1. Geography

2. Sites

3. Schools

4. Buildings

5. Streets

6. Community Groups

7. Literature

8. References

Garnethill is a predominantly residential area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.

Geography

Located in the city centre, the area borders Cowcaddens to its north, Sauchiehall Street to its south, Cambridge Street to its east and the M8 motorway to its west.

Sites

The Glasgow School of Art, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow Film Theatre and a campus of Glasgow Kelvin College are located in Garnethill. It is also the location of Scotland's oldest synagogue (founded in 1879) and the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.

Garnethill is also home to St. Aloysius' RC Church. The church was constructed in 1910.

Schools

Garnetbank Primary School is situated on Renfrew Street opposite Renfrew Street Nursery School.

There is a private school, St Aloysius' College, whose Clavius building and Junior School both recently won architectural awards. St Aloysius' College also have a 4-storey sports complex on Dalhousie Street between Hill Street and Renfrew Street.

Buildings

Garnethill is a conservation area and contains several listed buildings, including Breadalbane Terrace built between 1845 - 1855 by Charles Wilson.

Building works on the Almandine Apartments at the top of Hill Street commenced in 2007 however not all of the five buildings have yet been erected and further construction work will be required to complete the remainder, along with the associated viewpoint.

There is a planning application for an 85-unit student accommodation block at 134 Renfrew Street currently being considered by the Planning Department of Glasgow City Council.^[1] In addition there is a proposal to demolish 294-330 Sauchiehall Street and erect new buildings including student accommodation for an undisclosed number of units (ref 14/02940/DC). Taken in context with the planning application being considered for a substantial 320-unit high-rise student accommodation building at nearby 240 Bath Street, together with the proposed 4-storey Sports Complex on the Renfrew Street-Dalhousie Street-Hill Street site,^[2] and also the renovation of the fire-damaged Mackintosh Building on Renfrew Street, there is likely to be ongoing construction works in the area for the next decade.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Garnethill became the principal centre of Scotland's Chinese community, with Cantonese speaking immigrants from Hong Kong settling in the area. Most had already settled in the UK, and moved north from England. As a result, the neighbourhood is home to Glasgow's Chinatown shopping mall on New City Road.

Streets

Garnethill comprises the following streets:

• West Graham Street
• Buccleuch Street
• Hill Street, which was home to 4 of the last 15 Turner Prize winners ^[3]
• Renfrew Street
• Garnet Street
• Garnethill Street
• Scott Street
• Dalhousie Street
• Rose Street
• New City Road
• Shamrock Street
• Cambridge Street

Community Groups

The Community Council is the longest established community group in Garnethill (since 1970's), and is currently operating with all ten positions filled following a contested election held in October 2018. The Community Councillors meet every second Thursday at 7pm in the Reid Building at 164 Renfrew Street. The meetings are open to the public and deal with planning and licensing issues, etc.

Following a recent upsurge in anti-social behaviour, a Neighbourhood Watch was setup in 2017 and they hold their public meetings in the Garnethill Multicultural Centre. Police Scotland are normally invited along to provide any updates, and for residents to raise any issues.

In the aftermath of the 2018 Mackintosh fire, a group of residents most directly affected now have formed the Displaced Residents Group. The group has a spokesperson and operates mainly on Facebook.

The Friends of Garnethill Greenspaces (FROGGS) is a constituted group whose focus is the green spaces of Garnethill, including the Garnethill Park. They organise and publicise regular community meetings eg litter picks and firing up of the Bread Oven in the park, etc.

There is also a Garnetbank Parents Council which has been running for many years, and is a group of parents whose offspring attend the Garnetbank Primary School on Renfrew Street. They operate mainly on Facebook and Twitter.

Literature

Garnethill is the first and title volume of a trilogy of crime novels by Glaswegian author Denise Mina. All three books are predominantly set in and around Garnethill, Glasgow, and its environs.

References

• Odakyū 3000 series
• Odakyū 3000 series SE
• Odakyū 3100 series NSE
• Odakyū 4000 series
• Odakyū 50000 series VSE
• Odakyū 5000 series
• Odakyū 60000 series MSE
• Odakyū 7000 series LSE
• Odaköy, Sandıklı
• Odalager
• Odalaguer
• Odalan
• Odalar Mosque
• Odalasvir
• Odalatsi
• Odalbakra
• Odale Todd
• Odalheim
• Odalis Revé Jiménez
• Odalmelech
• Odalric (archbishop)
• O. Dalsgaard-Olsen
• O'dam
• Oda Memorial
• Odami