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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Polmadie

  

Polmadie Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Polmadie

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Polmadie history

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Origin and meaning of the name

Polmadie is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Poll Mac Dè. A remarkable feature of this place-name is how the original stress-pattern has survived. It is still pronounced “pawmaDEE” exactly as it would have been stressed in Gaelic.

Shipbuilding

Alley & MacLellan Ltd was a significant producer of smaller commercial vessels as well as the world’s leading manufacturer of steam lorries. The company specialised in supporting the far reaches of the British Empire by constructing vessels that were dismantled into kit form once they had been completed.

You can visit Polmadie places with Walkfo Polmadie to hear history at Polmadie’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Polmadie has 331 places to visit in our interactive Polmadie map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Polmadie, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Polmadie places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Polmadie & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 331 audio facts unique to Polmadie places in an interactive Polmadie map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Polmadie Places Map
331 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Polmadie tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Polmadie

  

Best Polmadie places to visit

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Polmadie has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Polmadie’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Polmadie’s information audio spots:

Muirend Muirend is situated about 4 miles (6.5 km) south of Glasgow city centre. The G44 postcode was rated as the most desirable area of Scotland to live in. Neighbouring areas include Cathcart, Merrylee and Newlands.

Cathcart Cemetery Cathcart Cemetery is a cemetery in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, which was opened in 1878 . It is named after the nearby neighbourhood of Cathcart on the southern outskirts of Glasgow, but does not actually fall within the city boundaries .

Strathbungo Strathbungo grew up as a small village built along the Pollokshaws Road, one of the main arteries leading southwards from the centre of Glasgow, adjoined by the Camphill Estate, now part of Queens Park. The feudal superiors, the Maxwells of Pollok, preferred the name Marchtown, and this name is seen on some old maps.

Burnside railway station Burnside railway station serves the Burnside and Blairbeth areas of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland . The station is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways .

St Andrew’s Cross, Glasgow St Andrew’s Cross, also known as Eglinton Toll, is a road junction in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. The junction is known as the St Andrew Cross.

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

Sandyford, Glasgow Sandyford is north of the River Clyde and forms part of the western periphery of Glasgow. Formerly the name of a ward under Glasgow Town Council in the early 20th century. It is within a continuous area of dense urban development bordering several other neighbourhoods.

Athletes’ Village (Glasgow 2014) The Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was situated on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site, in the east end of Glasgow. The site was used as accommodation for up to 8,000 athletes and officials from all over the Commonwealth nations. After the games, the site was further developed and has up to 1,400 homes, a portion of which are available for social rental.

1990 Auckland Jewish daycare stabbing A mentally ill woman attacked the playground of the Jewish Kadimah School’s daycare in Central Auckland, stabbing four children with a knife. The attack continued as other young students looked on “in horror”, while members of staff ran to help the children. The woman, 52-year-old Pauline Janet Williamson, was eventually disarmed by a male teacher. The children, aged 6 to 8, were hospitalised immediately afterwards.

Tradeston Flour Mills explosion The Tradeston Flour Mills exploded on 9 July 1872. Eighteen people died and at least 16 were injured. The mill was owned by Matthew Muir & Sons and had been in operation for 30 years.

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