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Plaque at monument commemerating the Battle of Langside
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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