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Jan 19, 2022 · There have been claims that Maryhill’s police force was desperately needed in the 1850s due the lawlessness at that time. This is probably an exaggeration, as is the common tale that the Maryhill district ‘the Butney’ was so named as it was populated by convicts choosing to work on the canals rather than face transportation to Botany Bay ...
- The Glass Industry
- The Kelvin Aqueduct
- The Botany
- Maryhill Burgh Halls
- Maryhill Docks
But a minimum of two pieces of evidence is required to make a case, and Maryhill has at least such in that. Like Venice, it was also the centre of the glass industry. Indeed Murano Street, overlooking a canal as important as any in Venice, was named after the Italian city?s main glass manufactory. In addition Maryhill was the location of one of the...
Until the Forth and Clyde canal came along, there was very little thereabouts apart from the rural estates of several leading Glasgow families – and some light industry such as paper making along the River Kelvin. But the Kelvin was soon superseded by the canal, the triumph of the latter symbolised by the mighty Kelvin Aqueduct built from 1787-90 w...
Maryhill was a wild place in the early years of the industrial revolution, and an area of the town consisting of lodging houses and public houses was known as The Botany, (Butney in local parlance and today commemorated in a greasy spoon joint called The Butney Bite). This area was possibly so-called as it produced so many souls who were destined f...
Many of the graves in the churchyard were desecrated by the over enthusiastic demolition squad, who flattened them into the general rubble when the church itself was demolished, and I have failed to locate Millar’s grave. These rubbled ruins lie opposite the Butney. But if Millar has no surviving commemoration, many of Maryhill’s other workers do, ...
On the left are soon seen Maryhill docks, locks and dry dock – with the associated Kelvin Aquedect- one of the biggest complex of canal construction associated with the entire feat of engineering a canal across Scotland. Still standing too is The White House, a pub dating from the days of canal construction. However a canalbank hotel built for thos...
Why Maryhill district 'the Butney' could link Glasgow to Australian convicts. Maryhill grew from lands of various gentry estates into a thriving village. Its name is connected to the Gairbraid estate which forms part of the area. The Forth and Clyde Canal in 1790 brought access to trade and work. Iron foundries, textile, paper and saw mills ...
Maryhill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Màiri) [2] is an area in the north-west of Glasgow in Scotland.A former independent burgh and the heart of an eponymous local authority ward, its territory is bisected by Maryhill Road, part of the A81 road which runs for a distance of roughly three miles (five kilometres) between Glasgow city centre and the suburban town of Bearsden.
Apr 13, 2023 · The name Maryhill is believed to have originated from Mary, Queen of Scots, who had a strong connection to the area. Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542 and was the only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland. She was crowned Queen of Scotland at the age of just nine months, following the death of her father.
Sep 24, 2013 · The landowners insisted that the new village, which was initially know as Kelvindock or Drydock, be named after Mary Hill and the name stuck. At this time the centre of Maryhill was at the top of the Butney (Cowal Road I see it is called on maps) and this junction was "Maryhill Cross", right beside the dry dock boatyard at Kelvin Dock.
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May 11, 2023 · In partnership with the Glasgow Times, our archivists are exploring Glasgow's fascinating history. This week, Nerys Tunnicliffe writes about Maryhill. Originally outside of the city boundaries Maryhill grew from lands of various gentry estates into a thriving village, then into a burgh, only being absorbed into Glasgow in 1891.
