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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.
In June 1852, at a public meeting, the householders of Partick agreed to constitute themselves into a Police Burgh to remedy a range of common concerns including:
Partick became a Police Burgh in 1852, with the first council led by the senior magistrate, David Tod, who would become Partick's first provost. A public meeting took place on 4th August 1852 to elect commissioners and appoint magistrates to establish the new burgh.
Feb 7, 2024 · Growing up in Partick was a pleasure reserved by many proud Glaswegians - but it was only just over a 100 years ago in 1912 when the burgh of Partick was annexed by the city of Glasgow.
The village of Partick lay north of the River Clyde, west of the River Kelvin and south of the Highway. For some time the western boundary was near where Anderson Street is today, not moving further west until the mid-1800s. The village did not extend north of the Highway until after the 1797 bridge was built.
Partick was a Police burgh from 1852 until 1912 when it was incorporated into the city. [5] [6] Partick is the area of the city most connected with the Highlands, and several Gaelic agencies, such as the Gaelic Books Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle nan Leabhraichean) are located in the area. [7] Some ATMs in the area display Gaelic. [8]
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Jan 18, 1999 · Partick Anecdotes is what it says it is - a collection of stories from and about an area which stretches along the northern bank of the Clyde from Gilmorehill in the east, to Whiteinch in...
