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The Gorbals Community This site brings together people who were raised in the Gorbals or people looking for information on this much maligned area of Glasgow. The online home of the Gorbals community. This website has been created as a portal to the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Find out about life in Glasgow's Gorbals - past, present and future! |
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Drumchapel By Ian Mackay, this site gives the History of Drumchapel from pre-historic times. Drumchapel Heritage Group A site dedicated to the rich history of Drumchapel and its surroundings. A film on the Internet Archive |
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Easterhouse, Provanhall, Townhead & Glasgow Created by Ian Macfarlane, this site uses information from local history groups and other sources to outline the history of the above areas and links to other references. |
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To contact us: email mycityglasgow@yahoo.co.uk |
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Dalmarnock Dalmarnock School remembered.
Dennistoun Dennistoun online, the community website which serves the districts of Dennistoun, Milnbank, Reidvale, Wellpark, Haghill, Drygate and Ladywell in the East End. |
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East End The site of the East End Partnership, regenerating the area, once the industrial power-house of Glasgow. East End—Glesga Pals The East End is well served with sites. This site is dedicated to the Social History of the East End, lots of photographs and memories and a site you will find hard to leave, there is so much to see. |
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Govan Features photos of sporting events, community news and ‘who came frae Govan’ - the famous names who came from Govan. |
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The Govan Story This is the story of Govan—similar to The Glasgow Story. This little village on the Clyde that became one of Scotland’s most dynamic and industrial independent burghs. |
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Grahamston You must have heard the stories about the village under Central Station. Well, they are not true, but this site tells you all about the village that existed before Central Station was built where it stood. Some buildings remain—read all about it here, by Norrie Gilliland, who produced the book ‘Grahamston, the Forgotten Village’.
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East Glasgow Gordon Adams’s site is dedicated to preserving the history of the Eastern districts of Glasgow. A new site by Ronnie Cairney about 1960s East End. |
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Greater Easterhouse The ‘Hidden History’ of this area, including details of Provanhall House, which may beat Provand’s Lordship as the oldest house in Glasgow. |
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East Renfrewshire ‘Portal to the Past’. This link takes you to the buildings page, but there’s lots more to explore. Includes Clarkston and Newton Mearns. |
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Anderston Check out this great site by John Cooper, who has written a book on the subject, ‘Anderston Then and Now’. Nostalgic pictures and historical facts put together in a really interesting site. ...and this Youtube presentation appealed to me—see what you think |
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Barony Not an area you will find easily on any modern day map of Glasgow, but one of the most historic areas of early Glasgow and important to many of those who wish to research their family history. The GENUKI site has an interesting 1799 account of the Barony of Glasgow. |
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Bridgeton I’ve put a separate link in to this part of Gordon Adam’s site—it links to ‘Recollections of Bridgeton’ by William Guthrie. A YouTube presentation on Bridgeton Bridgeton history Ron Windward’s book and website about life in the East End |
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Barrhead and Neilston ‘Portal to the Past’. This local history site for these areas includes censuses, links and a database of WW1 casualties from the area. |
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The Clydebank Story: A site for Bankies and would-be Bankies charting the history of the town that gave the World the fantastic Cunard ‘Queens’, turned out Singers famous sewing machines in number and suffered terrible damage in the Blitz . Clydebank Photos: Owen McGuigan’s great website of Clydebank photographed over several years. |
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Jordanhill If you live in this area - even if you don't! - you will want to visit this site. Mr Stuart McLean has gathered together so much information and rare pictures of this area and examines the history and facts in depth. Jordanhill history by William Cowie |
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Finnieston Crane Finnieston has undergone many changes in the recent and not-so-recent past. The constant sentinel to all these changes has been this wonderful piece of machinery, which had to be maintained in full working order in case it had to be pressed into use again. |
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Hyndland Here is the superb local history site for the area of Hyndland in Glasgow’s West End. Ann Laird wrote a book about the area –available in all good bookshops. Hyndland has a mix of very large houses (many now split into conversions) and wonderful typical Glasgow red sandstone tenements—mansions up closes, many of them! |
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Baillieston Baillieston—Gateways to the history of the area and district, including origin of street names, books on the area and historical articles as well as photographs. |
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Gorbals Another YouTube presentation, this time on Gorbals. Andy Carberry’s old Gorbals photos—watch out for pop-ups, though!
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Glasgow Green Another YouTube presentation, in and around Glasgow Green through the years. |
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Old Govan Old Govan in pictures by AlexAirlie on YouTube—this guy has lots of superb presentations of Old Glasgow areas—take a look! |
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Govan Reminiscence Group This group mainly concentrated on creating audio records of people describing their upbringing in Govan, but there is lots more to this site - history, events etc. |
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Buchanan Street |
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Garnethill The Park, mosaic mural and pathway. |
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Argyll Arcade Glasgow’s Jewellery Quarter |
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Cranhill Arts Project
Glasgow Family Album—family photos over the years |
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The Barras If you have memories of the Barras you are willing to share— Click HERE |