Partick Castle

[Timchilli]

Does anyone know the precise former site of this town house which was constructed in 1611? I understand that it sat where the current Partick Central Station stands derelict, but can anyone pinpoint it further? Would it have been on the upper part, next to the disused scrapyard buildings?

From what I can gather, it was built on elevated ground on the west bank of the River Kelvin, standing on land that was originally the site of an ancient manor house owned by the Bishops of Glasgow.

In the late 1700s it was owned by tradesmen who rented out the upper floor as a dance hall, and by the mid 1800s it had fallen into disrepair and most of the stones had been taken to build other properties nearby. What little remained was demolished in 1836 and a foundry and laundry were established on the site.

One source notes: "Today only the tall chimney of the laundry remains surrounded by a scrapyard locality is now occupied by a dyework." Does this chimney stand today?


Tim

[AlanM]

I had a quick look and found these, they don't say any more than you already know.

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/glasgow/anec38.htm

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSa05252

http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/out/partickstory.php

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba27/ba27feat.html It might be worth looking up the chap that wrote this one, as he is the only one that hasn't been merely rehashing old books.

I also hit on the idea of looking at some old maps, its marked on this one (you have to zoom in a fair bit)
http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/early/counties.cfm?id=645

Do you know when the piece that mentioned the chimney was written? As I don't recall ever having seen it.

[Armadillo]

Aileen Smart's book Villages of Glasgow has the site of the castle as south of Castlebank Street, roughly equidistant from Merkland Street and Purdon Street. I reckon this would put it around where the scrapyard buildings are, opposite the old police station (Partick Marine) on Anderson Street.

[Armadillo]

Right about here in fact.......not very grand now: