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- Partick remained a relatively small village until the early nineteenth century.
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Partick remained a relatively small village until the early nineteenth century. The steep drop of the River Kelvin between what is now Glasgow's Botanic Gardens and the river's mouth, led to Partick becoming an important centre of milling, especially grain milling.
Although Partick remained a village until the middle of the 18th century, it is an ancient place. The Kings of Strathclyde had a residence there, and in 1136 David I (1124–1153) granted the lands of Perdyc to the see of Glasgow. The Bishops of Glasgow had a country seat in Partick.
By Bill Spalding. Until annexed in 1912 to become a district of the City of Glasgow, Partick was a village (later an independent burgh) lying west of Glasgow. Fossil Grove in Whiteinch Park contains prehistoric fossilised tree stumps.
Feb 7, 2024 · Partick's history dates all the way back to ancient times - while there was nothing like Dumbarton Road, the Kings of Strathclyde did have a residence in what would become modern day Partick, and it was later the site of Partick Castle, owned by George Hutcheson, which was demolished in 1836.
The Industrial Revolution and the arrival of steam power led to the mechanised deepening of the Clyde which changed the nature of Partick from a picturesque riverside village to a centre of heavy industry.
With industrial expansion in the 19th century a village of 1,235 people in 1820 had grown to over 10,000 people by 1860. By 1911 over 66,000 people lived in Partick. To cope with the changes Partick became a Police Burgh in 1852. The original Burgh Hall and police station can be seen at the back of Morrison's car park, on Anderson Street.
With the establishment in the 1840s of Tod & MacGregor's Meadowside Shipyard at the mouth of the River Kelvin, Partick was transformed from a weaving village of 1,000 to an industrial community of 5,000 by 1850. People poured in looking for work from all over Scotland and from Ireland.
