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Croftfoot railway station

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Croftfoot Railway Station (geograph 3241405)
Croftfoot Railway Station (geograph 3241405)

Croftfoot railway station is a railway station in South Lanarkshire that lies close to the City of Glasgow / South Lanarkshire boundary serving the Croftfoot area of the City of Glasgow and the Spittal and Bankhead areas of the town of Rutherglen, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Line.

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Croftfoot railway station
Poppy Lane, Glasgow Croftfoot

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N 55.8182 ° E -4.2282 °
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Poppy Lane

Poppy Lane
G44 5PF Glasgow, Croftfoot
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Overtoun Park
Overtoun Park

Overtoun Park is a public park in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Located close to the geographical centre of the town (surrounded by the High Crosshill, Stonelaw, Clincarthill and Quigleys residential neighbourhoods as well the local health centre), it is easily accessible to residents from many parts of the town and is thus fairly well used at most times. The park was laid out on land donated to the Burgh in 1904 by Lord Overtoun, whose White's Chemical Works also ruined much of the area by reckless dumping of their toxic byproduct. Around the same time he made a similar donation for a park in Dalmuir near his family home, Overtoun House (both today in West Dunbartonshire), which initially had the same name and is bounded by Overtoun Road but is now known simply as Dalmuir Park. Rutherglen's Overtoun Park, the landscaped part of which – 13 acres (5.3 ha) in area – is roughly square-shaped with entrances at each corner but with the north-west corner on a much higher elevation than the others, was once the location of much of the annual Landemer Day fair and parade celebrations (early June), now confined to the Main Street. It was briefly one of the City of Glasgow District Parks when Rutherglen was under Glasgow rule from 1975 to 1996. The Category B listed cast iron drinking fountain in the park, created by the Saracen Foundry in northern Glasgow was erected in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (not all commissioned fountains from the era survived into the 21st century, although near-identical models can still be found at various locations in the British Isles, and as far afield as Tazmania, Jamaica and South Africa). It was originally located at the western end of Rutherglen Main Street at 'the Gushet' but was moved to the park in 1911 as it had become an obstacle to the increasingly popular motor car.The ornate bandstand (1914, also from the Saracen Foundry, similar in design to a number of surviving examples across Britain, and a very similar one in Elder Park, Adelaide, Australia) is also Category B listed. It was initially sited at the west side of the park surrounded by flowerbeds until it was removed in the late 1980s for the dual purpose of being used at the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival, and to create space for the transformation of Mill Street into a dual carriageway (A730), which also involved the acquisition of a strip of land from the park and the repositioning of its ornamental iron and stone north-west gates (its third listed feature). The roadworks were completed in 1994, by which time the bandstand had been re-sited on a grass area in the centre of the park; it has since fallen into some disrepair due to a lack of use and maintenance; in 2021 it was estimated that a six-figure sum would be required to fully restore it.The main children's play area towards the southern end of the park was extensively refurbished and extended in the 2010s, although the basketball hoop and red 'play train' further uphill became dilapidated and were removed. National Cycle Route 756 runs through the park via its tree-lined north-south footpath. Some other original recreational features (mostly within the flatter eastern sector which was formally Rutherglen Public Park set aside for sport while Overtoun Park was the more landscaped western part) are also no longer present: its red blaes football pitches disappeared entirely in the late 1980s with a care home built upon them – reducing this part of the park to 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) – and while the BMX tracks have been maintained, the adjacent tennis courts were neglected and eventually turfed over by the turn of the 21st century; in 2020, proposals were made by the Burnside-based Rutherglen Tennis Club to have these restored and roofed to attract players during the winter, however this in itself was controversial as it would involve a portion of the land being transferred to a private company. The plans received planning approval from the council despite some local objection, but then stalled in 2022 when expected funding from the sport's governing bodies did not materialise.The environmental charity Grow73 have their base between the lawn bowling greens (operated as a standalone club with the public-access greens no longer in use) and the BMX tracks, and they have been involved in several projects to improve its appearance and horticultural aspects, including a community garden within the park; there is also a Friends of Overtoun Park volunteer group with similar aims in respect of its facilities and play features.

Castlemilk
Castlemilk

Castlemilk (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Mheilc) is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the far south of the city centre, adjacent to the Croftfoot and Simshill residential areas within the city to the north-west, the town of Rutherglen - neighbourhoods of Spittal to the north-east and Fernhill to the east, Linn Park and its golf course to the west, and the separate village of Carmunnock further south across countryside. The area was developed by the Glasgow Corporation as a peripheral housing scheme in the 1950s to accommodate 34,000 people from inner-city slum areas such as the Gorbals. The new residents were provided with open spaces, a clean environment and indoor toilets and bathrooms. The modern development grew around Castlemilk House, a stately old mansion built around Cassilton Tower, which was started in 1460 on the site of a 13th-century castle, and was demolished in 1972.The population had dropped from 37,000 in 1971 to roughly half that number in 1991. However, despite the social problems associated with poverty and unemployment, the area has seen the benefits of a regeneration strategy implemented in the 1980s which has focused on improved housing and the development of local arts. Community groups and Cooperative housing associations have done a lot to regenerate the housing and improve the amenities for local people. A swimming pool, sports centre, shopping arcade and community centres have been developed.