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Neighbourhood in Glasgow, Scotland
Human settlement in Scotland
Linthouse
is a neighbourhood in the city of
Glasgow
, Scotland. It is situated directly south of the
River Clyde
and lies immediately west of
Govan
, with other adjacent areas including
Shieldhall
and the
Southern General Hospital
to the west, and
Drumoyne
to the south. Although it is currently located within the
Govan ward
of
Glasgow City Council
,
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it was in fact a distinct area separate from Govan (the boundary being the former
Fairfield Shipbuilding Company
headquarters and
Elder Park
) until 1901 when it willfully became part of the
Burgh
of Govan
[2]
[3]
in turn both areas were annexed to Glasgow in 1912.
Linthouse was home to the
shipbuilder
Alexander Stephen and Sons
Limited who built many famous vessels for the
Royal Navy
in the 20th century.
Linthouse was a separate
Church of Scotland
parish (Linthouse St. Kenneth) until November 2007 when it merged with the neighbouring parishes of Govan Old and New Govan to become part of the new Govan and Linthouse parish.
The Linthouse estate mansion house in 1869. The house was demolished around 1915.
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Towards the end of the 19th century, there was a
Scottish Football League
club in the area,
Linthouse F.C.
, although their ground while members of the league was
Govandale Park
, close to
Govan Old Parish Church
in the heart of the larger burgh.
The Linthouse Urban Village is an organisation promoting the Linthouse area, as part of the larger Govan Initiative organisation. They run the LUV cafe on Govan Road and a gallery on the other side of the road.
Linthouse also runs an annual
Christmas market
in the "Tunnel Park" which overlooks the
Clyde Tunnel
.
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