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The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow.
Hutchesontown is an inner-city area in Glasgow, Scotland.Mostly residential, it is situated directly south of the River Clyde and forms part of the wider historic Gorbals district, which is covered by the Southside Central ward under Glasgow City Council.
The distillery was founded in 1927 by Seager Evans and Co. The first spirit was produced in 1928. [1]The company was acquired by Schenley Industries of New York in 1956, who invested heavily in the site, including the addition of a Single malt whisky branded Kinclaith, which started producing in 1958. [1]
In the 1960s Glasgow Corporation decided to plan the construction of a new Theatre and Concert Hall in the city centre. [23] This eventually emerged in the late 1980s as the Glasgow International Concert Hall, at the top of Buchanan Street, but without the envisaged theatre. [24] The Citizens remain in its Gorbals site.
Laurieston is a district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde . It derives its name from James Laurie who, along with his brother, developed a large part of the district in the early 19th century.
From the 1880s, a new wave of immigrant Jews from Eastern Europe, fleeing poverty and persecution, settled in Glasgow - mostly in the Gorbals area south of the river. In time, this community became the majority in Glasgow Jewry. [10] The Synagogue was in a union with South Portland Street Synagogue in the Gorbals from 1886/7 to 1898.
The Adelphi Distillery was founded in 1826 by brothers Charles and David Gray. It was sited just south of the Victoria Bridge, at the edge of the Gorbals area of Glasgow. . The distillery was operated by the Gray family until 1880, when it was acquired by Messrs A. Walker and Co, a company who already owned large distilleries in Limerick and Liverpo
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