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Dexter St. Clair wrote:Can you spot the Councillor?
Dexter St. Clair wrote:Check the streets of Mosspark, Knightswood and Riddrie, and then Blackhill, Possilpark and South Pollok. There may be a connnection between the names within a scheme but I doubt it will involve the name of a councillor.
Here's Wikipedia's explanation of the street names in Milton
. "The new streets were all named after Scottish islands (Berneray, Birsay, Castlebay, Cathay, Egilsay, Longay, Mingulay, Ornsay, Raasay, Ronaldsay, Scalpay, Scaraway, Shilay, Skerray, Stornoway, Torogay, Vallay and Westray) "
Can you spot the Councillor?
Icecube wrote:]
Maybe you couldn't be bothered reading my previous post where I suggested;
Dexter St. Clair wrote:Council buildings in Glasgow were named after Councillors although it tended to be Strathclyde Regional that did this rather than Glasgow District council. I'm struggling for a street named after a Glasgow Councillor.
Most of the (Cranhill) streets were named after Scottish lighthouses and include Startpoint Street, Lamlash Crescent, Toward Road, Skerryvore Road, Gantock Crescent, Strone Road, Crowlin Crescent, Monach Road. Longstone Road is an exception, its inspiration being located in the Farne Islands .
yoker brian wrote:I've re-discovered a previous topic on this subject
and also the site - Origin & History of Glasgow Streets
Glesga_Steve wrote:Dexter St. Clair wrote:Can you spot the Councillor?
Cathay?
Dexter St. Clair wrote:I was actually thanking you Steve for a good contribution but If you had worked in Cathay McMaster it would have been funnier. I did smile.
Dexter St. Clair wrote:Check the streets of Mosspark, Knightswood and Riddrie, and then Blackhill, Possilpark and South Pollok. There may be a connnection between the names within a scheme.
Glesga_Steve wrote:As for the others you mentioned, I can't think of an obvious theme right now with the exception of Mosspark possibly (aren't quite a few of the streets named after Scottish towns/villages?).
yoker brian wrote:Glesga_Steve wrote:As for the others you mentioned, I can't think of an obvious theme right now with the exception of Mosspark possibly (aren't quite a few of the streets named after Scottish towns/villages?).
from wikipedia
Knightswood, along with Jordanhill and Temple have been linked to stories of the Knights Templar; but according to the late Lord Lyon King of Arms there is no evidence for their presence in this area. Nevertheless, the theories continue to persist and are sometimes actively encouraged, as in the use of "heraldic" street names (Archerhill Road, Arrowsmith Avenue, Ivanhoe Road, Minstrel Road, Talisman Road, Templar Avenue, Turret Road) by Glasgow Corporation in Knightswood, even though Knightswood only appears in the records from the 18th century, long after the days of knights
The Egg Man wrote:
Aren't these street names more likely to be associated, albeit loosely, with Walter Scott?
Dexter St. Clair wrote:BTW are any of you on Glasgow Guide? Because if you're not you're already showing signs of dementia.
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