The Oatlands area is situated about 2.5 kilometres south east of Glasgow city centre. It covers an area of around 60 hectares. As can be seen from the above map (dated circa 1934), this area is bounded by the River Clyde to the North; by a main railway line to the South; an industrial area and the Southern Necropolis to the West; and by the Rutherglen district and Polmadie Industrial estate to the East. The neighbourhood lies between an area known as the Gorbals, and the city boundary at Rutherglen. Oatlands has had a very limited history as a particular district. From reference to a map of the Gorbals area in 1858, it was clear that Oatlands was still substantially a rural area with two or threesmall farms, a large country house: Polmadie House, the Govan Colliery and some evidence of clay-pits from former brickmaking industries.However later maps show that large numbers of tenemental properties had been constructed by 1934, and it is also clear that these remaineduntil the 1960's and 1970's when the area was fully developed.Thereafter, the area declined and all of the old properties had been finallyremoved by 1997. Oatlands is close to the City centre with excellent opportunities to develop walking and cycling links of around 2.5km between the district and other desirable shopping and leisure attractions in town.It is also adjacent to a proposed motorway extension, a valuable attraction for commercial and small business developers who would bring a measure of new employment to the district. |
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