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This page provides a comprehensive Guide
to the Hillhead Area in Glasgow. Information and Free Advice
on Renting in the Hillhead Area is provided in table form. If you
are interested in renting a property in the Hillhead and the
information is not listed in this Guide or in any of our other
Glasgow Guides then please contact us
and we will aim to include it in our next review. |
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Area Name: |
Hillhead |
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Part of Glasgow: |
West
(North of River Clyde) |
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Postcode: |
G12 9__ |
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Summary: |
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Location: |
9 (out of 10) |
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Amenity: |
9 (out of 10) |
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Accommodation: |
7 (out of 10) |
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Total: |
25
(out of 30) |
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Overall Position: |
5th |
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With the possible
exception of the Merchant City, Hillhead is probably the most
vibrant and stimulating place to live in the City of Glasgow.
It is an overpowering mix of nightlife, culture and greenery along
its boundaries with a heart of terraces and tenements mixed in with
grand residences and leafy suburbia. The combination of a large
student and professional population creates a huge demand for
accommodation throughout the year. |
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Price Ranges: |
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Low £ pcm |
High £ pcm |
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Studio Flats: |
£300 |
£420 |
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1 Bed Flats: |
£350 |
£650 |
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2 Bed Flats: |
£550 |
£1200 |
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3 Bed Flats: |
£750 |
£1600 |
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Houses: |
£950 |
£2000+ |
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Location: |
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Marks |
9
(out of 10) |
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Hillhead is part of the West End
Conservation Area created in 1972 and is an area in the heart of the
West End of Glasgow bounded by
Great Western Road to its northern boundary,
The River Kelvin
to the
East, University Avenue to the South
with
Byres Road to the
West.
Hillhead is home to
the Great Western Infirmary (North Glasgow University NHS Trust) and
to Glasgow University as well as the University Campus which now
spreads across much of the district and inhabits many of its more
grand townhouses and terraces.
As with many
other parts of the West End, the character
of the area itself is a result of the manner in which the buildings
have been carefully maintained by their owners through the years.
This is largely assisted by the University itself which has
gradually acquired and preserved a large number of the buildings
which extend beyond the immediate confines of its position on
Gilmorehill.
The bulk of Hillhead was constructed on one of
Glasgow's several drumlins which has its highest point at the
junction between Gibson Street and Hillhead Street.
Much of the effect of this feature is concealed by
the University campus boundary which forms much of the southern
boundary of Hillhead and shields the best views over Kelvingrove
Park for its staff and students. A walk into
the main campus is highly recommended as is the view south over
Kelvingrove and the city from the main elevation
Glasgow University is widely regarded as Scotland's
foremost University (particularly by people in Glasgow) and many of
its 20 000 students choose to live around the edges of its enlarged
campus. This obviously places a great demand for property in the
area, although the demand is mainly towards the Great Western Road
and Byres Road edges which are generally more affordable. As a
consequence today the area is in great demand which is reflected in
both purchase and letting prices.
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Amenity |
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Marks: |
9
(out of 10) |
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The amenities and
attractions of the Hillhead area are obvious and varied. Byres Road and
Ashton Lane provide a rich mix of pubs, clubs and restaurants which
attract visitors worldwide.
Cresswell Lane
extends the theme created by Ashton Lane but still has a more boho
chic feel than its more bar chic of
its trendy neighbour.
The Botanic Gardens
is another feature of this area as it lies to the immediate North of
Great Western Road and is well used by the local residents.
Hillhead residents
are spoiled for choice when it comes to parks since Kelvingrove Park
also forms around its southern edge beyond Gilmorehill.
There are fantastic
transportation links into the City Centre either by bus or by
Underground which is accessed from Hillhead Underground station on
Byres Road.
The city centre is
within walking distance as is
Glasgow
University
on University Avenue, Western Hospital on Dumbarton Road and the BBC
on Queen Margaret Drive.
There are many
bars, pubs and clubs, the most notable being along Ashton Lane which
has become the central social watering hole for Glasgow's Great and
Good. The Ubiquitous Chip
is a restaurant of international repute and is normally booked up
months in advance as is Room at One Devonshire Gardens which lies to the
immediate west of Dowanhill on Great Western Road.
Schools are
good and are well above the national average. There are also a large
number of Independent Schools in the area which provide education of
an international standard. |
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Accommodation |
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Marks: |
7
(out of 10) |
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With a few notable
exceptions Hillhead
consists largely of
tenement
apartment
buildings
and terraces
predominately from the
late 19th Century originally built to cater for Glasgow’s
middle
and lower middle
classes.
The
tenement
buildings are predominately between 4
and 5
stories in height
treated externally in buff colour sandstone obtained from local
quarries.
Unlike its wealthier neighbour Dowanhill there is less in the way of
green space or amenity.
The tenements
reflect the speculative nature of their construction
and the fact that their development began in the late 19th
Century when the area was already established with the correspondent
increase in land values.
The buildings facades are generally
plain with some decorative features around entrances and window on
the front elevation. Some of the more spacious properties have
ornate bay windows or
elegant steps with wrought iron
railings
leading up to the
front
entrances.
Closes (internal
common areas within the building) are often elaborately decorated
with period wall tiling to dado height which frequently extends up
the entire stair.
The buildings to the east and south are larger and
more grand many being classical villas which were built in the
earlier part of the 18th Century when the area was largely owned by
the Gibson Family.
Today the majority of residential property is apartments, usually in
a purpose built tenement block but occasionally in a converted
townhouse or villa. The quality of accommodation is generally
high but varies according to location.
As a general rule of
thumb the closer a property is to University Avenue the better its
standard of accommodation.
The southern boundary adjacent to University Avenue was always
desirable as it was always close to the Park and the Gilmorehill
Estate.
The
terraces which line Great Western Road are also always in demand.
These predate most of the tenemental housing stock and were
generally created as townhouses but are mostly converted into flats.
As with much
of the West End's housing stock, some of the
earlier conversions which were carried out in the 1950’s and 60’s
are of a poorer standard as they were converted to accommodate the
rapidly expanding student and staff population of Glasgow University
and the Western Infirmary when purchase costs were lower.
As prices are not
as high in Hillhead as they are in Dowanhill, Kelvinside or Hyndland
there is a larger percentage of this type of accommodation in the
area particularly since this more affordable accommodation is
eagerly snapped up by students.
Several of the blocks within
Hillhead are |
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Population: |
The existing
population of Hillhead is an eclectic mix of predominately
professional middle class and students who live in rented
accommodation.
The area is also
popular with lecturers, media employees and medical staff who work
in the BBC, Western Hospital or Glasgow University which are all
within walking distance of the area.
There are also a
large number of younger city professionals who live here, attracted
by the vibrant nightlife, good mix of restaurants, shops and bars
together with its close proximity to the city centre and the well
developed transportation links both to the city and beyond. |
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Parking: |
Permits
and meters. |
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History of Area |
The
Hillhead
area can be seen as developing from 1840
when the
Great Western Road was constructed in order to provide a
direct route from the city to the areas to the west of the city for
the first time.
This was a result of the rapid expansion
within the centre of
Glasgow itself in the mid 19th Century when the rapid
increase in population coupled with problems of overcrowding,
disease and poor sanitation necessitated expansion to the cleaner
air to the west.
This
westward trend
encouraged the relocation of the Botanic Gardens to the Kelvinside
estate several years later which in turn further accelerated the
change in the area from the isolated farm communities and large
country estates of the very wealthy.
The
attractions of the Hillhead area around was obvious particularly as
it was already home to several wealthy families to the south and
eastern edges of the area
In Hillhead large parts of the Gibson Estate, the
largest in the area were being acquired from the late 1840's by
wealthy merchants to create their own West End residences and buy
into the west end dream. One of the earliest examples of these large
villas is Southpark House at 64 Southpark Avenue which is still
standing today.
The Gibson name is remembered in Gibson Street itself
which runs centrally through the area up towards the University
campus.
Speculative
development started in Hillhead in the 1860’s initially along
the length of Great Western Road itself.
Several
prominent architects were commissioned for this prestigious work
most notably Charles Wilson, Alexander Greek Thomson, James Thomson
and John T. Rochead as developers strived to offer the highest
standards of modern living available at the time.
The
result along the Road is an elegant mix of Townhouses and Terraces
set back from the Main Road to increase the feeling of spaciousness
and grandeur.
Byres Road itself
is a slightly more utilitarian affair. The road forms the western
boundary of Hillhead and was originally the road which led from Partick to the mansion of
Byres of Partick. Until the mid 19th Century this road was little
more than a minor access road with a mix of single storey to 2
storey buildings in the traditional Scottish vernacular. (e.g.
Curlers Bar which dates from mid 18th Century).
In 1872 Byres
Road became the High Street of the newly defined Burgh of Hillhead
and was lined with newly constructed tenements.
Once both Byres Road and Great Western Road was fully
developed the surrounding area became attractive to developers.
Hillhead had earlier been the centre for a short
lived series of shallow pit coal mines which had been mined
intensively for a short period at the start of the Industrial
Revolution. As a consequence the land was seen as less desirable and
was cheaper than the land occupied by Dowanhill to the west which
remained untouched by the mining works.
As the area
became more established, particularly after Glasgow University
relocated itself to Gilmorehill in 1870, demand for sites in the
area grew and mass development increased in the area.
The grid concept of the City itself was again
imposed upon the topography of the land with a Roman relentlessness.
Roads and services were installed allowing the buildings and people
to follow suit.
Gilmorehill runs
along the southern edge of the area and was formerly owned by a
series of tobacco barons who built a prominent mansion on the site
at the turn of the 19th Century. As the area became
increasingly part of the rapidly expanding city of Glasgow the land
was sold to Glasgow Western Cemetery Company who in turn (and before
they had the chance to create a west end Necropolis) sold the land
on to the College of Glasgow in 1865.
Many of the buildings originate from a later
period in the late 19th Century and were designed to provide more
affordable housing for people who still wished to live in the
increasingly fashionable West End they are typically tenement flats
varying in size from one to four bedrooms.
They are more austere than many although many
tenements in this area are particularly worthy of note. Mass
construction and little regard for Building Codes meant that a
number of tenements were constructed directly over mine shafts -
many of which were only a few feet deep. This has caused the
collapse of several buildings in the area over the last Century. |
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Statutory: |
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Local Council: |
Glasgow City
Council,
Telephone: 0141
287 2000
Website :
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/ |
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Nearest Police Station: |
Strathclyde Police 1380 Maryhill Rd, Glasgow ,
Maryhill,
Glasgow, G20 9TX
Telephone: 0141
532 3700
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Nearest Hospital: |
Western Infirmary,
Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow G11
6NT
Telephone: 0141
211 2000
Website : http://www.nhsgg.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=s2_2&loc_id=14/ |
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Nearest Library: |
Hillhead Library,
Byres
Road,
Hillhead, Glasgow G
Telephone: 0141
Website: |
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Main Retail Area: |
Byres Road,
Great Western Road |
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Education: |
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Nurseries: |
University
of Glasgow Nursery, 28 Hillhead Street
Glasgow, G12 8PZ
Telephone:
0141 334 4650
Website:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/nursery/ |
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Kelvin Side Day Nursery 17, Lancaster Crescent Lane,
Kelvinside, Glasgow, G12 0RS
Telephone: 0141
334 1124 |
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Somerset Nursery,2a & 3 Parkgrove Terrace,
Kelvingrove,
Glasgow. G3 7SD
Telephone:
0141 337 6655 |
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Primary Schools: |
Hillhead Primary School, 21 Cecil Street
Hillhead, Glasgow G12 8RL
Telephone: 0141 339 9175
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/GoingtoSchool/Findaschool/ |
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Notre Dame
Primary School, 66 Victoria Crescent Road,
Dowanhill
Glasgow G12 9JL
Telephone: 0141
334 2762
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/GoingtoSchool/Findaschool/ |
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Willowbank
Primary
School, Willowbank
Crescent,
Woodlands
Road Woodlands, Glasgow. G3
6NB
Telephone:
0141 332 6281
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/GoingtoSchool/Findaschool/ |
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St. Aloysius,
45 Hill Street,
Garnethill,
Glasgow. G3 6RJ
Telephone:
0141 332 3190 (Independent Fee paying school)
Website:
http://www.staloysius.org/ |
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The
Glasgow Academy Colebrooke Street
Glasgow G12 8HE
Telephone:
0141 334 8558 (Independent Fee paying school)
http://www.theglasgowacademy.org.uk/ |
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Secondary Schools: |
Hillhead High
School, Oakfield Avenue
Hillhead, Glasgow. G12 8LJ
Telephone: 0141-582-0100
http://www.hillheadhigh.ik.org/ |
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Notre
Dame
High
School, 160
Observatory Road,
Dowanhill,
Glasgow G12 9LN
Telephone:
0141 582 0190
Website:
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/GoingtoSchool/Findaschool/ |
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St.
Aloysius, 45 Hill Street,
Garnethill
Glasgow G3 6RJ
Telephone:
0141 3323190 (Independent Fee paying school)
Website:
http://www.staloysius.org/ |
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The
Glasgow Academy, Colebrooke Street
Glasgow G12 8HE
Telephone:
0141 334 8558 (Independent Fee paying school)
Website:
http://www.theglasgowacademy.org.uk/ |
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Further Education: |
University of Glasgow, University Avenue
Hillhead, Glasgow G12
8QQ
Telephone: 0141 330 2000
Website:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/ |
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University of
Strathclyde, Cathedral Street,
City Centre,
Glasgow G1
Telephone:
0141 582 0190
Website:
http://www.strath.ac.uk/ |
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Glasgow Caledonian University,
Cowcaddens Road
City Centre, Glasgow. G4 0BA
Telephone:
0800 027 9171 (Independent Fee paying school)
Website:
http://www.gcal.ac.uk/ |
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Glasgow
School of Art,
167 Renfrew Street,
Garnethill,
Glasgow. G3 6RQ
Telephone:
0141 353 4517
Website:
http://www.gsa.ac.uk/ |
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Stow College
43 Shamrock Street
Cowcaddens, Glasgow G4 9LD
Telephone: 0141-332 1786
Website:
http://www.stow.ac.uk/ |
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Travel: |
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Nearest Airport: |
Glasgow
International
Airport (5.4
miles)
Abbotsinch, Paisley,
PA3
2SJ
Website:
http://www.glasgowairport.com/ |
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Train Stations: |
Partick Station (0.6 miles)
Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow, G2 4PR
Telephone: 0845 748 4950 |
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Hyndland Station (0.6 miles)
Queensborough Gardens, Hyndland, Glasgow, G12 9PP
National
Rail Enquiries
08457 48 49
50
For rail
timetable and fares information
Telesales
08457 55 00
33
For rail
bookings by credit / debit card
Customer
Relations
0845 601
5929
For
enquiries about First ScotRail
Disabled
Assistance
0845 605
7021
Website:http://www.firstgroup.com/scotrail/content/travelinfo/station-info.php?stationletter=H |
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Glasgow Central
Station (1.5 miles)
Gordon Street, City Centre, Glasgow G1 3SL
Telephone: 0141
335 4352
Office Opening hours: 0730-1700 hours Monday – Friday
For train times,
ticket information etc.:
First ScotRail
– 0845 601 5929
Virgin – 0845 744 3366
GNER – 0845 722 5444
National Rail
Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 |
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Bus Station: |
Buchanan
Bus Station (1.75 miles)
Killermont St, Glasgow, G2 3NW
Telephone:
0141 333 3708 |
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Taxi |
Glasgow Taxis
Telephone: 0141
429 7070
Website: http://www.glasgowtaxisltd.co.uk/ |
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Places to Visit: |
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Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road,
Glasgow G12
0UE
Telephone: 0141
334 2422
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Kibble
Palace,
Botanic Gardens
(1863 by James Cousland) |
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University of Glasgow, University Avenue
Hillhead, Glasgow G12
8QQ
Telephone: 0141 330 2000
Website:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/ |
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Kelvingrove
Museum and
Art
Gallery,
Argyle
Street,
Kelvingrove, Glasgow.G3
8AG
Telephone: 0141 276 9599
Website:
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/index.cfm?venueid=4 |
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Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena 1431-1451
Argyle St,
Kelvin
Hall, Glasgow,
G3
8AW
Telephone:
0141 357 2525 |
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Transport
Museum,
1 Burnhouse Rd,
Kelvinhall, Glasgow,
G3
8DP.
Telephone:
0141 287 2720
Website:
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/index.cfm?venueid=7 |
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Glasgow
School of Art,
167 Renfrew Street,
Garnethill,
Glasgow. G3 6RQ
Telephone:
0141 353 4517
Website:
http://www.gsa.ac.uk/ |
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Area Landmarks: |
Grosvenor
Terrace,
1855 by J T
Rochead
(Grade A Listed from 15/12/1970) |
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94-106 Otago Street (1874 by Alexander
Greek Thomson) |
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Wellington Church,
University Avenue, (1883 T L Watson) |
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Great Western
Terrace Masterplan (1855-1867 by
Decimus Burton) |
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Former Kelvinside
Parish Church, 731 Great Western Road |
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BBC Queen Margaret
Drive, (1869 by JT Rochead) |
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Scots College, BBC
Queen Margaret Drive (1895 by John Keppie & Charles Rennie
Mackintosh) |
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North Park Terrace,
Hamilton Drive, Hillhead ( 1866 by Alexander "Greek" Thomson) |
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Belgrave Terrace, Great Western Road |
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Buckingham Terrace, Great Western Road |
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Western Baths,
Cranworth Street, Hillhead |
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Curler's Tavern,
Byres Road (dating from 18th Century) |
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Botanic Gardens
Garage, (now Arnold Clarks)
Vinicombe Street, Hillhead |
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The Salon Cinema
(1912-1913 by Brand & Lithgow)
Vinicombe Street, Hillhead |
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Nearby Landmarks: |
Mitchell Library, North
Street,
Charing Cross, Glasgow G3 7DN
Telephone: 0141 287 2999
Website:
http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/ |
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Kelvingrove
Museum and
Art
Gallery,
Argyle
Street,
Kelvingrove, Glasgow.G3
8AG
Telephone: 0141 276 9599
Website:
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/index.cfm?venueid=4 |
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Glasgow
University,
University
Avenue,
Hillhead,
Glasgow. G12 8QQ
Telephone:
0141-330 2000
Website:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/ |
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Glasgow Science
Centre, 50 Pacific Quay
Finnieston
Glasgow. G51 1EA
Telephone: 0871
540 1000
Website:
http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/ |
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Armadillo, SECC,
Finnieston Glasgow
G3 8YW
Telephone: 0141 248 3000
Website: http://www.secc.co.uk/
Tickets Website:
http://www.secctickets.com/ |
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Glasgow
School of Art,
167 Renfrew Street,
Garnethill,
Glasgow. G3 6RQ
Telephone:
0141 353 4517
Website:
http://www.gsa.ac.uk/ |
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Eating Out: |
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Room at One Devonshire Gardens,
Great Western Road,
Hyndland,
Glasgow. G12
0UX
Telephone: 0141
339
2001
http://www.onedevonshiregardens.com/ |
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Two Fat Ladies (Fish),
88 Dumbarton Road,
Kelvinhall, Glasgow.
G11 6NX
Telephone: 0141
339 1944
http://www.twofatladies.org/ |
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The Ubiquitous Chip,
(Scottish) 12 Ashton Lane
Hillhead, Glasgow G12
8SJ
Telephone: 0141 334 5007
Website:
http://www.ubiquitouschip.co.uk/ |
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Ashoka,
19 Ashton Lane,
Hillhead, Glasgow. G12 8SJ
Phone:
0141 337 1115
Website:
www.harlequinrestaurants.com/
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Little Italy, 205 Byres Road
Dowanhill Glasgow. G12 8TN
Telephone: 0141 339 6287
Website:
http://www.littleitalyglasgow.com/ |
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Tinderbox, 189 Byres Rd
Partick,
Glasgow, G12 8TS
Telephone: 0141
339 3108
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No.16, (Modern and
European) 16 Byres Road
Kelvinhall, Glasgow G11
5JY
Telephone: 0141 339 2544 |
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The Sisters Kelvingrove,
(Modern and European) 36
Kelvingrove St
Kelvingrove, Glasgow.
Telephone: 0141 564 1157 |
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Bars & Pubs: |
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Oran-Mor, Byres Road, (opposite
Botanic Gardens)
Hillhead,
Glasgow G12 8QX
Telephone:
0141 357 6201
Website: http://www.oran-mor.co.uk/ |
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Jinty McGuinty's,
23 Ashton Lane
Hillhead, Glasgow G12 8SJ
Telephone: 0141 339
0747
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Tennents Bar,
191 Byres Rd
Dowanhill, Glasgow G12 8TN
Telephone: 0141
341 1021 |
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The Rock,
205 Hyndland Rd
Dowanhill, Glasgow G12 9HE
Telephone 0141
334 6977 |
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Cottiers,
36 Kelvingrove
Street
Hillhead, Glasgow.
Telephone: 0141 564 1157 |
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Vodka Wodka, 31, Ashton Lane,
Hillhead,
Glasgow. G12 8SJ
Tel: 0141 341 0669 |
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The Lismore,
206 Dumbarton Rd,
Partick, Glasgow G11 6UN
Telephone: 0141 576 0103 |
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Booly Mardy's, 28
Vinicombe Street
Hillhead, Glasgow G12 8BE,
Tel: 0141 560 8004
Website:
http://www.bloodymarys.co.uk/ |
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Bar Budda, 8
Cresswell Lane
Dowanhill, Glasgow
Telephone: 0141 221 5279
Website:
http://www.barbudda.com/ |
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Nicos Café Bar, 379, Sauchiehall
St,
City
Centre, Glasgow, G2 3HU
Tel: 0141 332 7438 |
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Food & Drink: |
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Peckhams, 100
Byres Road,
Kelvinhall, Glasgow G12 8TB
Telephone:
0141 357 1454
http://www.peckhams.co.uk/ |
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I. J. Mellis, Cheesemonger,
492 Great Western Road,
Kelvinbridge, Glasgow. G12 8EW
Telephone: 0141 339 8998
Website:
http://www.ijmellischeesemonger.com/ |
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Roots and Fruits, Byres Road,
Dowanhill, Glasgow. G12
8AU
Telephone: 0141 339 5164
Website:
http://www.rootsandfruits.co.uk/ |
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Delizique, 66
Hyndland Street,
Partick, Glasgow
G11 5PT
Telephone:
0141 339 2000 |
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Il Cappuccino,
491 Great Western Road,
Kelvinbridge.
Glasgow G12 8HL
Telephone: 0141
337 3001 |
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Lupe Pintos
- 313 Great Western Road,
Woodlands,
Glasgow
Telephone:
0141 334 5444 |
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Heart Buchanan, 380 Byres Road,
Hillhead, Glasgow
Telephone: 0141 334 7626
Website:
http://www.heartbuchanan.co.uk/heartbuchanan/ |
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Polish Taste, 21 Hyndland Street,
Glasgow G11 5QE.
Telephone: 0141 338 6899 |
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Theatre: |
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The Glasgow
Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, ,
City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 3NY
Telephone: 0141 353 8000
Website:
http://www.grch.com/ |
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Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville St,
Sandyford, Glasgow. G3 7DR
Telephone:
0141 287 5005
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King's Theatre,
297 Bath Street,
City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2
4JN
Telephone: 0141
248 5332
Website:
http://www.theambassadors.com/kings/ |
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Cinema: |
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Grosvenor Cinema, 24 Ashton Lane,
Hillhead,
Glasgow. G12 8SJ
Telephone: 0141
339 8444
Website:
http://www.grosvenorcinema.co.uk/ |
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Sports Facilities: |
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Public Facilities: |
Scotstoun Leisure
Centre &
National
Badminton
Academy,
Danes
Drive
Jordanhill, Glasgow.
G14 9HU
Telephone: 0141 959 4000 |
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Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1431-1451
Argyle St,
Kelvin
Hall, Glasgow,
G3
8AW
Telephone: 0141
357 2525 |
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Western Baths,
12
Cranworth Street,
Hillhead, Glasgow. G12
8BZ
Phone: 0141
576 0294
Website:
http://www.thewesternbaths.co.uk/ |
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Private Gyms: |
Greens Health and
Fitness,
141
Finnieston Street
Glasgow. G3 8HB
Telephone: 0141 243 2200
Website:
http://www.greensonline.co.uk/ |
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Golf Clubs: |
Pollok Golf Club, 90 Barrhead Road
Glasgow. G43 1BG
Telephone: 0141 632 1080
Website:
http://www.pollokgolf.com/ |
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Haggs Castle Golf Club,
70 Dumbreck Road
Dumbreck,
Glasgow. G41 4SN
Telephone:
0141 427 1157
Website:
http://www.haggscastlegolfclub.com/ |
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Milngavie Golf
Club,
Laighpark
Milngavie, Glasgow. G62 8EP,
Telephone: 0141
956 1619
Website:
http://www.milngaviegc.com/ |
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Letting Hints: |
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Best Streets: |
41-80 Oakfield Avenue
southern end) |
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Southpark Avenue
(southern end) |
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Granby Terrace |
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Ashton Road |
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Lilybank Gardens |
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Belgrave Terrace |
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Tips: |
Hillhead is a vibrant and bohemian place to rent a
flat with a large student community.
Points to watch out for are as follows:
Students:
There are a lot of them around. This generally adds to the appeal of
the area however not at 2 am when the pubs / clubs are closing and
your student neighbours party is just getting started. Be careful
where you are renting if you are not a student and do not want to
suffer the inevitable downsides of living inside one of Scotland's
largest student campus'. Ask your potential landlord about the
possibility of noise. Are the adjoining properties rented out? If so
find out more about the nature of the leases before committing
yourself to the property.
Limited
wheelchair access / provision:
As in the Park Area
many of the
streets are on inclines. This coupled with the steps to the raised
ground floors of many properties mean that the area is
less suitable for wheelchair users or anyone with physical
impairment.
Flat
Hunting: Try to avoid the peak periods of
August and September if possible.
November and December is quieter. If possible try to look for property in May or June when
there is a downturn in demand from students and lecturers in
particular.
Byres Road: Flats above
retail premises on Byres Road can offer great value accommodation
however the area is very busy and noisy particularly at the
weekends so if you like peace and quiet opt for the quieter streets
which run off Byres Road itself. If you are determined to let in
Byres Road then try to opt for a flat with a bedroom to the rear of
the property which will be slightly quieter.
Great Western Road: The same
applies to Great Western Road but with rather loud bells on.
Cleopatra's nightclub at one end Oranmor at the other with a string
of pubs and fast food eateries strung in between do not usually make
for Zen like tranquillity. Please also remember that both roads are
very congested throughout the day and are best avoided by car if
possible.
Studio Flats: Studio flats
are very few in number. As renting costs are slightly lower than its
more upmarket neighbours consider renting a one bedroom flat towards
the north of the area.
Family Homes: There is
little demand for family accommodation in the Hillhead area. We
would suggest looking further a field to Kelvinside which is
slightly quieter and more family orientated but which still has that
close to the city buzz about it. |
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External Links: |
Mitchell
Library: http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell
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Glasgow Guide:
http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/images_kelvingrove.html |
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Sports
Facilities:
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Sports_Fitness/SportsFacilities/ |
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We hope that this page has provided a comprehensive Guide
to the Hillhead Area of Glasgow. Any additional information
on renting in Hillhead or other Glasgow areas which you feel is not
provided here then please contact us and we will include any
information in our next review. |
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If you have a business in Hillhead or
any Glasgow Area and wish
to be considered for listing in our
Renter's Guide to
Hillhead then please
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