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Cordale Avenue, Renton

The area on the right is the Cordale. For a while, it was called Kirkland, although it now seems to have reverted to its original name. "At the end of the first war, Hillfoot was built, and Cordale Scheme just before the second war. This scheme was renamed 'Kirkland' in honour of Dr Kirk, a well-respected gentleman of Renton" ["The Story of the Vale of Leven", J.Agnew, 1976].

(For the area to the left of the road, see NS3879 : Millburn Gardens.)

Around 2000, the Cordale area was rebuilt. The new street names commemorate local people. At the time of submission, short biographies of each of these people are provided at Link (at the Cordale Housing Association website); I therefore do not need to supply more than brief details here. The new street names and the people commemorated by them include:

● Gallacher Way: after Richard 'Skeets' Gallacher, a boxer [see "The Skeets Gallacher Story", by Keith Grant, for further information].

● Harrison Place: James Harrison was a newspaper editor and owner, and an innovator in the field of refrigeration.

● Glen View: James Allison Glen became Speaker of the House of Commons in Canada.

● Katherine Place: after Katherine Drain, who wrote poetry.

● Wylie Place: after Alexander Wylie, who was very prominent in the local textile and dyeing industry. Cordale House, where he lived, is now long gone, but it stood at or near NS39117881.

● Jackson Place: after the footballer Alex Jackson, who was capped 17 times for Scotland.