Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland

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Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland is a residential district in the northeast of Glasgow, noted for its early 20th-century housing schemes and as the birthplace of writer and artist Alasdair Gray.

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instanceOf neighbourhood
residential district
adjacentTo Barmulloch NERFINISHED
Carntyne NERFINISHED
Dennistoun NERFINISHED
Haghill NERFINISHED
Provanmill NERFINISHED
birthPlace Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland NERFINISHED
country Scotland
developedInPeriod early 20th century
governedBy Glasgow City Council NERFINISHED
hasAreaType urban
hasCharacteristic residential
suburban
hasEducationalInstitution Riddrie Primary School NERFINISHED
Smithycroft Secondary School NERFINISHED
hasGreenSpace Riddrie Knowes open space
Riddrie Park NERFINISHED
hasLandmark Riddrie Knowes NERFINISHED
Riddrie Library NERFINISHED
Riddrie Parish Church NERFINISHED
hasNotableResident Alasdair Gray NERFINISHED
hasPostalCode G33
hasPublicTransport bus services to Glasgow city centre
hasReligiousBuilding Riddrie Parish Church NERFINISHED
St Thomas’ Riddrie Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasRoad Cumbernauld Road NERFINISHED
Riddrie Knowes Road NERFINISHED
Smithycroft Road NERFINISHED
historicalDevelopmentType municipal housing scheme
knownFor birthplace of Alasdair Gray
cottage-style housing
early 20th-century housing schemes
tenement housing
locatedIn Glasgow
central belt of Scotland
east end of Glasgow
north of the M8 motorway
northeast Glasgow
locatedInAdministrativeArea Glasgow City council area NERFINISHED
partOf City of Glasgow NERFINISHED

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Alasdair Gray placeOfBirth Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland