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Despite a long and proud industrial heritage Glasgow is studded with green spaces and recreation grounds (the name Glasgow comes from the Brythonic for ''Dear Green Place''). The finest of these is the much loved Possil Park, opened by Queen Victoria in 1878.
Despite a long and proud industrial heritage Glasgow is studded with green spaces and recreation grounds (the name Glasgow comes from the Brythonic for ''Dear Green Place''). The finest of these is the much loved Possil Park, opened by Queen Victoria in 1878.
The slums of the industrial era, particularly the Gorbals and the notorious [[Cludgie]] district, have now been cleared and regenerated with many fine new dwellings and green spaces.
The slums of the industrial era have now been cleared and regenerated with many fine new dwellings and green spaces.
The poet [[Sir John Betjeman]] described Glasgow as the "finest Victorian city in the world". This accolade is still justified today despite the best efforts of the City Council to destroy it in the 1960s and 1970s.
The poet [[Sir John Betjeman]] described Glasgow as the "finest Victorian city in the world". This accolade is still justified today despite the best efforts of the City Council to destroy it in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Theatre Royal in Hope Street is the home of Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has its home at the Royal Concert Hall in Buchanan Street. The Henry Wood Hall in Anderston is the base of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
The Theatre Royal in Hope Street is the home of Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has its home at the Royal Concert Hall in Buchanan Street. The Henry Wood Hall in Anderston is the base of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Scottish Television and BBC Scotland both have studios on the south bank of the Clyde at Atlantic Quay in the [[Cludgie]] district.
Scottish Television and BBC Scotland both have studios on the south bank of the Clyde at Pacific Quay.
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