Cessnock

Cessnock is an interesting ethnically diverse area of the Southside, located a short walk from the river.

Shopping
The area has many ethnic grocery, fruit and vegetable shops and deli's selling a whole range of ethnic foods including Indian, Polish and Japanese

Architecture

Cessnock has several important pieces of architecture in close walking distance. Walmer Crescent, a curved tenement building designed by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson is situated within the heart of Cessnock. The BBC Scotland headquarters, designed by David Chipperfield are located 10 minutes from Cessnock on the River Clyde. Also the House for an Art Lover designed by  Charles Rennie Mackintosh is situated in Bellahouston Park on the southern boundary of Cessnock.

The Cessnock Subway station has the only surviving signage from before the Underground Stations were modernised in the 1970's.

Parks
Cessnock has two parks Plantation Park to the East and Festival Park to the North, Festival Park being one of the few reminders left of the 1988 Garden Festival. Bellahouston and Pollok Park are both a short walk from Cessnock.

Festivals
There are not a Cessnock Festival as such, but the area normally takes part in the Subway Festival and of course the Riverside Festival is held only ten minutes walk away.

Links
Cessnock Wikipedia
Alexander Thomson Society