Eastwood or Pollok, a parish in the E of Renfrewshire. It contains the post-town of Pollokshaws (3 miles SSW of Glasgow) and the village of Thornliebank.
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The original Glasgow Magdalene Asylum was set up in 1812 in response to increasing worries regarding prostitution, venereal diseases and the moral health of...
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Robert Burns (1789–1869) was a Scottish theological writer and church leader. Robert Burns. Personal details. Born, 1789. Scotland. Died, 1869. Canada.
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Portrait of James Ewing MP, LLD by John Graham Gilbert, shown here by kind permission of the Merchants House of Glasgow.
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The ornate tablet at the foot of the Randolph Staircase was unveiled in 1986 and commemorates John Veitch, Professor of Logic and Rhetoric...
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John Henderson: his Wonderful Career—2. How the "Meditations" were Published—3. Colonel James Gardiner—4. William Wishart, 12th Principal,...
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William Collins (12 October 1789 – 2 January 1853) was a Scottish schoolmaster, editor and publisher who founded William Collins, Sons, now part of...
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The ornate tablet at the foot of the Randolph Staircase was unveiled in 1986 and commemorates John Veitch, Professor of Logic and Rhetoric at the University...
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Eastwood is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and is part of the Newlands/Auldburn ward...
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John Dunmore Lang (1799-1878), Presbyterian clergyman, politician, educationist, immigration organizer, historian, anthropologist, journalist, gaol-bird
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