Cathcart Old Parish church, completed in 1929
Tower of Cathcart Old Parish Church
Gable of Cathcart Old Parish Church
Norman styled Cathcart Old Parish Church, built 1831
Deep shadows on the earlier Cathcart Old Parish Church
Tower of earlier Cathcart Old Parish Church
Night view of tower of earlier Cathcart Old Parish Church
Victorian photograph of earlier Cathcart Old Parish Church while still complete
Drawing of the two towers of Cathcart Old Parish Church - 1831 & 1929 versions
Looking up Old Castle Road towards Court Knowe and the site of the demolished Cathcart Castle
Ruins of Cathcart Castle
Stunted remains of four foot thick wall of Cathcart Castle
Part of the curtain wall surrounding Cathcart Castle built into the cliffside overlooking Linn Park
Steps leading to the terrace at the curtain wall surrounding Cathcart Castle
Victorian painting of Cathcart Castle
Etching of Cathcart Castle viewed from parkland below
"Mary R" monogram on stone at Court Knowe marking the spot where Mary Queen of Scots watched the Battle of Langside
Etching of Mary Queen of Scots
The story of Queen Mary's time with her kinsfolk, the Stuarts of Castlemilk, can be seen in a dedicated page of this website.
Rock at Court Knowe, behind the monument dedicated to Queen Mary
House at Court Knowe, home of the Mather family c.1890 (Photo courtesy of Pat Meister)
Painting of gatehouse at Cathcart Castle, 1880
Photograph of remaining old wall at entrance to gatehouse at Cathcart Castle, 2014
Former Cochrane's grocery shop, Old Castle Road, now reverted to domestic use
Rosebank Cottage, Old Castle Road
Cathcart's blacksmith's shop while unoccupied , before becoming the 'Old Smiddy' pub
The Old Smiddy, Cathcart's first restored pub after losing its 'Dry Area' status which took effect in 1921
Reflection on the Old Smiddy, which first opened as a licensed restaurant in the mid-1970's
Cathcart had lost its licensed premises following a 'Veto Poll' of all 37 of Glasgow's municipal wards on 2nd November 1920. The licences for Cathcart's five public houses expired on 28th May 1921 and were not renewed. The village's most noted place of refreshment was 'Granny Roberston's Inn' in Snuff Mill Road, near the old bridge. This pub was popular both with locals and for day trippers from the city enjoying the scenery.
Painting of Granny Robertson's Inn, Snuff Mill Road, Cathcart
Another view of Granny Robertson's hostelry, which was demolished c.1892
Early view of Snuff Mill Bridge and Granny Robertson's Inn, Cathcart
The image above, painted in oils on a timber panel, shows an oversized view of Granny Robertson's Inn relative to the Snuff Mill Bridge in the foreground. The hostelry was situated on the odd numbered side of Snuff Mill Road.
Rear façade of Lindsay House viewed from Snuff Mill Bridge
Lindsay House, Snuff Mill Road, pre-dates most Glasgow tenements
Monogram showing the letters of "LINDSAY", dated 1863, half a century before Cathcart became part of Glasgow
Old photograph of Lindsay House and Snuff Mill Bridge with children playing by the riverbank
Blocked up doorway on lane from Netherlee Road to Snuff Mill Bridge
The Snuff Mill, Cathcart
Reflection of old bridge on window of Snuff Mill, Cathcart
Plaque at Snuff Mill, Cathcart
Mill house adjacent to the Snuff Mill with Lindsay House in the background
1850's map of Cathcart
Ironically the electorate of the Gorbals and Hutchesontown wards, which had a combined total of 168 pubs, voted for 'No Change' to their licensed status, not foreseeing that a few decades later they would be transported en-masse to Castlemilk, which was situated in the alcohol-free Cathcart ward.
The painting must date from before 1863, when Lindsay House (below) was built on the even-numbered side of the road nearest the bridge.
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All original artwork, photography and text © Gerald Blaikie
Unauthorised reproduction of any image on this website is not permitted.
