Editing Glasgow (section)

===South Side===
[[File:NS5765 The Clyde, and 'Squinty' bridge, Glasgow.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pacific Quay]] sits within the south side of Glasgow, and is home to some of the city's largest businesses and employers.]]

Glasgow's South Side sprawls out south of the Clyde. The adjoining urban area includes some of Greater Glasgow's most affluent suburban towns, such as [[Newton Mearns]], [[Clarkston, East Renfrewshire|Clarkston]], and [[Giffnock]], all of which are in [[East Renfrewshire]], as well as [[Thorntonhall]] in [[South Lanarkshire]]. [[Newlands, Glasgow|Newlands]] and [[Dumbreck]] are examples of high-value residential districts within the city boundaries. There are many areas containing a high concentration of sandstone tenements like [[Shawlands]], which is considered the "Heart of the Southside", with other examples being [[Battlefield, Glasgow|Battlefield]], [[Govanhill]] and [[Mount Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |title=No surprise from the community that Shawlands is coolest spot |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23042723.no-surprise-community-shawlands-coolest-spot/ |website=Herald Scotland |date=12 October 2022 |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> The large suburb of [[Pollokshields]] comprises both a quiet western part with undulating tree-lined boulevards lined with expensive villas, and a busier eastern part with a high-density grid of tenements and small shops. The south side also includes some post-war housing estates of various sizes such as [[Toryglen]], [[Pollok]], [[Castlemilk]] and [[Arden, Glasgow|Arden]]. The towns of [[Cambuslang]] and [[Rutherglen]] were included in the City of Glasgow district from 1975 to 1996, but are now in the [[South Lanarkshire]] council area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1973/oct/22/new-local-government-areas |title=New Local Government areas |publisher=[[Hansard]] |date=22 October 1973 |access-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104050038/https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1973/oct/22/new-local-government-areas |archive-date=4 November 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theglasgowstory.com/story/?id=TGSFG |title=Modern Times: 1950s to The Present Day > Neighbourhoods |author=Irene Maver |website=The Glasgow Story |access-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029031254/http://www.theglasgowstory.com/story/?id=TGSFG |archive-date=29 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/landscapes/glasgow/ |title=Scotland's Landscape: City of Glasgow |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317174830/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/landscapes/glasgow/ |archive-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Although predominantly residential, the area does have several notable public buildings including, [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]]'s [[Scotland Street School Museum]] and [[House for an Art Lover]]; the [[Burrell Collection]] in [[Pollok Country Park]]; [[Alexander "Greek" Thomson]]'s [[Holmwood House]] villa; the National Football Stadium [[Hampden Park]] in [[Mount Florida]] (home of [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queens Park FC]]) and [[Ibrox Stadium]] (home of [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers FC]]). The former docklands site at [[Pacific Quay]] on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the SECC, is the site of the [[Glasgow Science Centre]] and the headquarters of [[BBC Scotland]] and [[STV Group (Scotland)|STV Group]] (owner of [[STV (TV network)|STV]]), in a new purpose-built digital media campus. In addition, several new bridges spanning the River Clyde have been built, including the [[Clyde Arc]] known by locals as the Squinty Bridge at [[Pacific Quay]] and others at [[Tradeston]] and Springfield Quay.

[[File:Glasgow Harbour Terraces - geograph.org.uk - 6196678.jpg|thumb|left|The regeneration of Glasgow Harbour has seen the construction of many high rise buildings]]

The South Side also includes many public parks, including [[Linn Park, Glasgow, Scotland|Linn Park]], [[Queen's Park, Glasgow|Queen's Park]], and [[Bellahouston Park]] and several golf clubs, including the championship course at [[Haggs Castle]]. The South Side is also home to the large [[Pollok Country Park]], which was awarded the accolade of Europe's Best Park 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/Parks_gardens/pollokparkbritainsbestpark.htm |title=Pollok Park Britain's Best Park |access-date=20 June 2008 |website=Glasgow City Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615135645/http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Parks_Outdoors/Parks_gardens/pollokparkbritainsbestpark.htm |archive-date=15 June 2008}}</ref> The southside also directly borders [[Rouken Glen|Rouken Glen Park]] in neighbouring [[Giffnock]]. Pollok Park is Glasgow's largest park and until the early 2000s was the only country park in the city's boundary. In the early 2000s the [[Dams to Darnley Country Park]] was designated, although half of the park is in [[East Renfrewshire]]. As of 2021 the facilities at the still new park are quite lacking.

[[Govan]] is a district and former burgh in the south-western part of the city. It is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite [[Partick]]. It was an administratively independent Police Burgh from 1864 until it was incorporated into the expanding city of Glasgow in 1912. Govan has a legacy as an engineering and [[shipbuilding]] centre of international repute and is home to one of two [[BAE Systems Surface Ships|BAE Systems Surface Ships shipyards]] on the River Clyde and the [[precision engineering]] firm, [[Thales Optronics]]. It is also home to the [[Queen Elizabeth University Hospital]], one of the largest hospitals in the country, and the maintenance depot for the [[Glasgow Subway]] system. The wider Govan area includes the districts of [[Ibrox, Glasgow|Ibrox]], [[Cessnock, Glasgow|Cessnock]], [[Kinning Park]] and [[Kingston, Glasgow|Kingston]].