Moodiesburn
Coordinates: 55°55′06″N 4°05′12″W / 55.918333°N 4.08666°W
| Moodiesburn | |
 Moodiesburn
Moodiesburn shown within North Lanarkshire |
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| Population | 6,614 [1] (2001 census) |
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| OS grid reference | NS6960871434 |
| Council area | North Lanarkshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Lanarkshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G69 |
| Dialling code | 01236 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill |
| Scottish Parliament | Coatbridge and Chryston |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Moodiesburn is a residential suburb located 8 miles north-east of Glasgow city centre, in the North Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It is situated on the A80 road, between Stepps and Cumbernauld.
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[edit] Landmarks
The suburb includes a community centre and library, a miners' welfare club (the Auchengeich Miners Welfare), a multi-denominational school (Glenmanor Primary), a denominational school (St. Michael's Primary), a Church of Scotland parish church, a Roman Catholic church, and an independent evangelical church called New Beginnings. There is also a public house (the Silver Larch), a Knights of Saint Columba social club and a coffee shop called The Coffee House.
Moodiesburn House Hotel - previously the site of the Bedlay Dowager House - was closed in early 2008 and its entire contents put up for auction. In March 2008 the function hall of the hotel was vandalised and set on fire.[2]
Bedlay Cemetery is the local cemetery for Moodiesburn. The nearby Bedlay Castle has stood since the late 16th century.[3][4]
Moodiesburn is also home to the headquarters of Devro, as well as a number of youth football teams, including Moodiesburn Red Star and Bridgend Boys club.
[edit] Stoneyetts
Stoneyetts Bowling Club runs regular events.[5] The formerly linked Stoneyetts Hospital (formerly Stoneyetts Certified Institution for Mental Defectives[6]), was a certified psychiatric institution, originally for mentally deficient people under the Mental Deficiency and Lunacy (Scotland) Act of 1913, which opened in 1913.[7] Despite local petitioning,[8] operations at the hospital officially ceased on February 19, 1992.[9] The desolate area has become a location for vandalism,[10] fly-tipping,[10] suicides[11] and tragic accidents[12] since the hospital's closure. Stoneyetts Cottages, initially constructed for hospital workers shortly after it opened, are now secluded from the central Stoneyetts area, accessible through Moodiesburn, by the intersecting 2011 M80 motorway extension.
[edit] Auchengeich controversy
In September 2009, a memorial statue was erected by the Auchengeich Miners Welfare honouring the forty-seven men who lost their lives in the Auchengeich mining disaster of 18 September 1959. In the early hours of 19 November 2009, part of the memorial – an uninsured bronze representation of a miner, which was worth approximately £40,000 and created by the sculptor John McKenna and cast at the A4A art foundry – was stolen. Councillor William Hogg branded the theft a "mindless crime", adding: "I would like to assure everyone that the council will do everything possible to ensure that the statue will be replaced. I would appeal to anyone with any information about this theft to contact Strathclyde Police immediately."[13][14]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "scrol.gov.uk". http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=Moodiesburn&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Fire ravages derelict A80 hotel". BBC News. 13 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7293503.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ Mason, Gordon The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde, Goblinshead, 2000 (p.51)
- ^ Coventry, Martin The Castles of Scotland (3rd Edition), Goblinshead, 2001 (p.83)
- ^ Stoneyetts Bowling Club. Official Site. Retreieved 23 June, 2011.
- ^ Stoneyetts Hospital, Glasgow. The National Archives. Retrieved 23 June, 2011.
- ^ Tough, Alistair. Records of Stoneyetts Hospital, Chryston (and others). NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Archives. 23 July, 1998. Retrieved 23 June, 2011.
- ^ Stoneyetts Hospital. The Herald. 23 September, 1991. Retrieved 23 June, 2011.
- ^ Health Care (Strathclyde). Hansard. 7 February, 1995. Retrieved 5 January, 2012,
- ^ a b "Bowlers in safety plea". Kirkintilloch Herald. 6 July, 2004. Retrieved 13 June, 2011.
- ^ Halliday, Ron Glasgow's Ghosts (partially re-distributed 2000: Haunted Glasgow) Fort, 1996 (p.77)
- ^ Lowry, Kevin. "Tree-climbing dare leaves 11-year-old Stephen dead". The Mirror. Archived at TheFreeLibrary. 27 September, 1999. Retrieved 16 August, 2011.
- ^ "£40K statue stolen from Auchengeich tavern memorial", Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, 20 November 2009
- ^ "Mining disaster's memorial stolen". BBC News. 19 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8368273.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
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