Helen Street police station

Helen Street police station, also known as Govan police station, in the Craigton district of Glasgow, is the most secure police station in Scotland. The fortified station, situated just south of the M8 motorway, is operated by Police Scotland.

Type: Police station
Description: police station in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Govan Police Station”
Address: Helen Street, Glasgow

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glasgow Rangers and House for an Art Lover.

Glasgow Rangers

Stadium

Photo: Archibald99, Public domain.

Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700. Glasgow Rangers is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Helen Street police station.

House for an Art Lover

Museum

Photo: David Mackay, CC BY 2.0.

The House for an Art Lover is an arts and cultural centre in Glasgow, Scotland. The building was constructed between 1989 and 1996 based on an original 1901 Art Nouveau house design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife, Margaret MacDonald. House for an Art Lover is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Helen Street police station.

Bellahouston Park

Park

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Bellahouston Park is a public park in the Bellahouston district on the South Side of Glasgow, Scotland, between the areas of Craigton, Dumbreck, Ibrox and Mosspark covering an area of 71 hectares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ibrox and Craigton.

Ibrox

Suburb

Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ibrox is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former burgh of Govan. The origin of the name Ibrox is unclear.

Craigton

Suburb

Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craigton is a residential suburb in the southwest of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Located approximately three miles from the city centre, it is bordered by Bellahouston Park to the south and Halfway to the west, with Cardonald beyond.

Dumbreck

Suburb

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dumbreck is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Dumbreck is a conservation area. The district is served by Dumbreck railway station. The only church in Dumbreck is St Leo the Great RC church.

Helen Street police station

Category: building
Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.84908° or 55° 50′ 57″ north

Longitude

-4.31843° or 4° 19′ 6″ west

Operator

Police Scotland

Open location code

9C7QRMXJ+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 228047082

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=police

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5703232

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