bruce in 1309 and eventually came into Scottish possession in 1313. It was destroyed by Regent Murray after
12852-421: Was highlighted in some detail by the then MP Tommy McAvoy during a debate in the House of Commons in 1995. However, a study published in 1999 and a further study in 2000 suggested there was little evidence that those living in areas contaminated with COPR suffered from poorer health than those in unaffected areas. Within Shawfield the contamination was at its worst. In the late 1960s all visible traces of
12971-491: Was linked to the effects on the workers’ health. Safety regulations introduced in 1893 had been ignored, and ineffective protective equipment in unventilated sheds left the employees exposed to the harmful chemical dust at all times. In the short term this led to widespread perforation of the septum in their noses and ‘chrome holes’ (ulcerations burnt into the flesh), as well as lung cancer, digestive disorders and skin diseases over longer periods. The exact number of workers affected
13090-419: Was listed as the place of death of noted chemist Robert Cleghorn , who may have been there in connection with the fledgling business of that nature described below. J & J White Chemicals, also referred to as Shawfield Chemical Works, was established in 1820 by brothers James and John White (each suffixed hereafter with 'I' for clarity as there were various 'J Whites' connected to the family enterprise) after
13209-423: Was not known. The spectator bankings of Southcroft Park, the original ground of Glencairn FC, were formed with chromium waste to a significant extent. The waste ground to the rear of the stadium also had a very high level of contamination, which caused great concern as this land fell along the exact route due to be taken by the M74 motorway and would lead to the chemicals being disturbed. The COPR permeates
13328-594: Was one of the most famous kings associated with the Welsh-speaking kingdom which centred on Dumbarton . A separate constituency in the Parliament of Scotland from the late 16th century, Rutherglen was a parliamentary burgh represented in the UK Parliament as a component of Glasgow Burghs constituency from 1708 to 1832, and as a component of Kilmarnock Burghs from 1832 to 1918. In 1918,
13447-474: Was passed through noble families for centuries. Centred around the Farme Castle , it became known for coal mining from the early 19th century under the control of estate owner James Farie, with other industries soon following. The roads through the territory ( A724 and A749 ) meet to join two busy routes between eastern Glasgow to the north, Rutherglen to the south and Cambuslang (via Eastfield) to
13566-596: Was previously the location of the Macdonald School: built 1865, used in its later years as an annex for Rutherglen Academy, then as a nursery and community centre, demolished in the 2000s. The new school's mini sports pitch was once the site of the Rutherglen United Presbyterian Church from 1836 until the 1910s while on the opposite side of King Street sits the current Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster premises, next to
13685-451: Was redrawn and renamed simply Rutherglen (although it also encompasses Cambuslang and Blantyre ). Following the 2016 elections , Clare Haughey ( SNP ) is the MSP for Rutherglen. The defeated incumbent James Kelly (Labour) was elected as a list MSP for the Glasgow region which includes Rutherglen due to the town's proximity to the city. Haughey held the seat in the 2021 election with
13804-399: Was said to be the location where William Wallace completed a peace treaty between England and Scotland in 1297, and where John de Menteith subsequently agreed a pact to betray Wallace in 1305, events which are marked by plaques and commemorated annually by Scottish nationalists. On the corner of Main Street and Queen Street outside the church is a statue of Dr. James Gorman (1832–1899),
13923-404: Was somewhat distanced from the daily running of the Rutherglen works, it was impossible for him to escape some of the odium for conditions in a third-generation family firm of which he was sole proprietor." Soon afterwards, improvements in the works were introduced, including baths and recreational facilities on-site, although the sanitary issues were addressed to a satisfactory standard only after
14042-469: Was tarnished in 1899 by the figurehead of the Labour Movement, Keir Hardie , to whom the employees had turned for help regarding their situation after appeals to management and an attempted strike had proved unsuccessful. Hardie produced a series of pamphlets entitled White Slaves: Chrome, Charity, Crystals and Cant describing in scathing terms the terrible working conditions and the demands on
14161-512: Was the home of greyhound racing in Scotland for many years. Although not immediately noticeable, the building has Art Deco features. In 2022, with the venue unused for two years following the COVID-19 pandemic , it was reported that the owners were looking to redevelop the site for housing, pending the results of an environmental report on the contamination there. Shawfield is also home to
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