Polmadie

Polmadie
2011 image of Calder Street in Polmadie showing fire station and church (right) and incinerator chimneys, since demolished
Polmadie is located in Glasgow council area
Polmadie
Polmadie
Location within Glasgow
OS grid referenceNS595625
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG42
Dialling code0141
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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55°50′06″N 4°14′38″W / 55.835°N 4.244°W / 55.835; -4.244

Polmadie (/ˌpɒlməˈdiː/; Scottish Gaelic: Poll Mac Dè, lit. 'Son of God pool') is a primarily industrial area of Glasgow in Scotland. Situated south of the River Clyde, Polmadie is close to residential neighbourhoods including Govanhill (to the west) and Toryglen (south-east), with Oatlands and another large industrial zone at Shawfield to the north on the opposite side of major railway lines and the M74 motorway, Junction 1A of which serves the area.

For over 50 years, the most prominent landmarks within Polmadie were the 66-metre-high (217 ft) twin chimneys of a now disused waste incinerator plant operated by Glasgow City Council.[1] This was replaced by a 'Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre' on the same site operated by Viridor with a less conspicuous stack.[2][3][4]

Also located in the area is Alstom's Polmadie Depot, a large railway maintenance facility for Avanti West Coast which is the most northerly train stabling and maintenance area on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), since the line runs through Polmadie on its final approach into Glasgow Central station.

The area was also home to BOC's industrial gases filling plant and main Scottish base, until this moved to a more modern facility in early 2007 in Cambuslang just outside Glasgow in anticipation of the completion of the M74 Southern link and associated redevelopment of the surrounding area.

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland (2010). "Oblique aerial view centred on the fire brick works, taken from the W (1167677)". Canmore.
  2. ^ Vivienne Nicoll (28 November 2013). "Work under way on £154m Glasgow recycling centre". Evening Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ Paul Williams (25 July 2016). "Glasgow network visits Viridor GRREC Polmadie ECS". Eco Congregation Scotland. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ Alan Ferguson (12 June 2018). "£150m rubbish centre to be running to full capacity this year". Evening Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.