Timeline
2013 60th anniversary of the first phase of Cranhill's completion and occupancy
60th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of Cranhill parish Church
2011 Cranhill Community Project becomes the Cranhill Development Trust
2010 Bellrock Community Education Centre closed
2009 Cranhill Water Tower second light switch on - 'led' technology
2006 St Maria Goretti Primary opened (merger of St Elizabeth Seton & St Modan’s Primary and Lamlash Nursery)
Cranhill Primary opened (merger of Milncroft Primary, Lamlash Primary and Bellrock Crescent Nursery)
2003 Cranhill 50th Anniversary Jubilee Gala organised by Beacon Centre and Cranhill Parish Church
Housing Stock transferred to GHA
2001 Cranhill Community Project set up
1999 Cranhill Water Tower lit up for first time - as a symbol of regeneration (funds ran out 6 years later)
1998 Candlelit vigil leads to formation of Mothers Against Drugs
1996 Strathclyde Regional Council abolished; Glasgow City Council created
1991 Cranhill Secondary School closed
St Gregory’s Secondary closed; pupils transferred to St Andrew’s Secondary.
1981 Cranhill Arts Project established
1980 Bellrock Community Centre opened
Stretch of Monkland Motorway (M8) from Stepps Road to Baillieston opened.
1979 Stretch of Monkland Motorway (M8) from Cumbernauld Road to Stepps Road completed
1976 Cranhill Credit Union launched
1975 Glasgow Corporation replaced by Strathclyde Regional Council
1968 St Maria Goretti Church Hall completed
1965 Families move into the high flats
Cranhill Parish Church New Sanctuary opened
1961 St Gregory’s Secondary School opened (in building previously occupied by Lightburn Secondary)
Cranhill Secondary School opened (Startpoint Street)
1959 Cranhill Tenants' Association Hall opened
1957 St Modan’s Primary School opened
Lightburn Secondary opened (Torphin Crescent)
1955 Milncroft Primary School opened
1953 Families move into East Cranhill (Water Tower end)
Cranhill Parish Church Foundation stone laid
1952 Families move into West Cranhill
1949 Layout Plan for Cranhill Scheme for 2544 houses submitted to Glasgow Corporation (November)
1948 Queenslie Industrial Estate opened (by Scottish Industrial Estates)
1931 Glasgow City Boundary extended to include Hogganfield and the areas which were to become Cranhill, Barlanark, Queenslie and Easterhouse (previously parts of Lanarkshire).
60th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of Cranhill parish Church
2011 Cranhill Community Project becomes the Cranhill Development Trust
2010 Bellrock Community Education Centre closed
2009 Cranhill Water Tower second light switch on - 'led' technology
2006 St Maria Goretti Primary opened (merger of St Elizabeth Seton & St Modan’s Primary and Lamlash Nursery)
Cranhill Primary opened (merger of Milncroft Primary, Lamlash Primary and Bellrock Crescent Nursery)
2003 Cranhill 50th Anniversary Jubilee Gala organised by Beacon Centre and Cranhill Parish Church
Housing Stock transferred to GHA
2001 Cranhill Community Project set up
1999 Cranhill Water Tower lit up for first time - as a symbol of regeneration (funds ran out 6 years later)
1998 Candlelit vigil leads to formation of Mothers Against Drugs
1996 Strathclyde Regional Council abolished; Glasgow City Council created
1991 Cranhill Secondary School closed
St Gregory’s Secondary closed; pupils transferred to St Andrew’s Secondary.
1981 Cranhill Arts Project established
1980 Bellrock Community Centre opened
Stretch of Monkland Motorway (M8) from Stepps Road to Baillieston opened.
1979 Stretch of Monkland Motorway (M8) from Cumbernauld Road to Stepps Road completed
1976 Cranhill Credit Union launched
1975 Glasgow Corporation replaced by Strathclyde Regional Council
1968 St Maria Goretti Church Hall completed
1965 Families move into the high flats
Cranhill Parish Church New Sanctuary opened
1961 St Gregory’s Secondary School opened (in building previously occupied by Lightburn Secondary)
Cranhill Secondary School opened (Startpoint Street)
1959 Cranhill Tenants' Association Hall opened
1957 St Modan’s Primary School opened
Lightburn Secondary opened (Torphin Crescent)
1955 Milncroft Primary School opened
1953 Families move into East Cranhill (Water Tower end)
Cranhill Parish Church Foundation stone laid
1952 Families move into West Cranhill
1949 Layout Plan for Cranhill Scheme for 2544 houses submitted to Glasgow Corporation (November)
1948 Queenslie Industrial Estate opened (by Scottish Industrial Estates)
1931 Glasgow City Boundary extended to include Hogganfield and the areas which were to become Cranhill, Barlanark, Queenslie and Easterhouse (previously parts of Lanarkshire).