The reason I have included Bargeddie was for three reasons.
My Paternal Grandparents came from Bargeddie.
My old school friends and girlfriends came from Bargeddie.
There are street names that both links links and had similar themes to Baillieston.
© Baillieston Born 'n' Bred 2024
BARGEDDIE: The origin of the name.
I have heard two plausible origins for the name.
1: The name Bargeddie in Old Scots translates to Bar =High Geddie =Gate and in the 1700’s all old maps show is T.P. a Turnpike which is a Toll, just like the toll roads we have today where you paid a small charge to use the road that paid for the maintenance of it.
2: It come from Balgedy meaning a settlement on ploughed field
My best guess is 1 the Turnpike Toll and is shown on old maps.
BARGEDDIE STREET NAMES:
There were similarities to some street names used in Baillieston in the respect of land use features and layouts. Royalty especially Mary Queen of Scots.
BREDISHOLM ROAD: This was what we used to call the “Back Road” into Bargeddie which was a continuation of Bredisholm Road in Baillieston and ran passed the old entrance to the Bredisholm Estate.
MAINHILL ROAD: Named after the old steading just west of Bargeddie.
ROSEBANK TERRACE: Named after the old steading just west of Bargeddie.
MONKLAND VIEW: As it says
LUGGIEBANK PLACE: On the banks of the Luggie Burn
GARTLISTON TERRACE: Relates to raised rectangular Runrigs which were small plots annually allocated to estate workers to grow food. Gart = Raised : Liston = Enclosed Rectangular Field. They might have called it the Baulk, but that name was used in Baillieston.
LANGMUIR ROAD: A hamlet shown on old maps in the southeast corner of Bargeddie. Translation wise it just means a long moor
QUEENS CRESCENT: An indication that Mary Queen of Scot was in, stayed or travelled through the area. Baillieston also has references to Mary Queen of Scots. There are many references to Mary in neighbouring Baillieston street names.
GRACE AVENUE: Mary Queen of Scots was always addressed as “Your Grace”.
ABERCROMBIE CRESCENT: Confluence of two rivers at a bend.
Also further ½ mile downstream the Luggie runs into the North Calder.
DYKEHEAD ROAD: There was an old Hamlet called and spelt Dike Head on old maps. c.1885.
It was at the junction of what was the Mainhill Road and Dykehead Road.
EDWARD STREET: It could be related to two King Edwards King Edward VI and VIII
In 1543, Scottish & English ambassadors signed the Treaty of Greenwich and agreed to betroth Mary, Queen of Scots and Edward VI. As this peace treaty was not ratified by the Scottish Parliament.
However, the date when the houses were planned in the late 1920’s, early 1930’s also suggest it was probably in honour of Edward VIII before he abdicated in 1936 as the houses on this street would have already been built and the name for the street was allocated in advance.
The Winsor Hall also supports Edward VIII as he was Edward Windsor.
LIBERTY AVENUE: Liberty Land is land that has been revoked by the Crown and came under the control of a Laird. These Lands were later taken over by local council authorities.
PARK ROAD: This was a road that circumvented the Bargeddie estate to a park now called Queens Park at Queens Crescent. It would have been used as a Gala Park for events.
SUNNYSIDE DRIVE: This is a name given to south facing land usually where tenants Runrigs were built. These were allocated to tenants annually by the Laird. FYI: North facing Rigs were called Blacklands.
WINDSOR PATH: Named after the Windsor Hall that stood at the Southeast corner of Bargeddie Cross. The Hall was probably named after the Royal Family. The Hall was originally a Miners Welfare Hall and it was reportedly built in 1908 however since the mines in that area closed in the 1920 mostly due to flooding the Hall was probably renamed after WWI as the Royal Family did not change their name to Windsor to 1917. It was demolished in circa 2015.
DUKES ROAD: Edward Duke of Windsor
CASTLE WAY: Windsor Castle
KING PLACE: King Edward
COUNTESS WAY: Mary was buried in Westminster Abbey next to her aunt the Countess of Lennox
BARON PATH: Probably after Baron Sir John Maxwell her main supporter.
MARY SQUARE: Another link to Mary Queen of Scots. She had four handmaidens who walked with her in a square pattern. They were Mary Beaton, Mary Seton, Mary Carmichael and Mary Fleming
CAMPSIE VIEW: As it says
BRAESIDE CRESENT: Brae on the side of the slope on Queens Park There was also a Braehead and a Braepark
MELROSE AVENUE: A Castle Mary Queen of Scots stayed in her exile
ROSLYN DRIVE : A Castle Mary Queen of Scots stayed in her exile