Kelvingrove is a neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated north of the River Clyde in the West End of the city, and directly borders Kelvingrove Park to the north and the grounds of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to the west. Its other boundaries are not precisely defined, but roughly correspond to Sauchiehall Street to the south opposite the Sandyford neighbourhood, and the Charing Cross area to the east.
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Along with Charing Cross and the Park District a short distance to the north, Kelvingrove forms part of the 'Park' conservation area,West End community fights back against plans to build on Conservation Area, Evening Times, 26 September 2018 one of 25 such zones covered by Glasgow City Council.Conservation areas in Glasgow, Glasgow City Council Many of its townhouses and tenements, dating from the mid to late 19th century,City Views: Somerset Place, Sauchiehall Street (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Wylie Collection, Allan & Ferguson, 1843), The Glasgow StoryCity Views: Royal Crescent, Glasgow (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Wylie Collection, Allan & Ferguson, 1843), The Glasgow StoryThe Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow (page 290), Elizabeth Williamson, Anne Riches, Malcolm Higgs, 1990, are listed buildings.1-24 (Inclusive Nos) Royal Crescent with 1 North Claremont Street and 36 Kelvingrove Street, British Listed Buildings1-20 (Inclusive Nos) Royal Terrace, 11b-19 (Odd Nos) North Claremont Street and 66 Kelvingrove Street, British Listed Buildings1055-1065 (Odd Nos) Sauchiehall Street, 23 Radnor Street, British Listed Buildings901, 903 Sauchiehall Street, British Listed Buildings
There were also church buildings closer to the park, one of which at North Claremont StreetKelvingrove Church, Kelvingrove, Glasgow West-end Addresses and their Occupants 1836-1915 was demolished in the 1960s and the site is now occupied by one of the few purpose-built office buildings in the area;Claremont UP Church (Glasgow University Library, Theology, 1875), The Glasgow Story its congregation moved to the other local church at Derby Street, but that was converted into apartments in the late 1970s,49 Derby Street, 22, 30 Bentinck Street, British Listed BuildingsGlasgow, 20-30 Bentinck Street, Kelvingrove Parish Church, CanmoreFinnieston Church, Architecture Glasgow with the congregation being absorbed by Anderston Church.Anderston Kelvingrove Parish Church gets noticed, Secret Scotland, 1 October 2018 The open area of grass and trees adjacent to the Derby Street building was once occupied by Kelvingrove UP Church, which was demolished after a fire in 1920.37 & 41 Kelvingrove Street, Kelvingrove, Glasgow West-end Addresses and their Occupants 1836-1915Basic Site Details: Kelvingrove UP Church, Dictionary of Scottish Architects
The nearby Queens's Rooms building at La Belle Place1 La Belle Place, Kelvingrove, Glasgow West-end Addresses and their Occupants 1836-1915 also served as a Christian Science Church from the 1940sGlasgow, 1 La Belle Place, Christian Science Church, Canmore before becoming a Hindu temple in 2006,Introduction, Hindu Mandir GlasgowNew Hindu temple opens in Glasgow, BBC News, 19 July 2006Fire severely damages Hindu temple in Glasgow, BBC News, 30 May 2010 the largest such facility in Scotland. The building was designed in the 1850s by Charles Wilson who was also responsible for two adjacent blonde sandstone tenements featuring ornate carvings dating from the same time.Charles Wilson (1810-63), Glasgow - City of Sculpture
Owing to its location between the tourist areas of Glasgow city centre, the West End (centred on Byres Road) and the entertainment venues at the SEC Centre, the neighbourhood has a large number of hotels among its tenements, most on the main thoroughfare, Sauchiehall Street adjoining Sandyford. There are also several established restaurants and bars,Bar Crawls: Glasgow - The Sauchiehall Street Saunter , The List, 18 November 2011The Park Bar, The SkinnyPopular West End pub The Grove submits plans for makeover, Evening Times, 22 May 2019CAMRA hits out at brewery plans for cult Finnieston pub, Campaign for Real Ale a provision which increased markedly in the 2010s as the wider area (usually marketed as Finnieston) around Argyle Street became more popular as a destination in its own right.Why Glasgow's Finnieston neighbourhood is now up there with London's Shoreditch, Evening Times, 23 November 2015Is This Part of Glasgow Really 'the Hippest Place in Britain'?, Vice, 11 April 2016
The sections of Kelvingrove Park closest to the residential area include a skatepark, two children's play areas and the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre which also features public-use tennis courts.
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External links
Yorkhill & Kelvingrove Community Council