Villages of Glasgow: The North Side

Swallowed up in the Victorian expansion of the city, the South Side of Glasgow contains a myriad of small villages and small communities, each still with their own identity, history and traditions. This is their story. From the Dark Age burial ground of the Kings of Strathclyde at Govan to the Crossmyloof Ice Rink, the area south of the Clyde is a fascinating cross section of Scotland’s past and a mine of extraordinary anecdote, personalities and legends. ‘We’re Railwaymen at Polmadie In a hotter place you couldn’a be And when in Hell we gather when we dee We’ll be nane the waur than in Polmadie’ Cardonald – Cathcart – Crossmyloof – The Gorbals – Govan – Govanhill – The Hurlet – Langside – Nitshill – Pollokshaws – Polmadie – Strathbungo Last reprinted in 1998, this new edition is completely revised and updated with a substantially increased number of plates.

Reviews of Villages of Glasgow: The North Side

'Oh, ye canny fling pieces oot a twenty storey flat Seven hundred hungry weans will testify to that If its butter, cheese or jeely, if the breid is plain or pan The odds against it reachin' us is ninety nine tae wan.' – The Jeely Piece Song 'packed with solid information' – The Herald 'there is no doubt that Aileen Smart knows the history of her city extremely well' – Life and Work 'well designed, well illustrated… as close as is possible to get to good, accessible local history' – Books in Scotland