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Coordinates: 55°58′26″N 4°12′22″W / 55.974°N 4.206°W
| Lennoxtown | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Baile na Leamhnachd | |
| OS grid reference | NS625775 |
|---|---|
| Council area | East Dunbartonshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Glasgow[1] |
| Postcode district | G65 G66 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Lennoxtown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile na Leamhnachd, pronounced [b̊alə nə ʎãũnəxɡ̊]) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north.
It is now part of the East Dunbartonshire council area but prior to 1975 was in the county of Stirling.
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History [link]
The focus of the Lennoxtown area used to be the busy Lennox Mill, where tenants of the Woodhead estate brought their corn to be ground. There were several corn mills in Campsie Parish, but this was arguably the most important. Lennox Mill was located in the vicinity of the recently demolished Kali Nail Works.
A significant event in the history of the locality was the establishment of the calico printing works at Lennoxmill during the late 1780s, on a site adjacent to the old corn mill. Calico is a type of cotton cloth, and the printing of cotton cloth was soon established as a major industry in the area, also at Milton of Campsie. It was to provide accommodation for the block makers and other cotton printing workers that the village of Lennoxtown was established, during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Streets of houses were planned and built according to a formal plan. Lennoxtown was at first known as 'Newtown of Campsie',[2] to distinguish it from the Sirktown' or Clachan' of Campsie, at the foot of Campsie Glen.
During the 19th century Lennoxtown grew to be the largest centre of population in Campsie Parish. Another important industry was soon established – a chemical works, founded by Charles Macintosh (of waterproof clothing fame) and his associates. At first their principal product was alum, a chemical employed in the textile industry. Alumschist, the basic ingredient in the process, was mined in the area. The works came to be known as the Secret Works, presumably because of the need to keep the industrial processes secret.[citation needed]
During the 1790s many of the Lennoxmill workers supported the political reformer Thomas Muir of Huntershill in his campaigns to establish democracy in Scotland, and a Reform Society was set up in Campsie in 1792. However, the parish minister, the Rev. James Lapslie, saw to it that there was also some opposition to Muir's ideas in the area. An important milestone in the drive towards democracy was the establishment in 1812 of a local co-operative society, the Lennoxtown Friendly Victualling Society, one of the earliest of its kind in Scotland.
The growing importance of Lennoxtown was underlined by the removal of the parish church from the Clachan to the New Town during the 1820s. Plans for the new church were prepared by the architect David Hamilton, who was also responsible for the nearby Lennox Castle.[3] A Roman Catholic church was erected in 1846 (originally St Paul's, later renamed St Machan's), one of the earliest post-Reformation Catholic churches in Scotland, apart from those in cities and large towns.
The decline of the industries that flourished during the nineteenth century, and also the later nail-making industry (and indeed the famous Victualling Society) has left Lennoxtown in a kind of post-industrial limbo, from which it has been difficult to escape. Slow progress continues to be made.
Notable people [link]
Labour Party politician Ian McCartney, football player and manager Ricky Sbragia, and singer Lulu (real name Marie McDonald Lawrie) since it contained Lennox Castle Hospital, which was used as a maternity hospital from 1941 to 1964.
Celtic F.C.'s new training ground opened on 9 September 2007 on the grounds of the hospital.
See also [link]
References [link]
- ^ Evox Facilities. "List of UK post towns". Evox Facilities. https://www.evoxfacilities.co.uk/evoxptn.html. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Overview of Lennoxtown". Gazetteer for Scotland. https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst448.html. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Overview of Lennox Castle". Gazetteer for Scotland. https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8266.html. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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Lennoxtown training centre
Lennoxtown Training Centre is Celtic F.C.'s training centre, located at Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire in Scotland. The complex houses the club's training and educational facilities.
Background
The complex is built on former NHS land adjacent to the vacated Lennox Castle Hospital and was designed to replace Celtic's former training ground at Barrowfield. It is located on a 46-acre (190,000 m2) site near the Campsie Fells, half of the site has been developed in Phase One of the project to provide the existing training facilities with the remaining land being left for development in Phase Two which will provide conference facilities and live-in dormitory areas for young players. The centre houses Celtic’s entire professional footballing operation and will host the home games for Celtic's ladies team.
For many years the training facilities which Celtic provided were seen as substandard and would be hidden from potential new signings. This fact was emphasised after their rivals Rangers opened their Murray Park complex in 2001 and Hearts opened their Riccarton academy with Heriot-Watt University in 2004. A number of club officials and players expressed sadness at leaving Barrowfield but saw it as a necessity for the modern game and that it would aid in helping Celtic attract players to the club.
