Blairdardie is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde in the north-west of the city and is surrounded by other residential areas: High Knightswood, Knightswood, Old Drumchapel, Drumchapel and Garscadden. It was built between the 1950s and early 1960s.West Glasgow (West of Scotland Archaeology Service, 1950), The Glasgow Story
Description
The main thoroughfare, Great Western Road (A82) runs right through the middle creating a 'South Blairdardie' (Keal Avenue, Keal Crescent, Keal Drive) which extends to the Forth and Clyde Canal and a 'North Blairdardie' which extends to Drumchapel Road in the north.
North Blairdardie consists of mostly terraced houses, which were council built and are now a mixture of owner-occupied and rented. Blairdardie Pavilion hosts football pitches, a skateboarding club and various youth and children's clubs. There are two primary schools, Blairdardie PrimaryWelcome, Blairdardie Primary School (rebuilt in 2019, linked to Knightswood Secondary School)Plans revealed for new state-of-the-art Blairdardie Primary School, Glasgow Live, 13 January 2017Blairdardie Primary replaces bollards for pupil safety, Clydebank Post, 11 June 2019 and St Ninian's Primary,Welcome, St Ninian's Primary linked to St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. The area is served by Drumchapel railway station, and there is a retail parkHome, Great Western Retail Park and a small industrial estate to the west.
South Blairdardie, geographically small but containing housing of higher density than the north part, is made up of mostly council-built low-rise flats of up to five storeys. There are, four landmark multi-storey flats situated along Great Western Road; these towers underwent extensive renovation in 2007. There are further areas of open ground for recreation near to this area at Petersen Park and Knightswood Park.
See also Glasgow tower blocks
References
External links
Balirdardie at Gazetteer for Scotland Community council Blairdardie profile at Understanding Glasgow