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Riddrie (Scottish Gaelic: An Ruadh Ruigh) is a north-eastern district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies on the A80 Cumbernauld Road.

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Riddrie Scottish Gaelic: An Ruadh Ruigh
Trolleybus at Tay Crescent in 1966
Riddrie Location within Glasgow
OS grid reference	NS6366
Civil parish	Glasgow
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G33
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Glasgow North East
Scottish Parliament	Glasgow Provan
List of places UK Scotland Glasgow 55.871111°N 4.187778°W / 55.871111; -4.187778

Location and amenities

Riddrie is a residential area mainly consisting of 1920s semi-detached houses, originally built as council housing (to a high specification for the time)[1] but now largely privately owned. The former Monkland Canal to the north was filled in the 1960s and is now the M8 motorway. Riddrie is the site of Barlinnie Prison.

There is a Vogue bingo hall, library, bowling green and local shops. Bus services link Riddrie with Glasgow City Centre and Cumbernauld. Nearby is Hogganfield Loch, around which is a public park.

Notable residents

Writer and artist Alasdair Gray grew up in Riddrie and the "Thaw" sections of his novel Lanark loosely document his early life there.

Comedian Rikki Fulton lived in Riddrie as a child.[2]

Prof. David Gemmell McKinlay FRSE (1923–1978) was born in Riddrie.[3]

Scottish international footballer David Marshall grew up in Riddrie.

References

External links

Media related to Riddrie at Wikimedia Commons

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