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ISBN Cover Title Author Publisher Year Description Ref.
0862418402 Glasgow Guide, The: Guided Walks through Old and New Glasgow Williams, David Birlinn 2001 This guidebook is in arranged in a series of 13 walks, with information on hundreds of the city`s most interesting places. There are also chapters on Glasgow`s best-known graveyards, and the buildings of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Alexander Thomson. The book`s author is also the author of The Scotland Bookshop website. A number of the book`s articles are included in this website`s companion website The Scotland Guide; please have a look!
Further information about this book can be obtained from another companion website "The Glasgow Guide".		 35
0859765628 no image available Villages of Glasgow: North of the Clyde Smart, Aileen Birlinn 2002 This book describes the history and development of many of the older parts of Glasgow north of the River Clyde: Anderston, Bridgeton, Calton, Camlachie, Carmyle, Grahamston, Maryhill, Parkhead, Partick, Shettleston, Springburn, Tollcross and Yoker. 36
0859765687 no image available Villages of Glasgow: South of the Clyde Smart, Aileen Birlinn 2002 This book describes the history and development of many of the older parts of Glasgow south of the River Clyde: Cardonald, Cathcart, Crossmyloof, Gorbals, Govan, Govanhill, Hurlet, Langside, Nitshill, Pollokshaws, Polmadie and Strathbungo. 37
1840331151 Along Great Western Road: An Illustrated History of Glasgow`s West End Urquhart, Gordon R. Stenlake Publishing 2000 Over 300 photographs are included in this well-illustrated description of Glasgow`s West End. The book covers the area`s architecture, institutions, streetscenes and residents. 338
1840330139 no image available Old Baillieston, Garrowhill and Easterhouse Wilson, Rhona Stenlake Publishing 1997 Pictures of a number of Glasgow`s East End communities from the days of horses and carts and when sheep could be driven along the streets. Areas covered include Baillieston, Swinton, Garrowhill, Bargeddie, Mount Vernon and Easterhouse. 340
1840330074 no image available Old Bridgeton and Calton Eunson, Eric Stenlake Publishing 1997 Old pictures of the Glasgow East End communities of Bridgeton and Calton including Glasgow Green, Gallowgate, Abercromby Street, Dalmarnock Road and Bridgeton Cross. 342
1840330821 Old Cardonald Spalding, Bill Stenlake Publishing 1999 Pictures of Old Cardonald and the surrounding neighbourhoods. Subjects include Paisley Road, Crookston, Mosspark Boulevard, Leverndale Hospital, Corkerhill and the Hurlet. 343
1840330937 no image available Old Cathcart, Langside and Mount Florida Eunson, Eric Stenlake Publishing 1999 A collection of old pictures of these areas including Millbrae Road, Sinclair Road, Victoria Infirmary, the Third Lanark football team, Holmlea allotments, the Snuff Mill and art deco tearooms in Linn Park. 344
1872074871 no image available Old Cowcaddens, Possilpark & Lambhill Stuart, Andrew Stenlake Publishing 1997 A collection of old pictures from these areas including Dobbie`s Loan, Garscube Road, Oakbank Hospital, Possilpark, Saracen Street and Lambhill. 345
1872074677 no image available Old Dennistoun Stuart, Andrew Stenlake Publishing 1996 Pictures of Old Dennistoun including Alexandra Parade, Dennistoun Baths, Haghill School, Duke Street and the Palais de Danse. 346
1872074685 no image available Gorbals, The: An Illustrated History Eunson, Eric Stenlake Publishing 1996 A well-illustrated book with about 200 photographs, most of which were taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The neighbouring areas of Tradeston, Kingston, Laurieston, Hutchesontown and Oatlands are also included. 348
1872074499 no image available Old Govanhill Eunson, Eric Stenlake Publishing 1994 Pictures of old Govanhill showing the (relatively-new) tenements, Dixon`s Blazes, Queen`s Park Locomotive Works, the American Roller Skating Rink, streetscenes and people at play. 350
1872074545 no image available Old Maryhill Hutton, Guthrie Stenlake Publishing 1994 Pictures of old Maryhill including the Forth and Clyde Canal, housing, Maryhill Barracks, mills on the River Kelvin, Maryhill Road and local cinemas. 351
1872074855 no image available Old Parkhead MacDonald, Charles Stenlake Publishing 1996 Pictures of old Parkhead in the East End including Camlachie Jail, the Model Lodging House, weavers` cottages and Beardmore`s works. 352
1872074200 no image available Bygone Partick Spalding, Bill Stenlake Publishing 1992 Pictures of old Partick with some illustrations from neighbouring Kelvingrove Park, Dowanhill, Thornwood, Broomhill and Whiteinch. Subjects include tenements, shipyards and the River Clyde. 353
1872074707 no image available Partick Remembered Spalding, Bill Stenlake Publishing 1996 The pictures in this illustrated history are from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. The subjects include houses, the steamie, shops and street scenes. 354
1840332204 Old Pollokshaws Rountree, George Stenlake Publishing 2002 The pictures in this illustrated history were taken before and after redevelopment in the 1960s. Subjects include housing, shops, the Round Toll and the Pollok Cinema. 355
1872074510 no image available Old Queen`s Park Eunson, Eric Stenlake Publishing 1996 The old pictures in this illustrated history cover Queen`s Park and some neighbouring areas. The illustrations include Queen`s Park (the park), Victoria Road, Pollokshaws Road, a car built by the local Kennedy Motor Company, street scenes and social life. 356
1840330538 no image available Old Shettleston and Tollcross Wilson, Rhona Stenlake Publishing 1998 Old pictures of these East End communities include Eastbank Academy, tenements, street scenes, horse-drawn carts and Green`s Cinema. 358
187207412X no image available Old Springburn Stuart, Andrew Stenlake Publishing 1991 Pictures of old Springburn include the railway locomotive works, Elmvale School, Stobhill Hospital, street scenes and the local people. 359
1872074537 no image available Old Townhead`s a Goner ! Stuart, Andrew Stenlake Publishing 1997 Pictures of old Townhead include St Rollox works, the steelworks at Blochairn, Garngad steamie, street scenes, houses and the local people. 360
0906169569 no image available Gorbals, The: Historical Guide and Heritage Walk Smith, Ronald Glasgow City Libraries Publications 1999 The Gorbals area of the city changed dramatically in the 1960s when most of the tenements were replaced with high-rise buildings. The book is designed as a walking guide and it concentrates on these changes, together with describing the older buildings which remain. The history of the area is given and there are historical maps. 671
0748613234 University, City and State: The University of Glasgow Since 1870 Moss, Michael; Munro, J. Forbes; Trainor, Richard H. Edinburgh University Press 2000 This history of Glasgow University begins with its relocation to the city`s West End at the end of the nineteenth century. The effects of the success of the Empire, the downturn of the economy in the twentieth century and the recent huge expansion of student numbers are discussed. 632
0859765261 Clyde, The - the Making of a River Riddell, John Birlinn 2000 The River Clyde was for a long time a wide and shallow river. The book traces the river`s history from prehistoric times and describes the dredging and deepening of the river, a huge engineering feat without which Glasgow could never have become an important mercantile and industrial city. 834
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