Why is it called the Gorbals?

Why is it called the Gorbals?

The name is similar to a Lowland Scots word gorbal/gorbel/garbal/garbel (‘unfledged bird’), perhaps a reference to lepers who were allowed to beg for alms in public.

When was New Gorbals built?

Nevertheless, the new mosque was built here and opened in 1984. One inadvertant side-effect of redevelopment in the Gorbals has been to turn what was once Glasgows most cosmopolitan inner city area, into now what is probably its least. From the former Gorbals Cross, Ballater Street leads into Hutchesontown.

Is the Gorbals rough?

The area has long been known as working class and rather rough around the edges and, in the most desperate times, its heaving slums were among the worst in the city and largely home to Irish immigrants, trying desperately to rebuild their lives.

When was the Gorbals in Glasgow demolished?

But while at first families were pleased to be out of the slums and given a new place to live, it appeared that history was repeating itself in The Gorbals. Residents complained that the flats were riddled with damp and the blocks were eventually demolished in 1993.

Who is the biggest gangster in Glasgow?

Arthur Thompson (September 1931 – 13 March 1993) was a Scottish gangster who was active in Glasgow from the 1950s and took charge of organised crime in the city for over thirty years….Arthur Thompson (gangster)

Arthur Thompson
Died	13 March 1993 (aged 61) Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Organised crime boss

What is gorbals like in Glasgow?

they live in Britain’s most abandoned slum. At first sight, of an early morning, the Gorbals looks like any other poor area. Its flat wide streets are lined with flat-faced tenements. There is a pub on every comer and an undertaker’s (open day and night) in almost every other block.

What is the roughest pub in Glasgow?

the Brazen Head
A growl you can feel in the soles of your feet goes round the roughest bar in Glasgow’s Gorbals. In the Brazen Head, a pub that Strathclyde police are desperate to close down, the regulars are displeased.

Are there still slums in Glasgow?

The Hyndland area of Glasgow is the only tenement conservation area in the UK and includes some tenement houses with as many as six bedrooms. Like many cities in the UK, Glasgow witnessed the construction of high-rise housing in tower blocks in the 1960s.

What is Gorbals like in Glasgow?

Who is Lone Wolf Glasgow gangster?

Arthur Thompson (gangster)

Arthur Thompson
Born	September 1931 Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Died	13 March 1993 (aged 61) Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Organised crime boss