Partick Housing Association

YEAR
PARTICK

GENERAL

GALLERY

1901

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery opens

1904
Church St School opens
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o

1909
Partick Thistle FC moves to Firhill
o

1912
Purdon St "Steamie" opens
Partick becomes a Burgh
o

1914-17
o
Great War in Europe
o

1915
Glasgow Rent Strike starts in Partick
o
o

1923
St Peters Church opens
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o

1926
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General Strike

1927
o
First Talking Movie in Glasgow

1938
o
Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park

1941
Clydebank Blitz
o

1939-45
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World War II
o

1944
o
Burrell Collection gifted to Glasgow

1945
o
VE Day
0

1954
o
Food Rationing ended

1960
o
Cheapside St fire

1962
o
Last Glasgow tramcar

1963
o
Clyde Tunnel opened

1967
o
Celtic win European Cup

1968
o
Great Storm
o

1971
Partick FC Scottish Cup Winners

Ibrox Disaster
Upper Clydeside Work-In

1975
Partick HA founded
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o

1976
1st scheme in White St
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o

1977
Meadowside & Thornwood HA founded
o

1978
100th house completed by PHA
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o

1979
250th house completed PHA
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o

1982
o
Falklands War
o

1984
Partick Tenants & Residents Association founded
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o

1987
Move to Mansfield St
o

1988
1000th house improved by PHA
Garden Festival

1989
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Scottish Homes created
o

1990
Partick Streetscape starts
Glasgow City of Culture
o

1991
o
Gulf War
o

1999
PHA's 72nd scheme completed at Muirpark St
Glasgow City of Architecture
Scottish Parliament elected
o

2001
PHA merges with Meadowside & Thornside HA
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o

2003
First Improvement Scheme as a merged organisation begins
at Apsley St
Iraq War
o

2004
o
Scottish Parliament Building opened by the Queen

Partick Housing Association, 10 Mansfield Street, Glasgow, G11 5QP Phone: 0141 357 3773

Registered Office: 10 Mansfield Street, Glasgow G11 5QP
Registered under The Industrial & Provident Societies Act 1965 No. 1824R(S)
Registered with Communities Scotland under The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 No. HCB 168
Recognised Scottish Charity No. SCO33751