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
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Barrowland Ballroom
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 Barras
…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. One of Glasgow's most famous institutions, The Barras was founded by James and Maggie McIver in the…
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.