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Churches of Glasgow (Paperback)
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Churches of Glasgow (Paperback)
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List price R484
Loot Price R393
Discovery Miles 3 930
You Save R91 (19%)
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Glasgow has long been an important settlement on the River Clyde
but it grew rapidly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to
become one of the largest cities in the world in that period. The
largest seaport in Scotland, it was a major city in the Scottish
enlightenment and the transatlantic trade brought wealth to the
city. At the same time Glasgow was becoming an important industrial
city, particularly in shipbuilding, engineering, chemicals and
textiles, bringing in large numbers of people. Although many were
relocated outside the city in the latter decades of the twentieth
century, Glasgow's dynamic history is reflected in its diverse
architecture and the heritage of its church buildings. In this book
author Gordon Adams surveys the historic churches of Glasgow,
outlining their story through the ages and picking out interesting
features of each. The churches range from the elegant
eighteenth-century St Vincent Street Church, to the intimate Govan
Old Parish Church with its unsurpassed collection of medieval
monument stones, the unique Queen's Cross, the only church built by
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and many more gems. This fascinating
picture of an important part of the history of Glasgow over the
centuries will be of interest to all those who live in or are
visiting this fascinating city in Scotland.
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