Viewpark

History

Viewpark takes its name from a rural estate of that name, located just off New Edinburgh Road (which dates from the early 19th century and is thus 'new' only by comparison to Old Edinburgh Road which runs parallel further north, and today is part of the A721), near to which was the Viewpark Colliery, one of several mines dug in the area between Uddingston, Bellshill and the North Calder Water including Rosehall, Tannochside and Bredisholm, each of which had several pits. The workers were housed in scattered hamlets of miners' row cottages at Aitkenhead/Nackerty, Thorniewood, Tannochside, Muirpark and Cockhill, while other mansions in the area included Thornwood House (the site of which was north of Lynnhurst), St Enoch's Hall (near Banyan Crescent today) and Fallside House (today at Quarrybrae Gardens), the latter of which had a railway station on the Clydesdale Junction Railway from the 1870s to the 1950s (this line and the Caledonian main line, a short distance to the north, are both still in use to day, although there is no local station). A section of Roman road was found in the grounds of Fallside House in 1952. Other local industries included a brickworks and an oilworks. Viewpark House mansion had a varied history: built in the 1830s to a design by noted architect John Baird, - are still present and used by the community as a park, allotments area and walled flower garden including a greenhouse, popular for wedding photography due to its backdrop of flora and original brickwork features. The post-World War II development was originally built to house miners and was erected quickly. Construction work on "The Scheme" began in the late 1940s with houses built in the area of Rowantree Avenue occupied around 1950, supplementing housing built adjacent and parallel…

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,327
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,969
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,707
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,807
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,529
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,484
• Lesser Black-backed Gull

  Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,450
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,384

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2026-04-16
  42 km WNW of Comrie, United Kingdom
• M 3.9 — 2025-10-20
  29 km NW of Comrie, United Kingdom
• M 2.5 — 2018-08-30
  1 km ENE of Gourock, United Kingdom
• M 2.6 — 2017-11-01
  2 km NNW of Tarbert, United Kingdom
• M 3.6 — 2006-12-26
  2 km NW of Dumfries, United Kingdom
• M 2.5 — 2005-12-31
  3 km WSW of Auchterarder, United Kingdom