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Glasgow in the Sixties: The life and times of Glaswegians in the Gorbals in the 1960s in 12 pictures
with high rise living being the new way forward with the Gorbals being classified as one of the worst slums in Europe. Here is a look back at Glasgow life in the Gorbals during the sixties and how ...
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Growing up in a Glasgow tower: 20 pictures showing what it was like to grow up in a Glasgow high flat
The 60s were a transient time for Glasgow - as the city entered ... 60 years ago, housing in places like the Gorbals were classified as one of the worst slums in Europe. Overcrowding was standard ...
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1953: Slum living conditions 2
In 1945 around one seventh of the population of Scotland lived in just three square miles of the city centre of Glasgow, leading to serious over-crowding. Living in slum conditions led to poor ...