Jordanhill
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Jordanhill is a mainly middle-class area of the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is characterised by its detached and semi-detached style of housing, unusual for Glasgow which is predominantly made up of tenemental property.
The area was home to the Jordanhill Teacher Training College, which subsequently became part of the University of Strathclyde.
Jordanhill School is a local comprehensive school which regularly ranks amongst the top-performing state secondary schools in Scotland. The school is unique in the Scottish state sector, both in that it is an all-through school, with both Primary and Secondary departments, providing education for children from 4 to 18, and in that it has Grant Maintained status and is independent from local government control.
Facilities include a number of Chinese takeaways, a filling station, several newsagents and a Scout Hall, home to the 72nd Glasgow Scout Group. It is also nearby to two local Boys' Brigade companies, the 130th Glasgow and 272nd Glasgow.
The area is served by Jordanhill railway station offering regular services to central Glasgow on the North Clyde and Argyle lines.
Jordanhill has two churches, both on Woodend Drive, off Crow Road. These are Jordanhill Parish Church (Presbyterian) and All Saints Scottish Episcopal Church(Anglican). Both Churches are used for a variety of community and social events, in addition to regular worship. All Saints is also home to Westbourne Gardens Nursery School and the 178th Glasgow Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. There is also a wide variety of asian grocery stores, one being called deebies, the other Duke's. A beauty salon lies beside the Scaff Cafe as it is humbly known, a great place to relax and eat genuine Italian ice cream. This sits next to the region known as "Little Italy" where the backs of the old miners cottages resemble an Italian street.
The two pubs in the locality are "Pablos", though this has recently gone out of buiness, and "The Three Craws" (Scots: crows). Both are situated on Crow Road, near Jordanhill train station
Jordanhill is directly adjacent to Victoria Park, one of the largest green spaces in Glasgow.
Jordanhill is within the catchment area of Jordanhill Primary and Secondary, Broomhill Primary and Hyndland Secondary. There are some shops and facilities near by which include takeaways, train stations and bus stops.
[edit] External links
- Jordanhill School
- A Short History of Jordanhill dated 1931
- Historical notes on South Jordanhill
- 130th Glasgow Company, The Boys' Brigade
- All Saints Scottish Episcopal Church
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