10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GORBALS»
Discover the use of
Gorbals in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Gorbals and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gorbals Diehards: A Wild Sixties Childhood
In the third volume of his acclaimed memoirs, bestselling author Colin MacFarlane reveals what it was like to grow up on the streets of the Gorbals during this period.
2
Growing Up in the
Gorbals: The Ralph Glasser Omnibus
Growing Up in the Gorbals describes Ralph Glasser s impoversihed childhood and adolescent in Glasgow s slum tenements.
3
The Real
Gorbals Story: True Tales from Glasgow's Meanest ...
In this engrossing new book, MacFarlane reveals what it was really like to live in the old Gorbals.
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No Mean Glasgow: Revelations of a
Gorbals Guy
InThe Real Gorbals Story, Colin MacFarlane detailed how he witnessed a once great area, home to wonderful characters and grand old buildings, disappear before his eyes.
A discussion of Robert Helpmann's choreography, Michael Benthall's scenario, and Arthur Bliss' music for the ballet of the same name.
Arnold Lionel Haskell, 1946
6
The
Gorbals: An Illustrated History
A must-have for anyone with any interest in the Gorbals, this is one of our best-selling titles and deservedly so.
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The Republic of Letters: A Selection, in Poetry and Prose, ...
THX old barony of Gorbals, which now forms an important suburb of Glasgow,
was in former times celebrated for its manufactory of swords, harquebusses, and
other implements of war. People who could not command the real Ferraras were
...
8
Calendonia: or, An account, historical and topographic, of ...
The Gorbals of Glasgow is a modern parish, which was only erected, in 1771. It
was formerly comprehended, in the parish of Govan. The lands of the Gorbals,
lying on the opposite bank of the Clyde, belonged to the prelates of that see.
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On Glasgow and Edinburgh
Where the Clyde flows past Glasgow Green, on the opposite bank stands the
area known as the Gorbals. No one knows why it is called that. Some onomastic
enthusiasts say the name derives from a Scots legal term for tithes; others, that it
is a ...
10
Computing for Historians: An Introductory Guide
Appendix I The Gorbals census dataset This appendix contains the census
records for 1851 for 100 people from the Gorbals district of Glasgow. Although
these records can simply be inspected as a small example of a source suitable
for ...
Evan Mawdsley, Thomas Munck, 1993
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GORBALS»
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Gorbals is used in the context of the following news items.
'Knife Fight' Host Chef Ilan Hall
Ilan Hall hosts Esquire Network's Knife Fight from his Brooklyn restaurant, The Gorbals. And he knows the heat of competition firsthand from his ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
Building Briefs – July 9th
Situated on Crown Street Gorbals Health Centre will re-establish a perimeter block and house NHS services, GP surgeries, social services, ... «Scottish Construction Now, Jul 15»
West Lothian couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
They married at a ceremony in the Gorbals when airforceman Donald returned from duty at the end of WWII after posts in Germany and Holland ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
Tennis for anyone? Yes please.
... feel their serve might be affected by driving wind and rain can keep up their training at the indoor tennis centres at Gorbals and Scotstoun. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Does estate renewal really boost the local economy? The evidence …
The Gorbals proves it”. ... from a working paper by the Royal Town Planning Institute, which looked at the impact of the Gorbals renewal. «CityMetric, Jul 15»
Fired up! Brooklyn's best spots for July 4 rocket gawking
Or watch the spectacular from 60 feet up at Williamsburg eatery The Gorbals' rooftop bar. This is the go-to place for the patriotic gourmand ... «Brooklyn Paper, Jul 15»
Boutique cocktail shop to open in Grand Central Market
Krok ran the bar programs at Calle Ocho in Manhattan and the Gorbals and Ford's Filling Station here in Los Angeles before working with chef ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Government regeneration schemes add to productivity and growth …
Before its regeneration scheme, the Gorbals area of Glasgow had also traditionally been plagued by similar social problems. Such challenges ... «CityMetric, Jun 15»
Royal Ballet's Focus on British Choreography Exposes Its Limits
... bill of minor British choreography here in 1949, Lincoln Kirstein wrote to the British critic Richard Buckle “The Gorbals program. Well, mother. «New York Times, Jun 15»
Community Co-ordinator / Communications Officer – New Gorbals …
New Gorbals Housing Association is a dynamic community controlled organisation. We own and manage 2,500 homes for rent and factor 1,600 ... «Scottish Housing News, Jun 15»
