TRADESTON, a suburb (of the city of Glasgow), in
the parish of Gorbals, county of Lanark. This flourishing
place, which is situated on the south bank of the
river Clyde, and forms one of the most interesting of the
Glasgow suburbs, was founded in the year 1790, for
which purpose lands were purchased from the Trades'
House and corporation of the city. It consists of several
spacious and well-formed streets, intersecting each other
at right angles, and the principal of which are in a direction
nearly parallel with the river. The houses are generally
three and four stories in height, handsomely built
of stone, and roofed with slate; and attached to each is
a court-yard or garden: the streets are lighted with gas,
and the inhabitants amply supplied with water. Facility
of communication with the city is afforded by the Jamaica-
street bridge, from which, on this side of the river,
a spacious quay extends towards the west in front of the
Clyde-buildings, an elegant range of houses, beautifully
situated in Clyde-street. This street, with Carlton-place,
forms an extensive and delightful promenade on the
margin of the river. At Tradeston is the Glasgow station
of the Greenock and Ayr railway. The inhabitants
include many of the most opulent merchants and manufacturers
of the city, and others connected with the
trade of the port. Some of the population are employed
in the various branches of manufacture carried on in the
vicinity. A factory for the weaving of silk veils, satin,
velvet, and other articles, affords employment to fifty
persons; the bleaching and printing of cotton and calico
are also on a considerable scale.