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.
The most deprived area of Glasgow is the East End. The areas called Bridgeton, Dalmarnock, Carntyne and Haghill are among the most deprived areas in Scotland. Sixty cent of children live in poverty in these areas.
Communities from The Highlands travelled to the city in search of work and headed for the slum because rents were cheap. Such was the influx of people, the district's population sky rocketed to 85,000 people in 1931 - despite the area of 252 acres, covering just two per cent of the city.
The Gorbals was a successful industrial suburb in the late 19th century, and attracted many Protestant and Catholic immigrants from Ireland, especially from Ulster (in particular from County Donegal), and Italy, as well as Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire and Eastern Europe.
Tenements are commonly bought by a wide range of social types and are favoured for their large rooms, high ceilings and original period features. The Hyndland area of Glasgow is the only tenement conservation area in the UK and includes some tenement houses with as many as six bedrooms.
The title comes from a quotation in the Bible. In Acts ch 21, verse 19, Paul introduces himself: "I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city..." Alexander McArthur was an unemployed baker with a drink problem who live in the Gorbals.
Blythswood is a tiny area inside Glasgow's city center. The most affluent part of the heart of the city, it's known for rich residents, lofty prices, and lots of upmarket hotels. If you have lots of money, you'll think it's one of the best areas in Glasgow.
The report found that Glasgow has major issues with gangs and knife crime. Recent studies have found that up to 3,500 members between the ages of 11 and 23 have joined one of the 170 street gangs within the city's borders.
Weegie is a slang term referring to people from Glasgow in Scotland, which is used as a noun or adjective. It is a contraction of the word Glaswegian, referring to people from Glasgow.
Colin MacFarlane, author of The Real Gorbals Story, said: “People often say to me, 'How rough was the Gorbals? ', and I say, 'Fred West was my ice cream man'. “There was a continual stream of violence. The place was inhabited with a conglomeration of psychopaths.
The Gorbals is an area south of Glasgow's city center. It's believed its name derived from a leper colony where charitable people would leave food for the unfortunate inhabitants after ringing the “gory bells,” this area is steeped in rich social history.
The Scottish Government's rent control policies and punitive tax regime for anyone buying an investment property are worsening an already critical shortage of rental accommodation, creating more pressure on our tenant population.
Townhead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Bhaile, Scots: Tounheid) is a district within the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of Glasgow's oldest areas, and contains two of its major surviving medieval landmarks – Glasgow Cathedral and the Provand's Lordship.
Stone tenements are characteristic of housing in Glasgow — they have been part of the fabric of the city since the 19th century. Tenements were first built to house the huge influx of urban manual workers to the city during the industrial revolution of the Victorian era.
Celts and Tims generally refer to both the team and the supporters. Celts has a similarity to the club name Celtic, whereas the origin of Tims is thought to come from a Catholic gang from the early 1900s, which had the word 'Tim' in their name. There are also reports that the word was just rhyming slang for “Bhoys”.
Rangers fans are Protestant and Loyalist ,until the late 1980s the club had an official policy of no Roman Catholics being allowed to play for the club. Celtic supporters are predominantly Catholic. Both clubs have large fan followings in Northern Ireland , along the same divide .
27% of Glasgow residents' describe themselves as Catholic. Glasgow has a couple of postcodes where Catholics dominate, but it is very much a mixed city. It is the largest in Scotland and 45.5% of the 5% most deprived datazones in Scotland lie within Glasgow City.
Govan was the main Protestant community, although it's split now. Kinning Park is the main Protestant bit, and then from Govan Cross it's all Celtic pubs.
