It is an affluent area of Glasgow, with large Victorian villas and terraces.

As with Morningside, Edinburgh, residents are sometimes said to have a "pan loaf" accent, i.e. an affected one.

Churchill's began life as a green hut just a little bigger than an average-sized garage.

Although clad with brown stained wood, it was still referred to as the Greenie or Churchill's by local pupils of Kelvinside Academy.

Westbourne Terrace, also designed by Thomson, is situated on Hyndland Road.