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Defining what is hidden in a city is not easy. In some cases,
buildings are not open to public view, well off the beaten track,
or are simply forgotten amidst the rapidly changing environment of
a fast growing city. In other cases, we are looking at the building
the wrong way and only seeing one aspect of its past life, and in
others we are looking at them from the wrong perspective. A darker
side hides things that a city would rather forget. From the golden
merchant ship on top of the Merchant's House, through the abandoned
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall on Argyle Street, from the
schoolroom in the attic of Trades House to the Lock Hospital for
'dangerous women', Carol Foreman takes us through the Glasgow we
walk through every day and makes us see it with a different eye.
From the top of the Tolbooth steeple to the many tunnels and
preserved buildings under the ground, she reveals the essence of a
great city in all its dimensions and brings to life a Glasgow both
hidden and forgotten.
In this hugely enlightening book, Carol Foreman investigates the
origins of many of Glasgow's street names, examining the influences
and inspirations for many of the city's most famous thoroughfares,
from local association and sentimentality to the influence of
royalty, distinguished individuals and historical events. There is
a story in the name of almost every street and district in Glasgow,
with some even bearing names bestowed on them in Pagan times, long
before Glasgow could even be called a city. As well as street
names, the origin of districts such as Cowcaddens, Gorbals and
Polmadie are given along with those of the River Clyde, the
Molendinar Burn and some buildings with unusual names such as the
Bucks Head building in Argyle Street. This new revised edition
examines the famous street names in the city centre from the M8 to
the north bank of the River Clyde, to Glasgow Green and Bridgeton
in the east and to Kingston Bridge in the west, with new material
examining the Gorbals and the West End of the city, and with newly
acquired illustrations and photography.
Of the wide range and diversity of British products that are now
household names, both at home and abroad, the Scots can take pride
in the fact that many of them began in Scotland. When people first
spread Robertson's Golden Shred Marmalade on their toast, it was by
courtesy of a Paisley man, James Robertson. How would the housewife
have thickened her sauce without cornflour, first produced in
Paisley by Brown & Polson in 1854? Pringle of Hawick gave the
world the first knitted twin-set; J & P Coats of Paisley, whose
origins go back to 1830, grew into the largest thread manufacturer
in the world, and the UK's number one comic, The Beano, was born in
Dundee. This new edition of Made in Scotland features the stories
behind a wide number of the best-known household names that
originated in Scotland.
In this informative and beautifully illustrated book, Carol Foreman
traces Glasgow's history through buildings which have been
demolished, but which once played a central part in the life of the
city. Beginning with the medieval age, she goes on to look at a
massive selection of buildings right through to the 1930s. The
result is a fascinating picture of how the city evolved and how
major events over the centuries affected its trade, people and
environment. Churches, banks, hospitals, theatres, cinemas as well
as domestic buildings all feature in this illuminating journey
through Glasgow's rich architectural past.
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