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The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow.
Jul 24, 2024 · Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland Genealogy. Parish #6442. Guide to Gorbals history, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Welcome to the Gorbals, a historic part of Glasgow, Scotland. A reputation for social problems has been superseded and the Gorbals is now home to some fascinating urban architecture whilst maintaining links with a past stretching back to the 13th century.
Jul 30, 2021 · Discover 'The Gorbals Boys' in Glasgow, Scotland: A sculpture that commemorates an iconic photo of urban Scotland's past.
Feb 21, 2024 · The Gorbals of the 1940s - through Bert Hardy's eyes. This image, named the Gorbals Boys, is one of Hardy's most famous. It was taken in 1948 of Les Mason, left, and his friend George Davis ...
The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow.
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Glasgow in the late 1940s was a place of slum housing, overcrowding and disease. The post-war city struggled to pick itself up and the Gorbals area soon became one of Europe's worst slums. At the...
