© Baillieston Born 'n' Bred 2024
BAILLIESTON SOUTH IS SOUTH OF THE MAIN STREET AND CHURCH STREET
The original Lands of Wester Daldowie, including Greenoakhill, was owned by George Scott and were extensive, they took in most of the south side of Baillieston and several small areas in North Baillieston.
In 1872, on the death of George Scott, the estate was split between his two sons, George* and Robert**.
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*George Scott inherited: Wester Daldowie/Broomhouse, East side of Muirside.
His daughter Mary inherited his estate. She married James Nelson.
On Mary's death the estate was held in trust until an heir was found.
George Scott-Nelson son of James Nelson and Catherine Coats-Gordon inherited Daldowie from his uncle which had been held in trust until 1909 when he became 21 and an took on the name George Scott Nelson-Scott.
He sold his lands to Lanarkshire County Council around the late 1920s - early1930s.
This was almost the same as what happened to John Scott who became John Maxwell Scott-Maxwell and inherited Baillieston Estate and Garrowhill from an uncle. It would be difficult to say if they were related, however two names appear in both families : Scott and Coats.
Another strange coincidence was that both George Scott Nelson-Scott and John Maxwell Scott-Maxwell also went to Glasgow University and the same time.
George Scott Nelson-Scott was a BSc in Civil Engineering.(b1888)
John Maxwell Scott-Maxwell a BSc in Electrical Engineering.(b.1880)
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**Robert Scott inherited: Boghall, Greenoakhill, West side of Muirside, Boghall, Muirend, Muiredge, North Baillieston from Main Street to Camp Road.
On his death his daughter Mary inherited his estate, she married John Fulton Miller
Mary took the Name Mary Scott-Miller
Their son Robert Scott-Miller inherited the estate when he became 21 in 1906
He sold his land to Lanarkshire County Council and Petersons Quarries sometime in the late 1920's
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SOUTH SCOTT STREET: Named after Major George Scott Nelson-Scott of Daldowie.
NELSON STREET / PLACE As above
GEORGE STREET As above.
GEORGE PLACE This was a cul-de-sac that later was merged into Drumpellier Road in the early 1954.
During my original 2002 investigations Frankie Owens in 2002 who lived at No2 confirmed to me that his birth certificate lists the address as No 2 George Place.
1970's two small paths off Nelson Place / Street where named by Lanarkshire County Council to move away from the landed gentry themes which would have been a condition of sale of the lands.
VICTORY WAY: Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson’s ship HMS Victory.
WELLINGTON PATH: The Duke of Wellington
LCC’s motive for the change of theme to a Horatio Nelson theme to link Nelson was probably to steer the names away from the Landed Gentry names who were now dead anyway. George Scott Nelson-Scott died in 1939 and had not married and had no known children therefore a challenge of these new names could not be made.
The rest of secondary name theme was.
Alexander John Scott: Nelson's personal chaplain at the Battle of Trafalgar, and had previously served as his private secretary.
King George III
Admiral Horatio Nelson
The Duke of Wellington
Ralph Willet Miller: Nelson's Captain 1796 to 1780.
MILLER STREET: Was in fact named after Robert Scott-Miller of Wester Daldowie / Greenoakhill who owned the strip of land from Muiredge (the Health Centre and Muiredge Terrace) Miller Street , which also took in a row of cottages called Muirend and all the way up to Muirhead Road. In 1912 Robert Scott-Miller donated the plot of land St. Andrews Church was built on.
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MUIRHEAD ROAD Originally the Hamlet of Muirhead relates to the Muirheads* who owned the Bredisholm estate and lived in Bredisholm House.
(*From available historical articles)
The hill at the start of the road was at Crosshill and was originally known as "Dickson's Brae" after Doctor Dickson who lived on Muirhead Road. (1885 Maps)
"The Hangman's Brae".
No one seemed to know exactly why it was called that. The local story was that the house at the top of the brae was were the Glasgow Hangman lived, however deep research really dispels this as the house was funded and built by the United Free Church UFC in 1878 and was Rhindsdale Manse (Now Rhindsdale Lodge) and it seems highly unlikely a Hangman would was only required a couple of times a year have lived or there. Census data shows that the ministers of Rhindsdale church lived there.
As far as places called The "Hangman's Brae" research shows that in Scotland there were only two "Hangman's Braes" that directly were related to Hanging.
Glasgow: Hangman's Brae was used to describe the walk up Ladywell Street to where the Gallows were at one time at an area known as Howgatehead near the Cathedral.
Aberdeen: Hangman's Brae referred to Castle Brae.
I believe the origin of the name "The Hangman's Brae" is far less dramatic and was actually a geological term that dates back to coal and mineral mining in the southeast side of Baillieston, especially at Calderbank Pits No1 and No2. What we do know about that area of Baillieston/ Calderbank is that it sits on sandstone and can be seen both at the sandstone cliffs at the Calderbank / Calderpark boundary and the bed of the North Calder.
Below is a and extract from the British Geological Survey titled "The Lexicon of Named Rock Units "Hangman Sandstones Formation"" and I believe it describes the origin of the name "The Hangman's Brae":
Sandstone cliffs are formed from a considerable thickness of sandstone known as 'the Hangman Grits' (or more formally the 'Hangman Sandstone Formation') laid down during the Devonian Period. They were subsequently folded during the Variscan Orogeny and the strata are seen locally to dip at between 25 and 35 degrees.
It is not so much the steep road that is The Hangman's Brae it is the whole south side of of that slope down from the top of the rise Loanhead (Muirhead Road) and East to Ellismuir running all the way down to where the Calder and where the sandstone cliffs of the Calderbank / Calderpark boundary.
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1980/90 private cul-de-sacs include
MUIRHEAD COURT. Built on the ground where Dr Murray’s mansion stood.
MUIRHEAD GROVE. Built on the plot that was occupied by the old Girl Guide hall and Ian Wilsons timber yard behind the Crosshill Tavern. This originally was the location Crosshill Square.
MUIRHEAD GARDENS. This was located at the bottom end on the 1980 built Loancroft council estate.
CHURCH STREET
St Andrews Church Location. Maps from 1874 name it as The Back Road.
GILLIES LANE: This strip of land and the cottages were owned by Alexander Gillies. (from old Valuation Rolls)
Prior to Mr Gillies owning the lane it was named as "Quality Lane"
GARDENERS LANE: Is the short lane that runs ay an angle from Main Street to Church Street.
Related to the Baillieston Adelphi Lodge No21 Band "Old Scottish Order of Free Gardeners" whose band walked round the village before walking to a major gathering at the like of Tollcross Park etc. The route round Baillieston started on Main Street and cut through the Lane passed their Lodge.
ELMSLIE COURT
The site of old Elmslie Garden Nursery. The land was owned by the Elmsie Family. (from old Valuation Rolls)
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When this estate was built in 1984/85 it was advertised by Barratt as "A quiet cul-de-sac", however the District Councillor Jim McVicar demanded that the road be open through to Nelson Place for access to Nelson Place / Street. It rather predictably became a dangerous taxi Rat-Run and a shortcut for people coming out of the Main Street pubs late at night. The residents of the private estate put up a very good case that Regional Councillor Dougy Hay fully agreed with, and insisted it was made a cul-de sac for both safety reasons, and as the agreed "Plans" also "As Advertised" and as "Sold". It also breached the "Trades Descriptions Act". The Regional Fire Chief was also consulted and agreed that making it a cul-de-sac caused no issues for access.
BREVAL COURT
BREVAL was the name of an old Cottage where Muirhead Road meets Bredisholm Road.
The town of Breval is in central France, the name means "Meadow in the valley"
STATION ROAD
Road to the original Baillieston Railway Station. Two bombs were dropped near here in 1941, one exploded, one was a UXB (Ref George Lindsay)
STATION PARK
The site of Baillieston Juniors football Ground and Prior to that the Ellismuir 1 & 2 collieries.
BRACADALE ROAD / GDNS / GROVE
Old Scots / Norse term for sloping land in a valley. In this case the North Calder Valley. And another version of Breval)
BLAVEN COURT
Old Scots / Norse term meaning Sunnyside (South facing) , or hill of bloom.
LOANCROFT GARDENS: Named after the small weaver’s hamlet of Loancroft. Scottish word dictionaries term a "Loaning" is a piece of uncultivated ground where cows are milked. Before the M73 was built in the 70s all the land south of Baillieston was mostly Dairy Farm land. Loancroft Avenue built in 1979 houses let in 1980. (Old map data).
1885 also show an old area named Loanhead on the south side of Muirhead Road.
CALDERBANK VIEW This area overlooked the old Calderbank Estate.
On an old track from Muirhead Road there was a Lodge that was at the northern entrance to the Calderbank estate. This can be seen on an O.S map Lanarkshire Sheet VII.SW dated 1910. This track went under the Caledonian Railway bridge, which was filled in circa 2000