ITS historic reputation included spells of extreme poverty and slums, but that is only a small part of this Glasgow neighbourhood’s story.
ITS historic reputation included spells of extreme poverty and slums, but that is only a small part of this famous Glasgow neighbourhood’s story.
The Gorbals originated as a small, mostly pastoral settlement named Brigend, so called as it lay just south of a wooden bridge over the Clyde from what is now Stockwell Street. A leprosy hospital and chapel were established at the southern end of Brigend in 1350, dedicated to St Ninian and operating until the 1600s. Records show that King James IV gave alms to the hospital in 1491. The chapel remained standing near to today’s CitizenPost Reformation, the Brigend village and the lands of Gorbals were acquired by the Glasgow merchant and Lord Provost George Elphinstone who built a grand tower house on Main Street .
The Hutcheson’s Trustees envisioned creating a upmarket residential area, as did James Laurie who purchased some of the grounds now named Laurieston.Laurie planned out several streets named after nobility including Cumberland, Norfolk and Bedford Streets. However, the growing industry in Tradeston, and close vicinity to works like Dixon’s Blazes gave rise to an influx of working-class settlers and to heavy pollution deterring the intended middle-class market.
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