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.
History
editRiots 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]
Description
editNear 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
edit- ^ Glasgow’s Crosses, Glasgow History, 28 May 2016
- ^ Inga Brandes (2006). Being poor in modern Europe: historical perspectives 1800-1940. Peter Lang. p. 127. ISBN 978-3-03910-256-3.
- ^ "Big Rachel and the battle of Partick Cross". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
External links
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Media related to Partick Cross, Glasgow at Wikimedia Commons
