Cowcaddens

Cowcaddens

Coordinates: 55°52′05″N 4°15′35″W / 55.868194°N 4.259635°W / 55.868194; -4.259635

Cowcaddens
Scottish Gaelic: Coille Challtainn
Scots: Coocaddens
Cowcaddens is located in Glasgow
Cowcaddens

 Cowcaddens shown within Glasgow
OS grid reference NS587662
Council area Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G4
Dialling code 0141
Police Strathclyde
Fire Strathclyde
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Glasgow Central
Scottish Parliament Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow
List of places: UK • Scotland • Glasgow

Cowcaddens (Scots: Coocaddens, Scottish Gaelic: Coille Challtainn)[1] is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is virtually in the city centre and is bordered by the areas of Garnethill to the south and Townhead to the east.

The southern fringes of Cowcaddens have historically housed one of Glasgow's premier entertainment districts, with the Theatre Royal at the upper end of Hope Street, the massive Cineworld multi-storey cinema complex and the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall taking place at the top of West Nile Street. From 1957 to 2003, the headquarters of STV were located there - having since relocated to Pacific Quay. Two former theatres, the Royalty Theatre and the Glasgow Apollo (now occupied by the Cineworld complex) used to stand in the area.

Housing in the area is primarily ex-council housing (there are no council houses in Glasgow since their transfer to the Glasgow Housing Association).

Glasgow Caledonian University is nearby. Cowcaddens is served by Cowcaddens subway station on the Glasgow Subway system.

The socialist politician Edward Hunter, who was instrumental in helping build the left in New Zealand, was a Labour councillor for Cowcaddens from 1937 till 1959.

References

  1. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland



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