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Throughout the 20th century, a prominent feature in the district was Richmond Park Laundry, at one time one of the largest such operations in the country. The facility opened around 1907, closed in 2004, and the premises were demolished in 2007 and replaced by a supermarket.
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The imposing sandstone building of the public school was converted for as a local adult education centre and infant playgroup but was demolished in the early 21st century and replaced by modern apartments. The same fate befell the local public house across the road,
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In the late 19th and early 20th century Eastfield was a country estate with a burn running through it; a brewery (Wellshot), a brickworks and a small mining community was also present in the area, with cottages along Cambuslang Road (nowadays part of the
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ward of the South Lanarkshire Council area, which is also the extent of the local community policing zone; however this definition also encompasses several other streets which have always been considered to be in Rutherglen, such as Ettrick Crescent.
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are located next to the school itself. Adjacent to Stonelaw High is Calderwood Primary School which many local children attend, although geographically that is outwith the territory of Eastfield.
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serving the south side of Glasgow, is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the Richmond Park roundabout but only 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from the Dukes Road shops at southern end of Eastfield.
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Part of the territory which is generally considered to be part of Eastfield (east of Dukes Road, including the community centre) is within the
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The Eastfield estate was developed with housing between the 1930s and 1960s, with mix of council-rented and private homes.
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which brings nationwide businesses to Eastfield's doorstep. Nearby to the north is one of Scotland's last steelworks at
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in nearby Silverbank, Cambuslang, demolished in a redevelopment of that area which replaced outdated tenements with
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Parcels of land in Eastfield were found to have been contaminated by chromium waste from the
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In the 21st century the area derives economic benefit from the extension of the nearby
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Proposed changes to popular Rutherglen pub will "rip the heart out of the community"
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railway tracks run to the north of the district, with the nearest stations being at
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about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the east of the junction of Bogleshole Road, and
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a few miles to the west, which some buses bound for Eastfield such as the frequent
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infestation problem; however by 2021 plans for its redevelopment were advancing.
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Pearse Park is a brand new facility for Gaelic Games, Shinty and AFL in Scotland
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The Richmond Park name was familiar to some bus users as the terminus for the
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in Scotland, situated on Cambuslang Road in Eastfield. It was purchased by
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Map of the Parish of Cambuslang in the Historical County of Lanark
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Pearse Park was the playing field that was the adopted home of
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The wider area is home to two large modern secondary schools:
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neighbourhoods of Rutherglen, and Silverbank in Cambuslang.
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Aerial photograph of the area from the South-west (2017)
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