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Glasgow Central Station: Through Time
Michael Meighan - Paperback - Amberley
The larger of the two railway stations in Glasgow, Glasgow Central is the busiest station in Scotland and the busiest in the UK outside of London, used by some 38 million people annually. Glasgow Central, however, is also a category A listed building. Originally opened in August 1879, the station became a landmark in Glasgow following a rebuild between 1901 and 1905 supervised by Caledonian Railway chief engineer Donald Matheson. This selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Glasgow Central Station has changed and developed over the last century.
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Glasgow: A Wry View
Etta Dunn - Paperback - Fleming Publications
Etta Dunn presents poems, stories and photographs relating to Glasgow, including the Glasgow Jazz Festival.
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The Glasgow Book Of Days
Norman Ferguson - Hardback - History
Taking you through the year day by day, 'The Glasgow Book of Days' contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different periods of history.
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Greetings From Kinghorn
- Hardback - Mini-Guides
16 postcard views, greetings, and messages from visitors to Kinghorn at the turn of the 20th century to the 1920s. Read their messages and discover how they found this quaint old place way back then.
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Great British Shipwrecks
Rod Macdonald - Paperback - Whittles
Rod Macdonald uses his encyclopaedic knowledge and an intimate understanding of shipwrecks, gleaned from a lifetime's diving, to provide a snapshot in time of some of the best-known and most revered shipwrecks around the UK.
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Greenock & Gourock Through Time
Bill Clark - Paperback - Amberley
The former shipbuilding centres of Greenock and Gourock sit on the coastal strip, offering breathtaking views north to the Argyll Hills and Scottish Highlands. Many of the historical attractions in these towns - the museums and galleries, stately homes and castles - celebrate the areas influential maritime history and industrial past. This book presents a selection of photographs which trace some of the many ways in which Greenock and Gourock have changed and developed over the last century.
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The Gathering Stream: The Story Of The Moray Firth
James Miller - Hardback - Birlinn
The Moray Firth is the large triangle of sea that cuts into the north-east of Scotland. In this sweeping, fast-paced account of the Firth over the last 2000 years, James Miller explores how the great shifts in Scottish history and culture have impacted on its shores and its peoples, and how time has acted to gather disparate heritages into one.
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Glasgow
Bruce Durie - Paperback - History
Glasgow has one of the bloodiest and most tumultuous histories on record, riddled with plagues and pirate attacks, religious divides and reconciliations, bombs, fires and floods. A city of slums and grandeur, of sectarian violence and cultural assimilation, here you will find the best of the worst of Scotland's greatest city.
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Galloway Coast: 25 Walks Exploring The Natural Heritage Of Southwest Scotland
Keith Fergus - Paperback - Catkin
This guide contains 25 walks illustrating the superb scenery, wildlife and history of the long coastline of Dumfries and Galloway. The varied routes range from 3 to 12 miles in length, and encompass clifftop paths and beaches, as well as rivers, woods and hills.
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A Grim Almanac Of Glasgow
Lynne Wilson - Paperback - History
This is a day-by-day catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around the city. Full of dreadful deeds, strange disappearances and a multitude of mysteries, it explores the darker side of Glasgow's past.