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Barlanark
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.jpg) Four-storey tenement flats on Garvel Road showing original 1950s appearance, 2010 (since renovated) | |
| Population | 3,800 [1] |
| OS grid reference | NS663646 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G33 4 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| 55°51′21″N4°08′15″W / 55.8559°N 4.1375°W /55.8559; -4.1375 | |
Barlanark (/ˌbɑːrˈlɑːnərk/bar-LAH-nərk[2]) is adistrict inGlasgow. It is situated east ofBudhill,Shettleston andSpringboig, north west ofBaillieston, west ofSpringhill andSwinton and south ofEasthall,Easterhouse andWellhouse.[3]
The name Barlanark is an apparently hybridGaelic-Brythonic name suggestingthe hill at the clearing from the Gaelicbàrr and Brythoniclanerc meaning "clearing".[4] The first element may represent a Gaelicisation of Brythonic*baɣeδ, 'boar' (Welshbaedd).[5]
Barlanark housing scheme was developed in response to the city's grave post-war housing needs: In 1952/53 over 2,300 3- and 4-bedroom apartments were constructed and rented out to 'Corporation' tenants. There were also 5-apartment semi-detached houses, and 3-apartment terraced houses built, next to the Estate of Barlanark House,[6][7] which was constructed byDavid Hamilton in 1822, demolished in 1954 (a playpark now stands on the site).[8]
The Calvay Centre opened in 2007, replacing the block of flats and shopping area. The centre has a 12-place IT Suite as part of theJohn Wheatley Learning Network,[9] a 24-place nursery operated by Glasgow East Regeneration Agency, and a family centre operated byQuarriers. The centre is used to provide services for the local community and to offer meeting spaces for local groups and organisations including a church.[1]
The social housing stock in the area is managed by twohousing associations,Calvay covering the northern neighbourhood[10][11] andGardeen covering the south.[12] Both clusters contain renovated tenements and modern housing and have their own local shops and community facility. A development of private housing,Earlybraes was added in the late 2010s,[13] located between two cemeteries, the municipally ownedSandymount (which includes Muslim and Jewish sections)[14] and the Glasgow Hebrew Burial Society's dedicatedGlenduffhill facility.[15]
In 2016, Glasgow City Council outlined masterplans for the development of the Greater Easterhouse area (including Barlanark) over the next 20 years.[16][17]
