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Partick Cross

Partick Cross

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Partick Cross is a major road junction in Partick, in the west end of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.[1] The junction is the meeting point of Dumbarton Road, Byres Road, Partick Bridge Street and Coopers Well Street.

Partick Cross Mansions.
Tenements at Partick Cross.

History

Riots took place on the centenary of Daniel O'Connell's birth on 6 August 1875. The Irish immigrants decided to celebrate with a march and the locals rose up in protest. The centre of what was said to be a major civil disturbance was at Partick Cross.[2] Thirty locals had to be sworn in as special constables including Rachel Hamilton and they drove the rioters back.[3]

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Near to the Cross are some of the city's best known tourist destinations including:

Also nearby, in an alleyway off Dumbarton Road, is the Kelvinhall subway station – previously known as 'Partick Cross' until 1977 when modernisation work took place.

References

  1. [1]
    Glasgow’s Crosses, Glasgow History, 28 May 2016
  2. [2]
    Inga Brandes (2006). Being poor in modern Europe: historical perspectives 1800-1940. Peter Lang. p. 127. ISBN 978-3-03910-256-3.
  3. [3]
    "Big Rachel and the battle of Partick Cross". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

55°52′13.8″N 4°17′58.3″W
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