Kirk Wynd in East Kilbride to the southeast of Glasgow, lined with late 18th century and early 19th century dwelling houses, and with a 19th century church tower in the distance. The church itself was built in 1776, but the tower wasn't added until 1818.

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This is not the typical view most people associate with East Kilbride. This is because in 1947, this relatively small village was selected as the site of Scotland's first New Town, which aimed to help ease the over-crowding created by Glasgow's housing shortage. This changed the area dramatically, and it's now not only dominated by post-war Modern architecture, its also Scotland's 6th largest locality by population.

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@thisismyglasgow Admit first reaction to seeing the pic was to utter a quizical "East Kilbride?!" But there you go i am now educated (ok just a bit).
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