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The Barras is a major street and indoor weekend market in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. The term "Barra" is Glaswegian dialect for "barrow" relating to the market's early years where traders sold their wares from handcarts. Barrowland is sometimes used to describe the Calton district of Glasgow, where the market is located.
A second phase of the Forge Shopping Centre in the mid-1990s incorporated a new indoor market and bingo hall to the east of the initial site, and a retail park, operated by a separate company, to the west (the latter being built over part of the historic Camlachie neighbourhood). [1]
Paddy's Market in 2008 – from geograph.org.uk. Paddy's Market was a historic market on Shipbank Lane in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] It had been in existence at a variety of locations throughout the city for almost 200 years. [2] [3] It was mentioned in newspapers in Britain [4] and Australia in 1849, when a gust of wind blew away clothes at the ...
As Glasgow expanded in the 19th century to become the second city of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the old area became principally a centre of major warehouses, shipping companies, offices, distilleries and clothing manufacturers; while the markets continued in fruit, vegetables, cheese and fish. The more prosperous people moved ...
At the eastern end of Sauchiehall Street is the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Buchanan Galleries, one of the largest city centre redevelopments in the UK. [13] Sauchiehall Street formerly linked directly to Parliamentary Road at its eastern end, which continued through Townhead to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Silverburn is an out-of-town shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland.The development replaces the 75-acre (30-hectare) Pollok centre with a brand new 1,500,000-square-foot (140,000-square-metre) shopping centre, anchored by Tesco, Next, Marks & Spencer and previously Debenhams before it closed in 2021.
Saltmarket, looking north to the Tolbooth Steeple at Glasgow Cross. Originally named Waulcergait, the area was associated with wool production, in particular the fulling (Scots waulking) of the cloth. In the 18th century it became a fashionable residential district, close to the Merchant City. [1]
Glasgow (UK: / ˈ ɡ l ɑː z ɡ oʊ, ˈ ɡ ... It is home to the Glasgow Barrowland market, popularly known as "The Barras", [142] Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow Green