The Murray was the first new town development in the area and as such contains the oldest council housing in the town. However, much of this is currently undergoing renovation to improve its condition. Much of the original housing was paid for by Rolls-Royce, as it was intended as accommodation for the workers attracted to the town by the firm's factory. Among the first generation of children to live there was the actor John Hannah.[1] Like the other original neighbourhoods in East Kilbride, it contains a mix of flats in cuboid-shaped buildings and more traditional tenements individual houses in terraces and semi-detached pairs and three tower blocks on the northern periperhy close to the town centre, with basic recreational facilities and a 'village square' of local shops and amenities.[2]
Most of the streets in the area are named for prominent Scots, such as: - Livingstone Drive (David Livingstone, Christian medical missionary 1813–1873) - Owen Avenue (Robert Dale Owen, Scottish-born U.S. social reformer and anti-slavery campaigner 1801–1877) - Bell Green (Alexander Graham Bell, 1847–1922) - Telford Road (Thomas Telford, engineer and noted bridge builder 1757–1834) - Liddell Grove (Eric Henry Liddell, record-breaking athlete who won Gold and bronze medals in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games 1902–1945) - Dale Avenue (David Dale, Businessman and Merchant famous for establishing the New Lanark Mills 1739–1806) - Slessor Drive (Mary Slessor, Missionary and advocate of woman's rights 1848 1915) - Simpson Drive (James Young Simpson, doctor and important figure in early anesthesia 1811–1870)
Many people dispute whether to use the definite article in the name; however, it is labelled as 'The Murray' on most maps.
References
^East Kilbride at 75: John Hannah reflects fondly on childhood playing 'conkers and crossy' on council estate, Daily Record, 10 May 2022
^East Kilbride's Murray Square becoming "no go zone", Daily Record, 4 July 2019
murray, east, kilbride, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 202. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Murray East Kilbride news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Murray is a residential area in the new town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire Scotland it lies immediately to the south west of the town centre access for pedestrians is mainly via underpasses beneath the A726 Queensway and adjacent to the Westwood Greenhills and Whitehills neighbourhoods to the west south west and south east respectively The Murray was the first new town development in the area and as such contains the oldest council housing in the town However much of this is currently undergoing renovation to improve its condition Much of the original housing was paid for by Rolls Royce as it was intended as accommodation for the workers attracted to the town by the firm s factory Among the first generation of children to live there was the actor John Hannah 1 Like the other original neighbourhoods in East Kilbride it contains a mix of flats in cuboid shaped buildings and more traditional tenements individual houses in terraces and semi detached pairs and three tower blocks on the northern periperhy close to the town centre with basic recreational facilities and a village square of local shops and amenities 2 Most of the streets in the area are named for prominent Scots such as Livingstone Drive David Livingstone Christian medical missionary 1813 1873 Owen Avenue Robert Dale Owen Scottish born U S social reformer and anti slavery campaigner 1801 1877 Bell Green Alexander Graham Bell 1847 1922 Telford Road Thomas Telford engineer and noted bridge builder 1757 1834 Liddell Grove Eric Henry Liddell record breaking athlete who won Gold and bronze medals in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games 1902 1945 Dale Avenue David Dale Businessman and Merchant famous for establishing the New Lanark Mills 1739 1806 Slessor Drive Mary Slessor Missionary and advocate of woman s rights 1848 1915 Simpson Drive James Young Simpson doctor and important figure in early anesthesia 1811 1870 Many people dispute whether to use the definite article in the name however it is labelled as The Murray on most maps References Edit East Kilbride at 75 John Hannah reflects fondly on childhood playing conkers and crossy on council estate Daily Record 10 May 2022 East Kilbride s Murray Square becoming no go zone Daily Record 4 July 2019 Coordinates 55 45 23 N 4 10 59 W 55 75639 N 4 18306 W 55 75639 4 18306 This South Lanarkshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Murray East Kilbride amp oldid 1087327129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
