21-702: Parkhead is a suburb of the Scottish city of Glasgow. Elsewhere in the United Kingdom places named Park Head or Parkhead are: Parkhead Parkhead ( Scots : Pairkheid ) is a district in the East End of Glasgow . Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road) and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropolis cemetery
42-460: A facility to the east of Celtic Park named Barrowfield, which is still owned and used by the club. It is also not within the Barrowfield residential area, west of the stadium. The source of this double naming stems from junior club Bridgeton Waverley , who played at a ground named Barrowfield, also named after the historic estate and located approximately at Mountainblue Street today, until
63-608: A few blocks of the Cross. Belvidere Hospital , built on the Belvidere estate which extended from London Road to the River Clyde , originally consisted of wooden huts thrown up rapidly when the city's older fever hospital at Parliamentary Road was overwhelmed by a typhus epidemic in 1870. A self-contained smallpox hospital of five brick pavilions was built from 1874. After this, nineteen pavilions of red-and-white striped brick were set up for
84-497: A high mortality rate amongst the youth, largely due to drug abuse and suicide. In the early 21st century the area underwent a massive revamp, but the drug problem persists and crime is still high. In 2009, the data zone covering the neighbourhood was classed as the most deprived in Scotland. Footballer James McArthur and actor Paul Brannigan grew up in Barrowfield in the 1990s. A historic football stadium, Barrowfield Park ,
105-595: A matchday venue, augmenting the Lennoxtown base which would continue to be used by the first team squad and strengthening their connection to their roots in the East End of Glasgow. Prior to its dissolution, Parkhead FC was one of the most successful Junior sides of the first half of the 20th century. Two other strong teams of the time, Bridgeton Waverley and Strathclyde also had their grounds in close proximity (New Barrowfield and Springfield Park respectively); none of
126-410: A turreted Edwardian five-way junction, including several fine buildings making the junction notable, such as the former Glasgow Savings Bank . The junction, which also incorporates the northern termination of the major Springfield Road thoroughfare, can become very busy due to traffic for football games at nearby Celtic Park . Most of the district's amenities and places of worship are situated within
147-670: Is a neighbourhood of Glasgow , Scotland, close to Celtic Park , home of Celtic F.C. , which lies immediately to the east. It is bounded by the A89 road (Gallowgate) to the north and the A74 (London Road) to the south. Being an area of working class housing enclosed by main roads and railway lines, Barrowfield consequently developed a distinctive character. The original 1930s council housing scheme flats (built to accommodate those cleared from Glasgow's 19th century slums in nearby areas such as Camlachie ) became increasingly hard to let and were demolished in
168-529: Is located beyond the western border of the district adjacent to St Mungo's Academy . After the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow, Parkhead now has international-class sporting facilities within walking distance: the Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome are located in nearby Dalmarnock . [REDACTED] Media related to Parkhead at Wikimedia Commons Barrowfield Barrowfield
189-640: The Lennoxtown training centre outside the city. Today there are still football pitches on the land as well as a large Celtic social club; the Celtic first team temporarily resumed training at Barrowfield in November 2011, after a spate of training ground injuries led manager Neil Lennon to fear that the Lennoxtown pitches were responsible. In 2019, Celtic announced plans to redevelop Barrowfield for use by their youth academy and women's team , including an indoor pitch and
210-465: The 1930s when that land was bought over for construction of the new housing scheme (the Nelson Recreation Ground a few blocks away was also demolished). Waverley moved about 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 kilometres) east to the other site, part of Westthorn Park, and named their new ground 'New Barrowfield'. Celtic later took control of it as their training ground in the early 1960s. After
231-406: The 2000s to make way for more appealing houses. A small section of the original tenements remain around the junction of Law Street and Overtown Street, though extensively refurbished. In the 1950s the area changed from a working-class neighbourhood like most other areas of the city to being a place renowned for its gangs, namely "The Torch" and "The Spur" whose territory was respectively located at
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#1732845487888252-557: The 20th century.) It was built on part of the old forge land, next to the Parkhead Health Centre, and replaced the psychiatric and psycho-geriatric admission wards of both Duke Street Hospital (formerly known as the Eastern District Hospital) and Gartloch Hospital – both units moved into the new hospital in 1988 on the day of a Rangers-Celtic match at the nearby Celtic Park. The hospital closed in 2018, with
273-455: The construction of the first phase of The Forge Shopping Centre began on the site. The shopping centre opened in the autumn of 1988, and in 1994 an indoor market was added adjacent to it. The final element, a retail park , was completed in three stages between 1996 and 2002. Parkhead Cross is a major road junction which is the meeting point of Gallowgate, Duke Street , Westmuir Street, Tollcross Road and Burgher Street, which together form
294-564: The early 1960s, Celtic conducted most of their training routines at a facility on the periphery of Parkhead named Barrowfield, east of Celtic Park (it is not located in the Barrowfield residential area which lies to the west of the stadium toward Bridgeton ). By 2005, those facilities were seen as antiquated, particularly in comparison to those of their Old Firm rivals Rangers at Auchenhowie . Celtic considered building new facilities at their site in Barrowfield, but instead decided to develop
315-444: The event reported that it was like "moving from the graveyard to paradise", referencing the proximity of the adjacent cemetery, hence the nickname "Paradise". Celtic Park is located at 95 Kerrydale Street, just off London Road. The stadium itself is commonly referred to as 'Parkhead' because of its location. The stadium was substantially rebuilt between 1994 and 1998 and is Scotland's largest football stadium by seating capacity. From
336-407: The fever hospital. In recent times, with the general closure of infectious disease hospitals, care of elderly people became its main function before closing in 1999. Parkhead Hospital , which opened on 12th November 1988, was said to be the only new psychiatric hospital to be built in Scotland in the 20th century. (However, some 18th and 19th century institutions did move to new buildings during
357-528: The intention of building a new health facility on the site. Parkhead also has one of Glasgow's original Carnegie libraries , deftly designed in the Edwardian Baroque style by James Robert Rhind . Parkhead is perhaps best known as the home of Celtic Football Club and their stadium Celtic Park , which opened in 1892 after the club moved across the road from their old ground, which they had been playing on for their first three years. A journalist covering
378-413: The north and south ends of the main thoroughfare; Each terrorised the other's patch, and the area was so violent that the fighting diminished in the 1980s only because the gang leaders realised that dealing in drugs was more profitable. Unfortunately for the community, this meant the scheme had hundreds of drug abusers from all over Glasgow coming to the area to buy their "gear". Barrowfield therefore has
399-483: The three clubs survived into the late 20th century. Parkhead's ground Helenslea Park is now a landscaped public park. There are also two bowling clubs and a derelict sports ground ( Helenvale Park , formerly used by the Glasgow Corporation Transport department which had a large bus and tram depot nearby) in the vicinity – Crownpoint Sports Complex , a replacement modern outdoor athletics track,
420-420: Was laid out in the area in 1847 beside the Gallowgate. The area flourished with the discovery of coal in 1837 and grew into an industrial centre. In 1897 William Beardmore and Company became famous with the production of high grade steel and castings at the local Parkhead Forge , founded about 1837 and extended between 1884 and 1914. After years of decline, the massive plant was closed in 1976, and in 1986
441-413: Was the home ground of Clyde F.C. between 1877 and 1898 prior to their move to Shawfield Stadium , and also hosted matches for Eastern F.C. and Albatross. However the ground was actually in the city's Dalmarnock neighbourhood, taking its name from the historic Barrowfield rural estate which once occupied much of the surrounding area. For many years, Celtic F.C. conducted most of their training at
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