Provanmill

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| static_image_caption = Gasholders at Provanmill, 2013

| country = Scotland

| official_name = Provanmill

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| unitary_scotland = Glasgow City Council

| lieutenancy_scotland = Glasgow

| constituency_westminster = Glasgow North East

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Glasgow Provan

| post_town = GLASGOW

| postcode_district = G33 1

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Provanmill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It lies to the north east of the city centre. In the mid-19th century it was a small hamlet with a grain mill, blacksmith's, cartwright's and hostelry.{{Cite book |last=MacDonald |first=Hugh |title=Rambles Round Glasgow |publisher=John Smith |year=1856 |edition=2nd |location=Glasgow |pages=418–419}} As Glasgow expanded, it became part of the city. Since the 1950s, the area became a major area of deprivation, with chronic housing and drug-related crime problems, although in the early 21st century the image of Provanmill and its surrounding areas is improving. Blackhill, one of the most notorious housing estates in the area, was demolished in 1990 to make way for the M80 Stepps bypass.

Provanmill and Blackhill were known for being majority Irish Catholic and still to this day the demographics show that the areas, as well as nearby Royston (previously known as the Garngad), remain predominantly Catholic{{cite web |url=http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html |title=Scotland's Census 2011 – Table KS209SCb |publisher=scotlandscensus.gov.uk |accessdate=22 October 2022 }} and still feature Irish republican marches annually.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} The area was also the home of infamous Glasgow gangster Arthur Thompson ({{aka}} "The Glasgow Godfather").{{Cite web |title=Glasgow crime stories: Arthur Thompson who ruled the city's underworld for more than 30 years |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18739998.glasgow-crime-stories-arthur-thompson/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Glasgow Times |language=en}}

Provanmill's most famous landmark is the iconic twin gasometers of the now largely disused Provan Gas Works, which have become a portal into the city for motorists arriving on the adjacent M8 and M80 motorways.{{Cite web |url=https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/13243570.What_now_for_city_s_Provan_gas_towers_/|title=What now for city's Provan gas towers?|author=Rebecca Gray|work=Evening Times|date=21 November 2012 |accessdate=4 November 2018}}{{cite news | url= https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/16141569.provan-gas-holders-need-creative-solution-future/| publisher=Glasgow Times | title= Provan gas holders need a creative solution for their future| date= 6 April 2018| accessdate=22 October 2022}}