Langside and Battlefield, Glasgow

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Plaque at monument commemerating the Battle of Langside

Langside Monument, erected in 1887

Langside Monument, designed by Alexander Skirving and erected in 1887

1850's map of Langside and Queens Park before the Victoria Infirmary was built

Langside Hill Church converted to a bar/ restaurant

Circular feature at Langside Hill Church

Glimpse of Queen's Park Glasshouse

Queen's Park Synagogue, Lochleven Road

View of Queen's Park Synagogue through the gate

Camphill House, within Queen's Park

Portico at Camphill House

Langside Halls in dappled sunshine

Statues on top of Langside Halls

St. Helen's Church, Langside Avenue

Lamp and Glasgow coat of arms at Battlefield Rest

Collection of domes at Battlefield Rest and Victoria Infirmary

Flagpoles at Battlefield Rest

Langside Library, Glasgow's final Carnegie library

Entrance to Langside Library

Lion sitting on top of Langside Monument

Extract from The People's History of Glasgow 1899

Extract from The People's History of Glasgow , 1899

Nowadays it is difficult to determine whether southside locations are in Langside, Battlefield, Shawlands, Crossmyloof or Strathbungo. There are no simple boundaries between the neighbourhoods.
I have included St Helen's Church and Langside Halls in this section of the website even though they are much nearer the site of the old Crossmyloof village than Langside village, which was situated near the monument. Many other buildings in the surrounding area are included in the Strathbungo and Crossmyloof section of the website.

This old map dating from 1776 shows Langside as "Langton" and Strathbungo as "Marchton". Crossmyloof is shown as the houses next to the 3 mile mark down the hill from Langton.
The written description of the settlements along the road mentions Crossmyloof and also "Lanton" and the "River Earl", which was an alternative name for the White Cart Water in honour of Earl Cathcart, which was never widely adopted. These old forms can still be found in local place names such as Earlspark and Lanton Park on the other side of the Cart in Newlands.