- Mount Florida
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Coordinates: 55°49′21″N 4°15′25″W / 55.822406°N 4.256979°W
Mount Florida Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Florida 
Mount Florida
Mount Florida shown within GlasgowOS grid reference NS587611 Council area Glasgow City Council Lieutenancy area Glasgow Country Scotland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town GLASGOW Postcode district G42 Dialling code 0141 Police Strathclyde Fire Strathclyde Ambulance Scottish EU Parliament Scotland UK Parliament Glasgow South Scottish Parliament Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow List of places: UK • Scotland • Glasgow Mount Florida Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Florida is an area in the southeastern corner of the Scottish city of Glasgow.
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The origins of the name are uncertain. It has been stated that it derives from Mount Florida House, owned by a family from Florida, USA. However, the name has also been recorded as 'Mount Floridale' (1819), and 'Mount Floridon' (1840); suggesting that this may not be the case.[1]
Mount Florida is served by the Mount Florida railway station which lies upon the Cathcart Circle railway line. The area is home to Langside College and the newly developed NHS hospital on the fringe of Queen's Park, due to open in 2009.[2] Primarily a residential area, Mount Florida's housing stock largely comprises traditional tenemental buildings with the addition of two of Glasgow's high rise structures which dominated much of the 1960s housing regeneration in the city. The main road through "the Mount" is Cathcart Road, a major route through Glasgow's south side.
Scotland's National Stadium, Hampden Park, is located off Cathcart Road in the heart of Mount Florida. The 52,103 seater stadium is home to the Scottish Football Association, and Scottish Football League Third Division club team Queen's Park F.C.. The stadium has also played host to numerous large music events and is the track events stadium for the 2014 Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow. Mount Florida is also home to numerous lawn bowling clubs, including Glasgow's Indoor Centre. The local green area of Cathkin Park was home of the now defunct Football Club, Third Lanark.
The local councillors for the area, from 3 May 2007, are Councillor Paul Coleshill JP, Councillor James Dornan and Councillor Archie Graham. Mount Florida lies within the Glasgow Cathcart Scottish Parliamentary constituency. The sitting MSP is Charlie Gordon of the Scottish Labour Party.
Creation Records founder Alan McGee and Primal Scream vocalist both grew up in Mount Florida and attended Kings Park Secondary School. Mount Florida has also produced a Glasgow musical group by the same title, who were signed to Matador Records and named themselves after the area. They have to date one album by the title 'Arrived Phoenix', released 30/01/2001.[3]
References
- ^ Nicolaisen, W.F.H., Scottish Place-Names. John Donald, Edinburgh, 2001. ISBN 0-85976-556-3. p85
- ^ http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/new_victoria_hospital.htm
- ^ "Exploring Mount Florida". http://rem_ind.tripod.com/audio/mtflorida.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
External links
Categories:- Glasgow geography stubs
- Districts of Glasgow
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