an area that provides a very special version of the slum problem. In its beginnings, the problem was one of immigration. A century ago, thousands of poor labourers began to arrive in Glasgow.

Twenty-five old pictures which show the social history of Glasgow during the 1950s The Fifties ... being far from an ...

In 1945 around one seventh of the population of Scotland lived in just three square miles of the city centre of Glasgow, leading to serious over-crowding. Living in slum conditions led to poor ...

Though once the war was over, those who had enlisted were back in Glasgow - now with military experience and arguably even more dangerous. Though the slum clearances saw territories relocated, many ...

The city fathers having somehow managed to do their jobs and avoid allowing it to look like a slum - unlike, ahem, Glasgow city centre. Noto, on Thistle Street then, if you want to be hip and ...

The city fathers having somehow managed to do their jobs and avoid allowing it to look like a slum - unlike, ahem, Glasgow city centre. Noto, on Thistle Street then, if you want to be hip and ...

As a consequence, these slums became the breeding ground for disease ... of the personal testimony they offer. The image shows a Glasgow family pictured in 1948.