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BOUNDARIES OF MUNICIPAL WARDS.
XXI. Ward.— Govanhill,
Tliat portion of the City and Royal Burgli com-
prehendod witliin a line drawn from a point in the
middle line of <lro\vn Street where the same is inter-
sected by the middle line of Caledonia Road, south-
wards along the middle of Crown Street and Cath-
cart Road to the Parliamentary boundary of the City
opposite the middle of Butterbigjrins Road ; thence
following the Parliamentary boundary westwards,
southwards, we-twards, south-westwards, westwards,
and southwards to the boundary between the Counties
of Lanark and Renfrew on tlie south side of Allison
Street; thence following the said County boundary
southwanls, eastwards, northwards, and eastwards to
the boundary between the Parishes of Cathcart and
Govan west of Aikenhead Road ; thence following the
said Parish boundary southwards and eastwards to
the Municipal boundary of the City at Mallsraire
Burn ; thence north-eastwards and north-westwards
along the said Municipal boundary to the Parlia-
mentary boundary, north of Rutherglen Road ; thence
southwards and westwards along the said last-men-
tioned boundary untd it is intersected by the middle
line of the continuation eastwards of the proposed
new street whicli is distant thirty-four yards or
thereby measured in a southerly direction from the
south-west corner of the boundary wall of the Southern
Necropolis; thence westwards along the middle of
said new street to the middle of South Wellington
Street ; thence northwards along the middle of South
Wellington Street to the middle of Caledonia Road ;
thence west" ards alnng rhe middle of Caledonia Road
to the middle of Crown Street, at the point first
before described.
XXII. Ward.— Langside.
That portion of the City .and Royal Burgh com-
prehended within a line drawn from a point in the
middle line of Pollokshaws Road where the same is
intersected by the Pari amentary boundary of the City
.at Strathbungo Parisli Church, south-westwards
.tlong the said PoUok.sliaws Road to a point opposite
the middle of JIo'-s Road ; thence westwards along
the middle of Moss Road to the middle of the bridge
carrying the said road over the Ban-head and Kilmar-
nock Joint- Railway ; thence south-westwards along
the middle of said railway till it is intersected by the
Municipal boundary of the City; thence following
the Municipal ooundary tastwards, southwards, east-
wards, southwards, eastwards, south-eastwards, north-
wards, and eastwards to the boundary between the
Counties of Lanark and Renfrew; thence in a north-
erly direction along the j-aid County boundary to the
boundary between the Pari,-hes of Govan and Cath-
cart ; thence westwards and northwards along said
Parish boundary till it again meets the boundary
between the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew west of
Aikenhead Road ; thence following said County
boundary westwards, southwards, westwards, and
northwards to the Paili^imentary boundary south of
Allinon Street; thence following said Parliamentary
boundary westwards to the middle of Pollokshaws
Road, at the point tirst before described.
XXIIL Ward.— Pollokshields.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh com-
prehended within a line drawn from a point in the
middle line of Poll 'kshaws Road, wliere the same is
intersected by the Parliamentary boundary at Strath-
bungo Parisli Church, westwards, northwards, and
north-westwards to the Municipal boundary south of
Shields Station ; thence following the said Municipal
boundary westwards, northwards, westwards, south-
eastwards, southwards, eastwards, and southwards tc
the middle of the Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint-
Railway; thence north-eistwards along the middle of
said railway to the middle of the bridge carrying
Moss Road over the said railway ; thence eastwards,
along the middle of Moss Road to the middle of
Pollokshaws Road ; thence north-eastwards along the
middle of Pollokshaws Road till it is intersected by ,
the Parliamentary boundary, at the point first before-
described.
XXIV. Ward,— Kelvinside.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh com-
prehended withiu a line di'awn from a point in the-
middle of the bridge over the River Kelvin at Great
Western Road, where it is intersected by the middle-
line of said river, northw.ards and westwards up thfr
middle of the said river to the Municipal boundary
immediately east of the Corporation Gasworks at
Dawsholm ; thence following said Municipal boundary
south-westwards, westwards, southwards, eastwards,
south-westwards, southwards, south-westwards, east-
wards, northwards, eastwards, southwards, eastwards,
northwards, eastwards, north-eastwards, eastwards,
and south-eastwards to the Parliamentary boundary
in University Avenue; thence eastwards along the
Parliamentary boundary to the middle of the River
Kelvin ; thence north-eastwards along the middle of
the River Kelvin to the middle of said bridge at Great
Western Road, the point first before described.
XXV. Ward.— Maryhill.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh compre-
hended within a linedrawn from apoint in themiddleof
the River Kelvin wiiere the Parliamentary boundary
joins that river north of Tillic Street, up the middle of
the said river until the Municipal boundary is reached
near the Corporation Gasworks at Dawsholm ; thence
north-westwards, north-eiistwards, eastwards, south-
eastwards, eastwards, southwards, and south-east-
wards along the said boundary until it is intersected
by the middle line of the Hamilton Hill Branch
Railway ; thence southwards along the middle of said
branch line of railway until it is intersected by the
Parliamentary boundary west of Keppoch Row;
thence westwards and south-westwards along said
Parliamentary boundary to the middle of the Forth
and Clyde Canal ; thence northwards and south-
westwards along the middle of said canal to a point
where it meets the Parliamentary boundary; thence
south-\ve-twards along said Parliamentary boundary
to the middle of the River Kelvin at the point first
before described.
A Coloured Map of the City, showing the Revised Wards, is now in course of
preparation and will be issued shortly.
XXI. Ward.— Govanhill,
Tliat portion of the City and Royal Burgli com-
prehendod witliin a line drawn from a point in the
middle line of <lro\vn Street where the same is inter-
sected by the middle line of Caledonia Road, south-
wards along the middle of Crown Street and Cath-
cart Road to the Parliamentary boundary of the City
opposite the middle of Butterbigjrins Road ; thence
following the Parliamentary boundary westwards,
southwards, we-twards, south-westwards, westwards,
and southwards to the boundary between the Counties
of Lanark and Renfrew on tlie south side of Allison
Street; thence following the said County boundary
southwanls, eastwards, northwards, and eastwards to
the boundary between the Parishes of Cathcart and
Govan west of Aikenhead Road ; thence following the
said Parish boundary southwards and eastwards to
the Municipal boundary of the City at Mallsraire
Burn ; thence north-eastwards and north-westwards
along the said Municipal boundary to the Parlia-
mentary boundary, north of Rutherglen Road ; thence
southwards and westwards along the said last-men-
tioned boundary untd it is intersected by the middle
line of the continuation eastwards of the proposed
new street whicli is distant thirty-four yards or
thereby measured in a southerly direction from the
south-west corner of the boundary wall of the Southern
Necropolis; thence westwards along the middle of
said new street to the middle of South Wellington
Street ; thence northwards along the middle of South
Wellington Street to the middle of Caledonia Road ;
thence west" ards alnng rhe middle of Caledonia Road
to the middle of Crown Street, at the point first
before described.
XXII. Ward.— Langside.
That portion of the City .and Royal Burgh com-
prehended within a line drawn from a point in the
middle line of Pollokshaws Road where the same is
intersected by the Pari amentary boundary of the City
.at Strathbungo Parisli Church, south-westwards
.tlong the said PoUok.sliaws Road to a point opposite
the middle of JIo'-s Road ; thence westwards along
the middle of Moss Road to the middle of the bridge
carrying the said road over the Ban-head and Kilmar-
nock Joint- Railway ; thence south-westwards along
the middle of said railway till it is intersected by the
Municipal boundary of the City; thence following
the Municipal ooundary tastwards, southwards, east-
wards, southwards, eastwards, south-eastwards, north-
wards, and eastwards to the boundary between the
Counties of Lanark and Renfrew; thence in a north-
erly direction along the j-aid County boundary to the
boundary between the Pari,-hes of Govan and Cath-
cart ; thence westwards and northwards along said
Parish boundary till it again meets the boundary
between the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew west of
Aikenhead Road ; thence following said County
boundary westwards, southwards, westwards, and
northwards to the Paili^imentary boundary south of
Allinon Street; thence following said Parliamentary
boundary westwards to the middle of Pollokshaws
Road, at the point tirst before described.
XXIIL Ward.— Pollokshields.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh com-
prehended within a line drawn from a point in the
middle line of Poll 'kshaws Road, wliere the same is
intersected by the Parliamentary boundary at Strath-
bungo Parisli Church, westwards, northwards, and
north-westwards to the Municipal boundary south of
Shields Station ; thence following the said Municipal
boundary westwards, northwards, westwards, south-
eastwards, southwards, eastwards, and southwards tc
the middle of the Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint-
Railway; thence north-eistwards along the middle of
said railway to the middle of the bridge carrying
Moss Road over the said railway ; thence eastwards,
along the middle of Moss Road to the middle of
Pollokshaws Road ; thence north-eastwards along the
middle of Pollokshaws Road till it is intersected by ,
the Parliamentary boundary, at the point first before-
described.
XXIV. Ward,— Kelvinside.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh com-
prehended withiu a line di'awn from a point in the-
middle of the bridge over the River Kelvin at Great
Western Road, where it is intersected by the middle-
line of said river, northw.ards and westwards up thfr
middle of the said river to the Municipal boundary
immediately east of the Corporation Gasworks at
Dawsholm ; thence following said Municipal boundary
south-westwards, westwards, southwards, eastwards,
south-westwards, southwards, south-westwards, east-
wards, northwards, eastwards, southwards, eastwards,
northwards, eastwards, north-eastwards, eastwards,
and south-eastwards to the Parliamentary boundary
in University Avenue; thence eastwards along the
Parliamentary boundary to the middle of the River
Kelvin ; thence north-eastwards along the middle of
the River Kelvin to the middle of said bridge at Great
Western Road, the point first before described.
XXV. Ward.— Maryhill.
That portion of the City and Royal Burgh compre-
hended within a linedrawn from apoint in themiddleof
the River Kelvin wiiere the Parliamentary boundary
joins that river north of Tillic Street, up the middle of
the said river until the Municipal boundary is reached
near the Corporation Gasworks at Dawsholm ; thence
north-westwards, north-eiistwards, eastwards, south-
eastwards, eastwards, southwards, and south-east-
wards along the said boundary until it is intersected
by the middle line of the Hamilton Hill Branch
Railway ; thence southwards along the middle of said
branch line of railway until it is intersected by the
Parliamentary boundary west of Keppoch Row;
thence westwards and south-westwards along said
Parliamentary boundary to the middle of the Forth
and Clyde Canal ; thence northwards and south-
westwards along the middle of said canal to a point
where it meets the Parliamentary boundary; thence
south-\ve-twards along said Parliamentary boundary
to the middle of the River Kelvin at the point first
before described.
A Coloured Map of the City, showing the Revised Wards, is now in course of
preparation and will be issued shortly.
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| Description | Post-Office annual Glasgow directory 1896-1897 |
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| Description | Glasgow : Printed by J. Graham for the letter-carriers of the Post-Office, 1828-? Imprint and title vary. [Varying forms of title: Glasgow Post-Office directory, Glasgow Post-Office annual directory, Post Office Glasgow annual directory.] |
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| Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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| Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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