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From: Iain Kerr <>
Subject: Scotland (Barony, Gorbals & Bridgeton)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 02:11:30 -0400


Karen,

>> Can anyone tell me where Barony, Gorbals & Bridgeton are located? I
have a
pretty good map of Scotland, but can't find any of these places in Glasgow.
<<

Barony is an ancient parish in Lanark, which is located to the NW of
modern central Glasgow.

The Gorbals is a district, once notorious for its tenement slums, to the
south of the central city close by Ibrox.

Bridgeton is in the south-east of the central city, between Parkhead to
the north and Rutherglen, across the river.

You must recall that Glasgow has twice undergone major reconstructions; in
the Victorian creation of the city and in the 1980s and 1990s. Much has
changed.

Yours aye, Iain

in Windsor, Berkshire
WWW site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/iain_kerr
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