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dral, they living in Rutherglen. It was also a drove road for cattle crossing Clyde at Dalmarnock Ford.
Bishop Street (Anderston) was formerly called Bishop's or Parson's Croft, having been church lands. After the Reformation King James the Sixth gave these lands, which consisted of about thirteen acres, to John Andrew, who was clerk of his Secret Council. It afterwards became the property of the Incorporation of Tailors.
Bishopbriggs derives its name from a bridge erected by a Glasgow bishop to facilitate communication with his rentallers in the district.
Blythswood Square, was laid off and opened in 1823 under the name of Garden Square, this title being given to it by William Hamilton Garden, who was a son of Francis Garden of Fetteresso. He was at that time head of a well-known West India firm in the city, and speculated extensively in porperty. He resided in the Crawford mansion, having bought it in 1813, the site of which is now occupied by the station of the North British Railway.
Blackburn Street (Plantation) was so named after the Midland town by one of the trustees of Mr. Maclean, because he had business connections with it.
Botanic Gardens, opened in 1832, on ground extending to 21½ acres which was feued from Campbell of Blythswood. They did not succeed as a company concern, and were taken over by the Corporation in 1892 at a cost of £59,531. The banks of Kelvin extending to 18½ acres have been added since then to the gardens at a cost of £9360. What was called the Old Botanic Gardens were situated on the north side of Dumbarton Road west of Claremont Street, and are now built over.
Bothwell Street. This thoroughfare was exploited by James Scott of Kelly about the middle of last century. He expended a large sum of money in forming it, having got a special Act of Parliament to enable him to construct the viaduct at its western
