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by William Campbell, March 1932. This article is extracted from documents which record a talk given in March 1932 by 75 year-old William Campbell to the members of All Saints Young People’s Club.
Jordanhill ( Scots: Jordanhull, Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Iòrdain) [ 1] is an affluent [ 2] area of the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The area consists largely of terraced housing dating from the early to mid 20th century, with some detached and semi-detached homes and some modern apartments.
In the 21st century, the Jordanhill area of Glasgow is a prosperous suburb which at one time housed a major institution: the Jordanhill College. Following the closure, the site became mired in. This view shows Jordan Hill, as it looked in the DATE. The house was constructed.
Recent developments. JORDANHILL EARLY RECOLLECTIONS. II came to Jordanhill a boy of 6 years of age 69 years ago. At that time it was, no doubt, a truly rural district. It was far from Glasgow, to reach, which one had to walk either to Partick or Hillhead where a bus could be joined, the cost of transit being fourpence.
Jordanhill College of Education, 1955. The Church of Scotland and the Free Church founded and managed Glasgow's first teacher training colleges. In 1905, however, the churches' colleges were transferred to the state and local Provincial Committees were set up to manage them.
Jan 3, 2024 · Think about Jordanhill and what springs to mind? Perhaps the current school or, going further back, the former Teaching Training College? You might be surprised to learn that before it became part of Glasgow, the area was once home to a private family and their estate.
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Jul 23, 2006 · (Jordanhill happens to be the “1029th busiest station in the United Kingdom”; it “no longer has a staffed ticket counter.”) The Encyclopædia Britannica, which for more than two centuries has been...
