Hyndland is an affluent residential area in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Bordering Broomhill, Dowanhill, Kelvinside and Partickhill, it is a wealthy neighbourhood populated mainly by businessmen, lawyers, GPs, professionals (many employed at the nearby University of Glasgow) and a number of noted authors, poets, actors, comedians and footballers. Average property prices in the area are considerably higher than the Glasgow or Scottish averages.
There are a number of retail outlets in the area including high-quality delicatessens, cafés, hair and beauty salons, photographers, and local service shops. The Glasgow and Hillhead-Jordanhill rugby teams play in the area at Hughenden Stadium. There is also a lawn bowling club (Hyndland Bowling club) which was founded in 1904. There is a local school, Hyndland Secondary School.
Prior to development, Hyndland was an area of farmland called 'Hind Land' and belonged to the Bishops of Glasgow. The first tenements were built in 1885.
On 13 March 1941, a parachute mine was dropped on Hyndland by the Luftwaffe, destroying three tenement buildings on Dudley Drive. Also, during the war a number of refugee children from Germany and Poland were educated at Hyndland School, many of whom achieved a higher in English.
Notable residents.
Frankie Boyle, comedian and writer
Kevin Bridges, comedian
John Burns Brooksby, renowned veterinarian
David Calder, actor
Andrew Cranston Artist
Robert Carlyle, actor
John Curtice, psephologist
Greg Hemphill, actor and comedian
Douglas Henshall, actor
Sanjeev Kohli, comedian, writer and actor
Liz Lochhead, poet and dramatist
Kelly Macdonald, actress
Aidan Moffat, musician
Dougie Payne, musician
Roddy Woomble, musician
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