Wider World
Glencoe Street gates
I managed a lockdown walk involving some unfamiliar paths this morning. At Anniesland, between Great Western Road and Glencoe Street, is the entrance to a long, winding open space, the Temple Walkway. These gateposts and the large expanse of cobbles presumably relate to an earlier use of the site.
This strip was, I find, the location of a railway line, the Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) serving the Knightswood Colliery, Skaterigg, Cowdenhill and Temple. I reckon what we see here are the remains of a goods yard, the Knightswood Mineral Depot (1928-65). In the 19th century around this area were several ironstone and coal mines, and brick and tile works requiring transport links.
This part of Glasgow has various place names apparently related to the Knights Templar: Jordanhill, Temple, and Knightswood. The name Temple of Garscube appears on old maps near the canal a short distance to the north, and can be found in a document from 1655, but I am not sure any historical link back to the Templar Knights has been confirmed.
Glencoe Street gates
I managed a lockdown walk involving some unfamiliar paths this morning. At Anniesland, between Great Western Road and Glencoe Street, is the entrance to a long, winding open space, the Temple Walkway. These gateposts and the large expanse of cobbles presumably relate to an earlier use of the site.
This strip was, I find, the location of a railway line, the Cowdenhill Branch (North British Railway) serving the Knightswood Colliery, Skaterigg, Cowdenhill and Temple. I reckon what we see here are the remains of a goods yard, the Knightswood Mineral Depot (1928-65). In the 19th century around this area were several ironstone and coal mines, and brick and tile works requiring transport links.
This part of Glasgow has various place names apparently related to the Knights Templar: Jordanhill, Temple, and Knightswood. The name Temple of Garscube appears on old maps near the canal a short distance to the north, and can be found in a document from 1655, but I am not sure any historical link back to the Templar Knights has been confirmed.