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1822 map showing a house called Mount Floridon, which was the site of a marriage in September 1816 (below)
1850's map showing ruined house, previously called Mount Floridon, from which the area derived its present name
Glistening window in Cathcart Road façade of Mount Florida Parish Church
South facing façade of Mount Florida Parish Church
Former Cathcart Parish Council Chambers, now Mount Florida Medical Centre
Entrance to Council Chambers, which served their original purpose for only 5 years, 1907 to 1912
End bay of chambers in bright summer sunshine
Pigeons roosting above Cathcart coat of arms
Reflection on window at new Hampden Stadium
South stand at new Hampden Stadium
View from south stand at Hampden Stadium, looking east
View from terraces of Cathkin Park, the former home of both Queens Park FC & Third Lanark FC
Exhibit from the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden showing Third Lanark with their nickname, the Hi Hi!
Former Deaf and Dumb Institution in Prospecthill Road, now apartment block, the Chroma Building
Carved owl in banded stonework at Chroma Building
Entrance to Chroma building, which originally opened in 1868
Upper floor of Chroma Building in dappled summer sunshine
Mount Florida School, built 1895 - 1897
1850's map showing close up view of two semi-detached dwellings at Mount Florida House, which were entered from Prospecthill Road
Notice from September 1814 confirming that there were two dwellings surrounded by 15 acres of land at Mount Floridon
Site of the long gone Mount Florida House, as viewed from Prospecthill Road
Notice from May 1836 for sale of 95 acres of land for development at Clincart, south of Mount Florida House
1913 map showing layout of district some 60 years after the earlier map
In the 1930's, during a time of civil unrest in Spain, Montgomery Terrace was renamed after Simon Bolivar, a Scottish Rite freemason
Beautiful carved faces in early 1900's Art Nouveau style decorating Mount Florida tenement
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