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.jpg) Aerial view of Shieldhall from the east | |
  Shieldhall Location withinGlasgow | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G51 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| 55°51′41″N4°20′47″W / 55.861278°N 4.346415°W /55.861278; -4.346415 | |
Shieldhall is adistrict in theScottish city ofGlasgow. It is situated directly south of theRiver Clyde and is part of the widerGovan area.
Taking its name from the country estate which occupied the territory until the late 19th century,[1][2][3] Shieldhall lies on the boundary between Glasgow andRenfrewshire, close to the town ofRenfrew and the industrial, retail and leisure developments atBraehead which lie to the west.Linthouse andDrumoyne adjoin to the east, but Shieldhall is largely separated from these neighbourhoods by theA739 road which runs north–south from Junction 25 of theM8 motorway (the southern boundary of Shieldhall) under the river inside theClyde Tunnel which opened in 1963, withThornwood andWhiteinch on the opposite bank; in addition to vehicles, the tunnel also includes a section for pedestrians and bicycles.
As well as the various buildings of theSouthern General Hospital[4][5] and its 2010s replacement, the imposing 14-storeyQueen Elizabeth University Hospital, Shieldhall includes a large industrial area which has been heavily used since the early 1900s,[6][7] around theKing George V Dock[8][9][10][11][12] which is the only commercial port still in operation within Glasgow. It is the site of one of the four mainwaste recycling facilities in the city, serving its south-west sector,[13] and of asewage treatment works, owned byScottish Water; the sewage works originally opened in 1910 and were rebuilt in 1980.[14] Shieldhall is one of three such facilities in the city, along withDalmarnock andDaldowie.
There are a number of small clusters of housing from various periods of the 20th century in the area to the south of the hospital complex (including a distinctive convertedart deco lightbulb factory),[15][16] as well as a small park containing the ground of the localJunior football team,St Anthony's,[17][18] who moved there in the early 21st century from further along the same main road towardsIbrox.[19] Along with the motorway, this new ground occupies the land previously containing the 'Fifty Pitches', a large expanse of football parks.[20][21]
The closest railway station connecting to central Glasgow isCardonald on the opposite side of the M8 motorway, while bus services are regular due to provision for the hospital, as well as the presence of a company (McGill's) operating routes towards Braehead andPaisley via Shieldhall in addition toFirst Glasgow which dominates the industry within the city.
The physician and authorAlexander P. W. Philip (1770-1851) was born and raised in Shieldhall.
In popular culture, the district lends half of its name to the fictionalShieldinch area which is the setting for theBBC Scotlandsoap operaRiver City (the other half deriving from Whiteinch) - the show's set is located inDumbarton).[22]
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