Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become the largest seaport in Britain. Expanding from the medieval bishopric and royal burgh, and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow in the 15th century, it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century. From the 18th century the city also grew as one of Great Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with North America and the West Indies.
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the population and economy of Glasgow and the surrounding region expanded rapidly to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of chemicals, textiles and engineering; most notably in the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry, which produced many innovative and famous vessels. Glasgow was the "Second City of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era and Edwardian period, although many cities argue the title was theirs.
Glasgow is a historic home located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. It is a Federal style, gable-front, 21⁄2-story brick house built about 1792. Attached is a 11⁄2-story frame wing dating from the early 20th century. Local history sometimes holds that the home was the birthplace of William Vans Murray, but land records and Murray's biographical data both indicate that it is unlikely that it was ever his home. It is possible, however, that Murray stayed there for some time after his return from his service as foreign minister in the Netherlands, with his first cousin William Murray Robertson, the owner at the time.
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region included:
The constituencies were created with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in 1999. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. Holyrood constituencies were unaltered.
Nine of the constituencies are entirely within the Glasgow City council area. The Rutherglen constituency includes a north-eastern area of the South Lanarkshire council area. Also, although central with respect to the region and entirely within the city area, Shettleston is in the south-east of the city area, on its boundary with the South Lanarkshire area.
“It is an honour to announce such a fantastic shortlist of artists and I cannot wait to see their exhibition at Tate Britain this autumn ... that British artistic talent is as rich and vibrant as ever.”.
Have these people not heard of the artistic heritage of Kelvingrove and the Burrell; the academic renown of Glasgow’s universities, the architectural bequest of our status as the Empire’s second city; ...
Artists were invited to draw and create artworks while snorkelling in Scottish watersLouise Scammell , CC BY-ND In the vibrant ebb and flow of Glasgow’s Byres Road, a new residency of snorkelling artists shines a light on the hidden deep.
Check out this month's Skiddle Gig List to discover all the best touring artists from April to the next few months ... Borrowland Ballroom in Glasgow ... For more information on Wrest at Glasgow Borrowland click - HERE.
It’s a quintessentially British treat, but too often afternoon teas feel faddy, overpriced and underwhelming ... 4 ... Mackintosh at the Willow, Glasgow. These historic tearooms were designed in 1903 the by artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh ... UK ... .
Landscape artists are also among those who have answered the call ... “Honoring Nature is the perfect title because that’s what they were doing,” says the exhibition’s guest curator, AndrewGlasgow.
These are some of the questions being explored by The Tenementals , a Glasgow-based group of academics, artists, musicians and filmmakers, of which I am a founding member ... The city of Glasgow, with its own radical past, offers a useful test case.
C2C, Europe's biggest country festival, comes to Belfast, London, and Glasgow with three days of performances from some of the world's best country artists as well as emerging artists from Nashville, the UK, and Europe. .
The Players is one of 10 Bellany works which will feature in the ScottishContemporary Art Auction due to take place at McTear’s in Glasgow on March 28 ... The large oil on board features the artist ...