Hyndland

Hyndland is a prime residential area in the fashionable West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.

Bordering the Broomhill, Dowanhill, Kelvinside and Partickhill areas, it is a middle-class area populated mainly by professionals (many employed at the nearby University of Glasgow) and young bourgeois bohemians including a number of noted authors, poets and actors. Average property prices in the area are much higher than the Glasgow or Scottish averages.

There are a number of retail outlets in the area including high quality delicatessens, cafés, hair and beauty centres, and local service shops.

The area is defined principally by its quiet streets and red sandstone tenements, many of which are fronted by communal city gardens, often embellished with ornate doorway carvings and stained glass windows, built in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. There are also a number of townhouses built during these periods which contribute significantly to the area's character. While many of these townhouses have been split into multiple apartments to cater to modern urban living, a number of them remain individual properties. This division accounts for the area's unusual demographic. The district can also be characterised by its famously large population of domestic cats.

There is a local school, Hyndland Secondary School. The Glasgow and Hillhead-Jordanhill rugby teams play in the area at "Hughenden Stadium". There is also a lawn bowling club - Hyndland Bowling club which was founded in 1904.

The area includes several churches including Church of Scotland, Scottish Episcopalian, Roman Catholic and Calvary Charismatic denominations.

Hyndland railway station is on the North Clyde and Argyle lines, offering a direct link to central Glasgow in under ten minutes, and by a number of bus routes. The nearest Subway stations are Hillhead and Partick.

Notable Residents

*Billy Boyd, Actor
*Bobo Balde, Footballer
*Michael Coulter, Cinematographer
*David Calder, Actor
*Robert Carlyle, Actor
*Liz Lochhead, Poet and Dramatist
*Aidan Moffat, Musician
*Roddy Woomble, Musician

External links

* [http://www.hyndl.demon.co.uk/ Hyndland Local History] .
* [http://www.hyndland.org.uk/ Hyndland Residents' Association] .
* [http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/places/hyndland.html Glasgow Digital Library: Hyndland Images] .
* [http://www.hyndlandparishchurch.org/ Hyndland Parish Church] .