Halfway, South Lanarkshire

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Halfway is a largely suburban area in the town of Cambuslang, Scotland, located within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. It borders the smaller areas of Lightburn, Cairns, Flemington, Drumsagard and Hallside.

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Halfway is the largest component of the Cambuslang East ward of South Lanarkshire Council [1] [2] [3] which has an overall population of around 16,000. [4]

History and amenities

The district was named in the days of the Glasgow to Hamilton stagecoach when passengers would stop halfway between the destinations to change the horses, have a rest etc. There is a long history of coal mining in the area [5] [6] (especially around Flemington), [7] but no colliery is still in operation. It also has the older name of Gilbertfield, referring to the nearby ruined 'castle' of that name (as it is known locally - it is, in fact, a stately home) which still stands to the south. It was owned by Hamilton of Gilbertfield. He was a friend of Robert Burns and wrote a poem about William Wallace called Blind Harry's Wallace , a rendering into contemporary English of a medieval Scots poem, which was eventually used as the basis for the screenplay that became the Mel Gibson blockbuster Braveheart .

The area sits to the south of Dechmont Hill, an extinct volcanic rock 300 feet (91 m) above sea level. There is evidence, written by the Welsh chroniclers, that King Arthur's 12th battle, the battle of Calaan, took place there against the two sons of his rival Caw, (or Cawn), king of Strathclyde. [8]

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Flemington-Hallside Parish Church
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Logan Tower (since refurbished)

Halfway is home to two places of worship, Flemington-Hallside Parish Church [9] (adjacent to the area's single residential tower block, Logan Tower) [10] [11] [12] and St. Cadoc's Roman Catholic Chapel [13] south-west of the main road in the Cairns post-World War II housing estate, named after the now-demolished mansion 'The Cairns'. [14] [15] There is also a lawn bowling club, a fuel filling station, a local park with play area, a public library, [16] a small medical centre and a typical selection of local shops, takeaways and public houses. All these amenities are located either on the main thoroughfare, Hamilton Road (A724), or just off it.

There is no train station in the immediate area, although northern parts of Halfway are within walking distance of Newton railway station. The main road is on a bus route between Glasgow and Lanarkshire (the same route taken by the historic stagecoaches mentioned above). [17]

Education

Primary schools in the area include St. Cadoc's RC, [18] Cairns (immediately next to St Cadoc's), Hallside and Park View. All were rebuilt in the 2010s, except Park View which only opened in 2014 to alleviate overcrowding at nearby Hallside. [19] After Cairns Primary was re-located on the site of the old mansion a few hundred yards to the west of its original 1950s site, [20] [21] the old buildings were used as a decant facility by other schools in the district while theirs were rebuilt [22] [23] meaning for several years there were three schools on a single suburban street, one with pupils who did not live nearby – it was hoped that the traffic congestion problems frequently experienced by locals [24] would be alleviated once this modernisation process was completed across the region in early 2020, [25] but later that year it was noted that this was still a concern for many parents. [26]

Older children normally go on to Trinity High School, Cathkin High School or Stonelaw High School, depending on which primary school they attended. [27] [28]

A standalone pre-school facility, Lightburn ELC, was built on the site of the miners' welfare club on Mill Road, opening in 2021 (not to be confused with Millburn ELC, its sister facility located in Newton). [29]

Gilbertfield

In March 2017, an application by Persimmon Homes to build almost 400 houses in land immediately to the north of Gilbertfield Castle was approved by South Lanarkshire Council's planning committee; this was somewhat controversial as the land had previously been designated Green belt. Various concerns were raised by local residents, community councillors (representing Halfway/Cambuslang East ward), the Lowland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association who have a rifle range adjacent to the site, [30] and Clare Haughey and James Kelly, MSPs for the area, which were presented to the committee along with a 1300-signature petition opposing the development, without success. [31] [32] [33] [34] Revisions had already been made to the plans after the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency objected to the builder's initial submission in 2016. [35] [36]

A proposal for a further development directly incorporating the castle was publicised in May 2020. [37]

Notable residents

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References

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  2. ↑ "Cambuslang East". Police Service of Scotland. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Election special: Cambuslang East residents want action from councillors, Daily Record, 20 April 2017
  4. ↑ "South Lanarkshire". City Population. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow (page 504), Elizabeth Williamson, Anne Riches, Malcolm Higgs, 1990, ISBN   9780140710694
  6. ↑ Housing Conditions of Miners 1910: Cambuslang Parish, Scottish Mining website
  7. ↑ Flemington, Gazetteer for Scotland
  8. ↑ The Battles of King Arthur, Drumchapel, 2011
  9. ↑ "Flemington-Hallside Parish Church".
  10. ↑ "Tower Block UK: Lightburn". University of Edinburgh . Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Buildings in Glasgow: Logan Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ↑ The Story of Rosebank Tower, Tower Blocks UK, 16 September 2019
  13. ↑ "St. Cadocs RC Chapel".
  14. ↑ Glasgow, Cairns House, Canmore
  15. ↑ Cairns House, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire (Demolished), ipernity
  16. ↑ "SLC – Halfway Library".
  17. ↑ "Glasgow Network Map" (PDF). First Glasgow. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  18. ↑ St Cadoc’s Primary welcomes first pupils, Urban Realm, 4 October 2013
  19. ↑ "Two new primary schools to be built in Halfway and Newton". STV Group (Scotland). 8 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  20. ↑ Cairns Primary School, Urban Realm, 2012
  21. ↑ Our School, Cairns Primary School
  22. ↑ Demolition day looms for St Bride's Primary School, Kenny Smith, Daily Record, 31 October 2013
  23. ↑ Hallside Primary set to be extended, Douglas Dickie, Rutherglen Reformer, 14 September 2016, via PressReader
  24. ↑ Parents promise further action after crossing patrol at Cambuslang school is rejected, Jonathan Geddes, Daily Record, 19 December 2018
  25. ↑ Council's £1.2 billion school modernisation programme ends in Hamilton, Daily Record, 5 January 2020
  26. ↑ Cambuslang mum's concerns kids could be killed leaving school, Niki Tennant, Daily Record, 7 October 2020
  27. ↑ "Parents react angrily to new school plans". STV Group (Scotland). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  28. ↑ "Newton primary to open a year later due to legal hold up". Daily Record/Rutherglen Reformer. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  29. ↑ First day smiles light up Lightburn ELC, South Lanarkshire View, 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021
  30. ↑ Cambuslang, Dechmont Rifle Ranges, Canmore
  31. ↑ "Cambuslang residents up-in-arms over new plans to build 437 houses in fields across from their homes". Daily Record/Rutherglen Reformer. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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  33. ↑ "Campaign against controversial Cambuslang housing development ramps up". Daily Record/Rutherglen Reformer. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  34. ↑ "1,300 Cambuslang voices of protest silenced by council as 386 houses get go-ahead". Daily Record/Rutherglen Reformer. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  35. ↑ "Cambuslang housing development plans to be redrawn after flood warning". Daily Record/Rutherglen Reformer. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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  37. ↑ A ruined castle with a bloody history could be at the centre of a housing development, The Scotsman, 18 May 2020
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