Calton, Glasgow
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Calton, known locally as The Calton, is a district in Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, south of the neighbouring district of Dennistoun, and just to the east of the city centre. Calto
The River Clyde by the Calton. Photo, with the Hutchesontown 'B' tower blocks in the Gorbals on the opposite bank
The former Templeton's Carpet Factory in the Calton, designed to resemble the Doge's Palace in Venice. Photo taken 2004.
The Calton Bar on the London Road in 2008
Tongland graffiti in the Calton. Photo taken 2004.
The Barras
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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
Calton, Glasgow
…of the River Clyde, south of the neighbouring district of Dennistoun, and just to the east of the city centre. Calton's most famous landmark is the Barras street market and the Barrowland Ballroom, one of Glasgow's principal musical venues. No official definition of Calton's boundaries exist, notionally…
Moncur Street
Kent Street
Kent Street
Barrowland Ballroom