History
Newlands and Auldhouse
Auldhouse takes its name from the Auldhouse Mansion, the oldest mansion on the South Side, the remnants of which in 1983 were developed into Auldhouse Court, near Thornliebank Road at Garvock Drive, hence Auldhouse Road and Nether Auldhouse Road.
Auldhouse Court, from the East.
Similarly, Newlands Mansion was located a few yards to the South West of the junction between Newlands Road and Lubnaig Road. The Mains of Newlands farm buildings were on the site now occupied by the McCarthy and Stone retirement properties near the junction of Kilmarnock Road and Riverford Road.
Development of these areas did not begin until the 1890s and the completion of the Railway. The line from Glasgow Central to Cathcart via Queen’s Park had been completed in 1886, and in April 1894 the line via Maxwell Park was opened. The two stations in the area are: Pollokshaws East; and Langside and Newlands (truncated to Langside in 1963, and electrification was introduced in 1962).
Ordnance Survey > Six-inch 1st Edition ca 1900
Prior to its development the area was farm land, exclusively, situated among the villages of Cathcart, Langside, Shawlands and Pollokshaws. This explains why books describing the areas of Glasgow’s South Side tend not to mention either Auldhouse or Newlands; for example the late Aileen Smart's Villages of Glasgow Volume 2 and Saskia McCracken's more recent South Glasgow Heritage Trails: a Guide.
In 1527 the lands of Langside and Newlands were sold by James Beaton, formerly Archbishop of Glasgow, to the Earl of Eglinton.
Today the area is almost entirely residential, with four public parks, some churches, sports clubs, primary school and, since the redevelopment of the Newlands Hotel, no pub.
Note: The development of the Newlands and Auldhouse area may be seen from the maps in the Draft Conservation Area Appraisal, published by Glasgow City Council in September 2019. The date and page number (in parentheses) of each map are as follow: Present (4); 1890 (7); 1910 (8); and 1930 (8).
Under construction..
Scotcities Pages. Newlands and Merrylee; Pollokshaws and Auldhouse
The Glasgow Story: 1950 RAF Aerial Photograph
Listed buildings. Newlands and Auldburn
Kiddie Facts: Newlands; Glasgow
Wikiwand: Auldhouse; Newlands
Conservation Area: Newlands
Wikipedia: Newlands
Ordnance Survey MapSecret bases: Newlands
Tram depot: Newlandsfield
Listed buildings: Newlands and Auldburn
Pollok park: Covid Garden of Remembrance
Buildings at risk: The BeechesWikivisually: Newlands
Old Maps: Glasgow
Churches: Glasgow(3)
Community Council http://www.communitycouncilsglasgow.org.uk/newlandsandauldhouse/default.aspx
NSC https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00611
NLTC https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/NewlandsLTC/OurClub/ClubHistory
Newlands park https://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/listings/newlands-park/
Calderwood lodge plans Feb 2020 https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/18242101.flats-plan-lodged-former-calderwood-lodge-primary-school-newlands-glasgow/
NSC http://www.newlandschurch.org.uk/All/AboutUs/History/History.htm
NSC WWII http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-post-84936.html
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