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to provide a glimpse of ancient Glasgow

with their barras loaded with the day's catch

various improvements were made to the structure but not to the terrible living conditions which were mentioned in the old street song sung to the tune of 'There is a Happy Land'

The Generation Game... (Print 2160133) Engine (Print 1216)There's three folk in this photo; four if you count the one in mum's tum! Glasgow's Rottenrow Royal Glasgow Maternity Hospital, the arrival point for generations of wee Glaswegians, was perched in a precarious spot at the very top of a steep hill, giving the road up the nickname of 'Induction Brae'. Climbing up from George Street was enough to bring on palpitations, let alone a baby. This family group, mum, daughter, and granny, have stopped for a