Glasgow swallowed up everything around it during the city's Victorian expansion.
Glasgow, like many major cities, started out from humble beginnings as a small settlement clinging to a life-giving tributary.
Originally published in the late 1980s, the two volumes - one covering the north of the Clyde, the other detailing the south - are a must-read for anyone looking to better understand how Glasgow developed.Anderston Anderston started out as a village of handloom weavers in the early 18th century.
Cardonald Cardonald was a farming village which developed from the former Cardonald Estate, which was established in the 15th century. In 1926, the village's independence was brought to an end and it has remained an outlying suburb of Glasgow ever since. Govan Few of Glasgow's old villages were as prominent as Govan. Archaeological digs reveal human presence in the area goes back to at least the 5th and 6th centuries. The village grew to become one of the major centres of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde. Named Scotland's seventh largest town by the turn of the 20th century, Govan held on to its independence until 1912.
Langside The site of a colossal defeat for the troops of Mary, Queen of Scots, Langside's history stretches back to the 15th century. It developed to become a weaving and milling village, but was transformed in the 19th century when wealthy merchants began building villas in the area. It became part of Glasgow in 1891 and the last of the old weavers' cottages was demolished in 1905.
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