FINNIESTON, a village and suburb (western), within
the jurisdiction of the city of Glasgow, county of Lanark;
containing 2096 inhabitants. This place, which
forms part of Anderston, was commenced by the founder
of that district on a plan laid down by his chaplain,
the Rev. Mr. Finnic, from whom it derived its name. It
consists of several streets, crossing each other at right
angles. The houses are well built, with garden-ground
attached to each, and stretch northward from the banks
of the Clyde, on which are some handsome villas, occupied
by the opulent merchants and manufacturers of
the city, and which, from their elevated site, command
pleasingly interesting views. In the village is a spacious
manufactory of cut-glass, in which many articles of the
most elegant and brilliant quality are produced. To the
east of this place are Grahamston and Brownfield, formerly
distinguished as detached suburban villages, but
now forming an integral part of the city.