Tradeston

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Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde.

Geography

Tradeston is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Glasgow to Paisley railway line on the east and south and the Kingston Bridge and M8 motorway to the west. The M74 Extension traverses the area, joining the M8 immediately to the south of the Kingston Bridge.

New flats have been built along the river bank, and the Tradeston bridge which opened on the 14th May 2009, links Tradeston with Broomielaw. Residential development of the area has also seen new flats built along Wallace Street and Dalintober Street, while the former Co-operative Building at 95 Morrison Street has also been converted to a mixture of office and residential accommodation.

Economy

Many former industrial buildings in the area have been demolished as part of the M74 Extension which opened in June 2011. The former Howden works on Scotland Street is where boiler equipment for the Lusitania and Mauretania,^[1] and the tunnel boring machines used in the excavation of the Channel Tunnel were made.^[2]

The area is also home to a number of wholesalers including Bonnypack and House of Sher.

Transport

Tradeston has two stations on the Glasgow Subway system at West Street and Shields Road which is home to an 800 space Park and Ride facility.

West Street station is the proposed location of a major new rail - subway interchange as part of the Crossrail Glasgow proposal.

Culture

Tradeston is home to Glasgow City Council's Scotland Street School Museum which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and opened in 1906. It is recognised as one of Glasgow's foremost architectural attractions.

The singer Simon Bell was born in Tradeston in 1949.

References

↑ Information Supplementary to the Statutory List hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk, accessed 29 September 2009
↑ History of Howden & Co. scottisharchitecture.com, accessed 28 September 2009

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South of the River Clyde	Arden Auldhouse Battlefield Bellahouston Cardonald Carmunnock Carnwadric Castlemilk Cathcart Cessnock Corkerhill Cowglen Craigton Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Darnley Deaconsbank Drumoyne Dumbreck Govan Govanhill Gorbals Halfway Hillington Hillpark Hurlet Hutchesontown Ibrox Jenny Lind Kennishead King's Park Kinning Park Langside Laurieston Linthouse Mansewood Merrylee Mosspark Mount Florida Muirend Newlands Nitshill Oatlands Penilee Pollok Pollokshaws Pollokshields Polmadie Priesthill Queen's Park Roughmussel Shawlands Shieldhall Simshill South Nitshill Southpark Village Strathbungo Toryglen Tradeston

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