Laurieston
Laurieston is a district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It derives its name from James Laurie who, along with his brother, developed a large part of the district in the early 19th century.- Type: Quarter
- Description: district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow
- Also known as: “Laurieston, Glasgow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include O2 Academy Glasgow and Citizens Theatre.
O2 Academy Glasgow
Music venue
Photo: Lynn M Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The O2 Academy Glasgow is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. It holds 2,500 people. It was one of two Academy Music Group venues in Glasgow, until the O2 ABC Glasgow closed due to fire damage in 2018.
Citizens Theatre
Theater building
The Citizens Theatre, known locally as the Citz, is a major producing theatre in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Built in 1878 as Her Majesty's Theatre and designed by James Sellars, then later renamed the Royal Princess's Theatre, the venue gained its current name in 1945 when the Citizens Theatre Company relocated there.
Glasgow Central Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glasgow Central Mosque is a Sunni Deobandi mosque, located on the south bank of the River Clyde in the Gorbals district of central Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorbals and Tradeston.
Gorbals
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow.
Tradeston
Suburb
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tradeston is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. The name reflected its role as a primarily dockland area with a large number of warehouses and wharves along the riverside were vessels would be unloaded.
Hutchesontown
Quarter
Photo: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutchesontown is an inner-city area in Glasgow, Scotland. Mostly residential, it is situated directly south of the River Clyde and forms part of the wider historic Gorbals district, which is covered by the Southside Central ward under Glasgow City Council.
Laurieston
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.8508° or 55° 51′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.25644° or 4° 15′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C7QVP2V+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 3817577333OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q6501806
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Laurieston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Laurieston (Glasgow)”
- Basque: “Laurieston”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Laurieston”
- Norwegian: “Laurieston”
- Urdu: “لورسٹن، گلاسگو”
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Localities in the Area
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