's capture, in Robroyston
William Wallace It was in Robroyston that the
Scottish leader
William Wallace was turned over to English soldiers in 1305. At the site of Wallace's capture there stands a monument — there have also been proposals put forward for a visitor's centre in the area, at the site of the monument. On the monument there is a plaque in
Latin, which reads "Dico tibi verum, libertas optimum rerum, nunquam servili sub nexu, vivito fili", which translates to 'I tell you the truth, the best of all things is freedom, never son, live under the bonds of slavery' which was taught to
William Wallace in his boyhood. Instrumental Band at the unveiling of the Wallace Memorial on 4 August 1900
Wallace's Well is located around from the monument.
Hospital Robroyston Hospital was built as a municipal
smallpox and
tuberculosis hospital and opened in 1918. It was temporarily used as a
military hospital in 1918–19. By 1925, 450 beds at Robroyston were devoted to tuberculosis patients, almost half of Glasgow's total complement. In 1945 a
maternity unit was added. In 1948, Robroyston joined the
National Health Service under the Board of Management for Glasgow Northern Hospitals. In 1974 it was placed in the Northern District of the
Greater Glasgow Health Board. It closed in 1977.
Housing developments A small housing community of mainly miners' rows formed the village of Robroyston c. 1929 to the east of the Barmulloch estates. The row houses were replaced in the 1930s by a development of
cottage flats (comprising Zena Street, Earnock Street, Olive Street, Sheila Street, Winifred Street and Hilda Crescent). At that time an
open cast mine and a brick works occupied the land to the north of the housing (nowadays this is Robroyston Park) Throughout the 1990s, large-scale
housing developments were undertaken to the north east of the original village on the site of Robroyston Hospital and on land that was commonly known as Robroyston Mains in this part of the
outskirts of Glasgow. The houses in the initial phase were within four clusters: Brookfield, Briarcroft, Glendale and Louden Hill. This drastically increased the population of the suburb to some 8,300 people. As a result of the boom in population, the area became chronically deficient in infrastructure and provision of many local services, although this problem has been lessened somewhat by the construction of
Asda, Lidl and
Aldi superstores. Robroyston is underdeveloped in terms of community facilities, but a newly opened
primary school (Wallacewell Primary) with community access out of hours is nearby. The
Church of Scotland has responded to the growing needs of this new community by establishing Robroyston Church behind Asda at Saughs Drive in the Glendale Estate. Robroyston Church runs both Girls' and Boys' Brigades and employs two youth workers to work with the local teenagers. The church building is also used by a number of other organisations including a parent and toddler group. The development of the Nova Technology Park also looks to boost the local
economy and jobs market. Currently, the area is dependent on neighbouring
Bishopbriggs, however, a new development which will bring many new homes and leisure and health facilities, as well as a new train station, worth £300 million has been approved by
Glasgow City Council, so this should address the lack of facilities in Robroyston. ==Current status==