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 …

May 31, 2020 · By the early 20th century, the Gorbals was the most densely populated area in Glasgow as rural migrants and immigrants were attracted to the city by the new industries and …

Sep 14, 2019 · It's a history that has undoubtedly shaped the city we live in today, from its origins as a fishing community to the incalculable wealth brought in via the tobacco trade and …

Gorbals, Glasgow - Origins and History. Drawing of tower of Caledonia Road Church, Gorbals. A very early reference to Gorbals is contained in a charter dated 1285 referring to a wooden …

The old Gorbals village, including all traces of both squalor and antiquity, was swept away in the 1870s by the Glasgow City Improvement Trust which later proceeded with the development of …

Nov 9, 2023 · We take a look back at what life was like 100 years ago in the famous working class enclave in the centre of Glasgow, which has witnessed huge changes down the decades. A …

Sep 28, 2015 · Located a short walk from Glasgow city centre on the south bank of the Clyde, the Gorbals is undergoing another period of reinvention. Sandyfaulds Street tenements lie empty …

The Gorbals has medieval origins, and was at one time Glasgow’s leper colony. It grew to a population of 5000 by 1800, and had swelled to 36,000 by the time it was annexed by …

Nearly 40,000 people live in the Gorbals. they live for, six eight to a room, often thirty to a lavatory, forty to a tap. they live in Britain's most abandoned slum. At first sight, of an early morning, the …

The Gorbals By Ronald P A Smith Between the World Wars the Gorbals unfairly acquired a world-famous notoriety for violence, principally founded on the contents of the book No Mean City .