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Glasgow street names (Revised edition)

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There is a story in the name of almost every street and district in Glasgow, with some tracing their origins to pagan times, long before Glasgow could even be called a city.

In this hugely informative and entertaining book, Carol Foreman not only investigates the influences and inspirations for many of the city's most famous thoroughfares, but also considers the origins of particular districts, buildings and even the great River Clyde itself. This revised edition includes new information on city-centre street names from the M8 to the north bank of the Clyde, to Glasgow Green and Bridgeton in the east and to Kingston Bridge in the west.

Also included are the districts of the Gorbals, the West End and Anderston.

Packed with fascinating information and enhanced with over a hundred photographs and drawings, Glasgow Street Names is an indispensable book which introduces the history of the city in an imaginative and accessible way.

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1912476878 / 9781912476879
Paperback / softback
914.144
18/05/2023
United Kingdom
English
192 pages : illustrations (black and white)
22 cm
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Published in Scotland. Previous edition: published as Street names of the City of Glasgow. Edinburgh: John Donald, 1997.